Vivek Oberoi has several projects lined up, one of which is also Nitesh Tiwari’s much-awaited directorial, Ramayana. The film, which stars Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, will reportedly see Vivek essay the role
of Vibhishan, Raavan’s brother. While fans are eagerly waiting for the movie, do you know that Vivek Oberoi has decided to donate his entire fee from it?
In a recent interview, Vivek Oberoi revealed the same and told Hindustan Times, “I told Namit that I don’t want a penny for this, I want to donate it to any sort of cause that I believe in, which is kids with cancer. I told him I want to support you because I just love what you’re doing and I think that this will take Indian cinema on the global stage with a bang.”
“There is always the battle between whether Ramayana is mythological or historical, we believe it is historical, and it was great working on it. I was so happy and it was a lot of fun working with the whole crew, Namit, Nitesh, (actors) Yash, Rakul (Preet Singh). I still have a couple of days shoot left,” the actor added.
Vivek further expressed confidence and went on to say that Ramayana will be India’s answer to Hollywood epics. “What Namit (Malhotra, producer) and Nitesh are doing is that through Ramayana, they are truly taking Bhartiya cinema to the global stage. Ramayana is going to be India’s answer to Hollywood epics. It helps that they are associated with a company who has won almost seven to eight Oscars in VFX, and they have already done such iconic stuff. To take in a truly Indian rooted epic, it can’t get bigger and better than Ramayana and to actually take it to the global sphere, that’s what’s exciting,” he said.
Ramayana Part 1: What’s The Update?
Reportedly, the makers have already wrapped up the edit of the first instalment of the film. Earlier this month, Pinkvilla reported that Ramayana makers will soon begin work on the film’s VFX and are planning to focus on it for the next 300 days.
“While the shooting for Ramayana: Part One was wrapped up way back in June 2025, director Nitesh Tiwari has locked the edit for the first instalment. They have frozen the run time, and locked the line-up for the saga. The first round of VFX is also done, and the team has now taken the final edit for a prolonged round of post-production,” a source cited by the entertainment portal claimed.
Who Is Playing What In Ramayana?
While Ranbir Kapoor is playing the role of Ram, Sai Pallavi will be seen essaying the role of Sita. KGF star Yash will now be seen as Ravana in this movie. Sunny Deol, Ravie Dubey will play the roles of Hanuman and Laxman, respectively. On the other hand, Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh will be seen as Mandodri and Surpanakha. Arun Govil, Kunal Kapoor, Adinath Kothare, Sheeba Chaddha and Indira Krishnan are also a part of this project.
Ramayana will be released worldwide: Part 1 on Diwali 2026 and Part 2 on Diwali 2027.
