Meet engineer who is playing main role in India's 1st Rs 835 crore epic film

India Today

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Indian actors are known to don many hats. The new phase of creative evolution has artistes managing business alongside acting. In addition to that, there are certain artistes who have a strong academic background as well. An actor, known to be a jack of all trades, will next feature in Bollywood's upcoming most expensive Pan global film. Once an engineer turned actor-producer, he is not Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh or Vicky Kaushal.advertisementThe actor who plays the most iconic role in the epic two-part movie franchise is none other than Ravi Dubey. He will be seen playing the character of Laxman in director Nitesh Tiwari's two-part film series 'Ramayana: Part 1 and 2'. Once known for working on Hindi television shows, the budget of Ravi's next film exceeds 'Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva' (2022), reported to be Rs 410 crore.Ravi Dubey's career and background
The actor, popular for his Hindi show 'Jamaai Raja' (2014-2017), studied electronics and telecom engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Since his father, Gyan Prakash Dubey, worked as a civil engineer, Ravi opted for the stream as a backup plan. He commenced his journey with modelling before making his television debut with 'Stree... Teri Kahaani' (2006-2007).The actor later got married to his '12/24 Karol Bagh' (2009-2010), co-star Sargun Mehta, on December 7, 2013. The duo also own a film and television production company, Dreamiyata Entertainment. They have backed Hindi TV shows like 'Udaariyaan', 'Junooniyat', 'Dalchini' and 'Badall Pe Paon Hai'. Ravi also reunited with his 'Jamai Raja' co-star Nia Sharma in the web show 'Jamai 2.0' (2019-2021).
Actor Ravi Dubey is married to actor-producer Sargun Mehta. (Credit: Instagram/ravidubey2312)
advertisement'Ramayana'-Budget and Hollywood collaborationThe actor has shared screen space with Ranbir Kapoor in 'Ramayana: Part 1', in which the latter portrays Lord Ram. A recent video of Ravi and Ranbir getting emotional surfaced online. A recent video of Ravi and Ranbir getting emotional surfaced online, showing them during the wrap-up of the final day of the film's shoot.The movie, made on a grand scale, has surpassed the production cost of 'Kalki 2898 AD' ( Rs 600 crore), 'RRR' and 'Adipurush' (both Rs 550 crore), as reported by Hindustan Times. The film's estimated budget is approximately Rs 835 crore. The movie is backed by Namit Malhotra, who owns Prime Focus, the world's largest independent integrated media services company.Namit is also the CEO of its British-Indian subsidiary DNEG, which specialises in visual effects. DNEG, which has won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects eight times, is also creating the VFX for 'Ramayana: Part 1'.The action sequences of the film are designed by 'Mad Max' stunt director Guy Norris. Recently, actor Yash was seen shooting for an intense scene with Norris.
Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming 'Ramayana' will be made in two parts. (Credit: Instagram/iamnamitmalhotra)
About Ramayana'Ramayana' is based on sage Valmiki's epic text of the same name. The film also features actors Sai Pallavi, Yash and Sunny Deol as Goddess Sita, the demon king Raavana and Lord Hanuman respectively. Vivek Oberoi, Rakul Preet Singh, Lara Dutta, Kajal Aggarwal, Ravi Dubey, Kunal Kapoor, Arun Govil, Sheeba Chadha, and Indira Krishnan also play key roles.The movie's first glimpse will be released on July 3. The first instalment, titled 'Ramayana: Part 1', is slated to be released on Diwali 2026.- Ends