Ranbir Kapoor As Ram, Alia Bhatt To Play Sita In Nitesh Tiwari's Three-Part 'Ramayana' Trilogy
Fans were quite excited when rumours mills were churning out of stories of Hrithik Roshan being approached for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana. However, he reportedly backed out of the project for reasons best known to him.?
Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Alia Bhatt as Sita
Following this, Ranbir Kapoor has been roped in to essay the role of Lord Rama. What's more? As per the latest development, Alia Bhatt will portray the role of Sita.
The rumours have gained momentum after Alia was spotted meeting director Nitesh Tiwari recently.
What's more? It's said that KGF star Yash has been roped in to play the role of Ravan.?
Did you know Alia wasn't the first choice for Sita?
Earlier,?Sai Pallavi's name was doing the rounds for the role of Sita. An insider told Pinkvilla that Alia was indeed the first choice. However, she wasn't available on the required dates earlier. Now, the makers approached her again, and she was excited to sign the film.?
The director who is developing Ramayana, which will be a trilogy, had earlier said that he wanted kids as well as old people to be equally excited for the movie. He added that he wanted kids, who are Avengers fans, to also love the movie.
"Ramayana is magical. It is something that we have not seen from an Indian maker. It has got a lot of magical qualities to it and the kind of forest we had, you had animals talking to us, this was something which is wonderful and it allows you to have the potential to present beautifully on screen a world that you have not seen before. It is a prep heavy film. It is very tough but gratifying if you can get it right, as you have the technology to do it," he was quoted as saying by PTI. ? ? ?
"What makes it challenging that how do you tell a story to a six-year-old and retain the faith of 60-year-old. That is why it is taking the time. You have to strike a balance. My nine-year-old kid has to find it exciting, they are fans of Avengers. At the same time, it needs to be exciting for my mother-in-law at a level where she would be like I have not seen Ramayana in this form. It is a big challenge," he added.
He said Ramayana will be made in an entertaining manner without being preachy
"When I say entertain, I don't mean to make people chuckle or laugh because that kind of stuff is not there in Ramayana. But the execution is also entertaining. The ultimate aim is to keep them glued to their seats," the Dangal director said.??
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