On April 2, the makers of the highly-awaited film Ramayana shared the official teaser featuring the first glimpse of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama. The video took social media by storm, with fans praising
his majestic look and screen presence, further amping up excitement around the film. In no time, it became a talking point online, with fans and netizens flooding social media with reactions, praise, and anticipation for what’s to come. Amid the many striking moments, one visual has especially caught everyone’s attention, a wide shot of Ram setting out for exile alongside Sita (Sai Pallavi) and Lakshman (Ravie Dubey). The sequence has resonated strongly with netizens, and filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari has now shared that the moment is “closest” to him.
Nitesh Tiwari talks about Lord Rama’s exile scene from Ramayana
Ranbir Kapoor, Nitesh, and Ramayana’s producer Namit Malhotra unveiled the teaser in the West before its launch in India. They even spoke to the media in the US in detail about the most ambitious film in Indian cinema. During a chat with Collider, Nitesh Tiwari revealed that he’s looking forward to seeing Lord Rama’s exile scene in the theatres with the audience, just to see if he has managed to capture the essence aptly. He called it a “very emotional moment.”
The director said, “One scene I’m really looking forward to watching in the theatre with the audience, just to see if I’ve managed to capture those emotions correctly, is when Lord Ram leaves for exile. It’s a very emotional moment. The whole city is out there, not wanting him to leave, crying along with him. I think it’s a moment that’s closest to me. It’s something that gets me emotional every time I see it, and I really hope it moves the audience the way it’s intended to.”
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During the same interaction, Nitesh spoke about his vision for portraying Ravan, played by Yash. He highlighted the character’s layered nature and stressed the need to capture its many shades on screen. He added, “Ravan had so many aspects to his life. He was a great warrior. He was an accomplished musician, a scholar, a benevolent king, so much more, a great devotee of Shiva. So there was much more to him than just being a one-dimensional, dark character. Now, why it’s very important for us to showcase all these aspects of Ravan is because there’s a very important lesson hidden in there. You can have all these great qualities, but if you are governed by vengeance and driven by ego, then you know what the end result is going to be.”
Meanwhile, Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash, Sunny Deol, and Ravie Dubey, is scheduled for a Diwali 2026 release, with its second part set to hit theatres on Diwali 2027.
