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Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayan becomes India's most expensive film ever at ₹835 cr
Ramayan: The most expensive Indian film in history
The record for the most expensive Indian film is about to be broken by Nitesh Tiwari's adaptation of Ramayan. Two parts of the movie will be released. Filming for Ramayana Part 1 just concluded, and post-production is now underway. The movie has the most budget in Indian cinema history, at $100 million, according to a 2024 Bollywood Hungama article.
The ₹835 crore budget for Ramayana 1 is more than the ₹600 crore budgets for Kalki 2898 AD, RRR, and Adipurush (both ₹550 crore). With an estimated budget of ₹375 crore, the VFX-heavy Brahmastra Part 1 is the most costly Bollywood film to date.
All about Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana
The epic of the same name by Valmiki served as the inspiration for the two-part movie Ramayana. Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama in the Nitesh Tiwari movie, while Sai Pallavi plays Sita and Yash plays Ravana. Vivek Oberoi, Rakul Preet Singh, Lara Dutta, Kajal Aggarwal, Ravi Dubey, Kunal Kapoor, Arun Govil, Sheeba Chadha, and Indira Krishnan are among the film's well-known supporting cast members. On July 3, the first look at the movie will be available. The release date is Diwali 2026.
Namit Malhotra, the owner of Prime Focus, the biggest independent integrated media services company in the world, is producing Ramayana Part 1. In addition, Namit serves as the CEO of DNEG, a visual effects company based in Britain and India. With eight Oscars for Best Visual Effects, DNEG has a strong track record and is doing the visual effects for Ramayana.
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