The first look of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana was recently launched and has already gone viral, featuring glimpses of Ranbir Kapoor as ‘Lord Ram’ and Yash as ‘Ravan’. Meanwhile, the teaser also mentioned that Sai Pallavi will be playing the role of ‘Goddess Sita’ and Ravi Dubey will be seen as ‘Lakshman’.
However, many people are still unaware of the man who first gave the idea of this adaptation of the Hindu epic, Ramayana. That man is none other than Namit Malhotra, the producer of the upcoming film. Interestingly, as fans gush with praise for Ramayana‘s first look and its phenomenal VFX, Namit’s company, DNEG, has won eight Oscars for Best Visual Effects. Here’s everything you need to know about his life and how he started the company.
Namit Malhotra comes from a family of filmmakers
Namit Malhotra was born in Mumbai, India, on April 2, 1976. His father, Naresh Malhotra, was a film producer who worked primarily in Bollywood. One of his most notable films is the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Shahenshah. Apart from his father, Namit’s grandfather was also a well-known cinematographer who worked in the emerging Hindi film industry of the ’40s and ’50s. His grandfather’s notable works are Jhansi Ki Rani, one of the first coloured films of India and Naya Daur, starring Dilip Kumar. Hence, as a child, Namit had grown up seeing the behind-the-scenes of what goes into filmmaking.