Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana is all set to be released on Diwali 2026. The movie was first speculated to be released in a trilogy, and later, it was streamlined into two parts. The first part will be released on Diwali 2026, and the second part will hit the theatres on Diwali 2027. The movie features Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash, Ravi Dubey, and Sunny Deol among so many others. The teaser only ended up blowing away minds.
Ranbir Kapoor’s movie, Ramayana will be made on a budget of almost Rs. 2000 crore
Reportedly, the shooting for Part 1 is complete, while the shoot for Part 2 will soon begin. The post-production work for Part 1 is expected to take 600 days, according to the reports. Amid this, a source revealed to Bollywood Hungama that the entire budget of the movie is around Rs. 2000 crore.
The source shared that Part 1 is made on a budget of Rs. 900 crore, while Part 2 will have a budget of Rs. 700 crore, making it a total of Rs. 1600 crore budget for the entire movie. The source further mentioned that the only reason Part 2’s budget was reduced was that the sets, which are worth crores, had already been made during Part 1. For the unversed, only the set of Ayodhya was made on a budget of Rs. 11 crore. Sharing more about the project, the source revealed:
“While Ramayana 1 is being made on a budget of Rs. 900 crore, the second part of Ramayana has a cost of Rs. 700 crore. The reason for the reduction is budget for part two is a result of a large investment in asset and world creation for part one, leaving just the action sequences for the second installment. The characters built and designed alongside the set pieces will continue to be a part of the second instalment.”
Ramayana is the ‘project of Pride’ for Malhotras
The same report by Bollywood Hungama revealed that the source stated the project is one of the most ambitious endeavours of the Malhotra family, and it holds pride of place for them as well. The source mentioned that the makers are sure that they could cover the investment through the project after the release and even will be able to make a profit with this much-anticipated movie. The source could be quoted as saying:
“Ramayana is the most ambitious film for the Malhotra Family, and they are treating it as a project of pride. The entire team is confident of recovering the investment and even making profits as the idea is to tap into the world audience, and to do so, it’s important to deliver a global project, with spectacular visuals.”
More about Ramayana and the cast of the movie
Ranbir Kapoor will be seen as ‘Ram’ in the movie, while Sai Pallavi will be seen as ‘Sita’. Yash will be seen as ‘Ravan’ in the movie, which is slated to be released on Diwali 2026. Ranbir Kapoor has been receiving constant backlash as he was selected for the role of ‘Ram’. The backlash came due to his controversies, such as his intense portrayal in Animal, his consuming alcohol and being a non-vegetarian. However, in just 1-2 seconds of a glimpse in the teaser of the movie, Ranbir won hearts. People have been excited for this project, and they have been hoping for this movie not to be as disappointing as Adipurush. Ramayana is directed by Nitesh Tiwari, with Namit Malhotra as the producer. It has an association of Oscar-winning VFX studio DNEG and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, and will be filmed for IMAX.
What do you think about the massive budget of Rs. 2000 crore for the movie, Ramayana?
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