When Ranbir was promoting Ramayana, he told a nice story about Raha. At a showing of a short preview in Los Angeles, he said his three-year-old always asks what he did at work each day, and even asked if he’d “worked with Lord Hanuman” that day. This little bit of his home life mixes with this enormous story from mythology.
Ranbir’s family moment at the teaser screening
Ranbir feels like the timing of the role is perfect, as he was becoming a father. After work, he and his family started telling Ramayana stories every night, and it became a regular thing. He said seeing Raha so interested made him realize again how deeply the story is rooted in our culture.
Raha will ask, “Did you film with Lord Hanuman today? Or Sita today? What did you do today?” Ranbir smiled at the question, and it shows how familiar these characters have become in his family. He was just as charming with this personal story at the Los Angeles event.
Childlike curiosity and cultural continuity
Ranbir thinks Raha’s questions show that the Ramayana is a part of what many people are naturally inclined to believe and know. He believes these stories are in the back of our minds, so believing and being interested in them feels normal. From this viewpoint, the movie can connect the old traditions with people today.
He also wants the movie to be popular with audiences everywhere. He believes it’s a chance to share stories people have told for hundreds of years, but in a way that people now will like and understand.
Initial hesitation and a turning point in Ranbir’s life
At first, Ranbir said no to the part. When he was offered it four years ago, his first thought was “No!” He didn’t think he was good enough or prepared to play Lord Rama and worried he wouldn’t do the character properly. He was very open about how much pressure there is when you’re playing such a well-known character.
But then he became a father, and that changed how he looked at things and his life in general. He’s grateful for the chance to play the role now, and he will actually play two roles: Lord Rama and Lord Parshuram, which makes the acting even more difficult.
Scale and cast of the Ramayana production
Nitesh Tiwari is directing Ramayana and Namit Malhotra is producing. It cost about 4,000 crore (a lot of money!), making it the most expensive movie ever made in India and one of the most expensive movies ever made anywhere. This shows how much they are putting into the special effects, the sets and the actors.
Yash will be Ravana, Sai Pallavi will be Sita, Sunny Deol will be Hanuman and Ravie Dubey will be Lakshman. There are many other famous actors in the film, which shows how large the story is and how much effort is going into making the movie’s world feel real.
Teaser launch, release timeline, and audience expectations
They showed a preview of the movie in Los Angeles to a few people and in fourteen cities in India. The preview showed Ranbir as Lord Rama and other important characters, and it finished with Yash as Ravana flying out of his airplane, the Pushpak Vimana.
The film will be shown in two parts. The first will be in theaters in October 2026, and the second will be in 2027. Because it’s so big, has so many stars, and because of touching stories like Raha’s reaction to it, people are expecting a lot from the movie, both in India and in other countries.
Ranbir’s story about Raha shows how something as huge as a mythological film can be part of everyday life, even a family conversation. And as people start to react to the preview and get more excited, that feeling at home might just help the Ramayana find a new generation of fans.
