Yash celebrated his 40th birthday on Thursday, January 8. On this special day, Namit Malhotra, the producer of his upcoming movie, Ramayana, took to his X handle to send wishes to the pan India star. Malhotra praised
Yash and lauded his ‘energy and attitude’, saying it is ‘not toxic’ – a reference to Yash’s upcoming movie.
“Happy 40th Birthday to my friend, partner and the most ROCKING STAR of the World. Your energy and attitude is infectious, positive and not TOXIC. Love the way you raise the bar and change the game, underdog to the finest talent, from Kannada to India and now to the world. Enjoy your day and celebrate 2026 as we all join you in your league of achieving bigger and bigger milestones,” he wrote. Check it out hereL
Happy 40th Birthday to my friend, partner and the most ROCKING STAR of the World. Your energy and attitude is infectious, positive and not TOXIC. Love the way you raise the bar and change the game, underdog to the finest talent, from kannada to India and now to the world. Enjoy… pic.twitter.com/0Kns37myPJ
— Namit Malhotra (@malhotra_namit) January 8, 2026
For the unversed, Yash will be seen playing the role of Ravan in Ramayana and has already wrapped up shooting for the movie. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial will also star Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi as Ram and Sita, respectively. Last year, a teaser of the much-awaited film was also released. It began from the roots – the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva who rule the world. With striking animation, the video then introduced characters from Ramayana – Lord Rama played by Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana.
Yash Is Also Co-Producing Ramayana
Interestingly, Yash is also one of the producers of the movie. In April 2025, the actor opened up about co-producing Ramayana when he told Variety, “It has been my long-term aspiration to make films that will showcase Indian cinema on a global level. In pursuit of that, I was in L.A. to ally with one of the best VFX studios, and to my amazement, the driving force behind it was a fellow Indian. Namit and I had various ideation sessions, and coincidentally, our synergy on the vision for Indian cinema aligned perfectly. We brainstormed various projects, and during these discussions, the subject of ‘Ramayana’ came up. Namit had a part of it in the works.”
