After serving fire through the nerves of his fans with the movie, Animal, Ranbir was in talks to be in Nitesh Tiwari’s film, Ramayana. While the actor’s fans were excited, others stated that he was not ‘apt’ for the part, given the controversies around him. However, later he was confirmed to play the lead in the much-anticipated movie, whose teaser was released on July 3, 2025.
Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi weren’t the first choices for the leads in Ramayana? Here’s what reports claimed
The first part of Ramayana will be released on Diwali 2026, and ahead of that, viewers have been going gaga, only after witnessing the teaser. 1-2 seconds of a glimpse that featured Ranbir as ‘Ram’ left people wowed. But did you know that Ranbir was not the first choice for this role? While not confirmed, several reports first hinted that a South Indian actor was first opted as ‘Ram’, which was none other than Mahesh Babu. Later, reports confirmed that Ranbir would be the lead in the movie, taking ‘Ram’s character to the heights.
