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Hindustan Times
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Jaideep Ahlawat confirms that he turned down Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana. Here's why
Jun 24, 2025 06:14 AM IST Actor Jaideep Ahlawat is one of the most sought-after actors in the industry right now. There were recent reports that the actor was also part of Ramayana, which stars Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi. In an interview with The Lallantop, Jaideep has now broken his silence on the casting rumours and revealed that he is not doing the film. (Also read: Jaideep Ahlawat confirms working in King, reveals Shah Rukh Khan stepped in when Siddharth Anand hesitated to cast him) Jaideep Ahlawat opens up on rejecting Ramayana.(PTI) During the interview, when a fan asked him to confirm whether he is part of the film, Jaideep said in response, "Offer hua tha. Par woh timing match nahi ho rahi thi (The role was offered to me, but the timings did not match)." He went on to add, 'Unko ek particular timing chahiye tha kyuki Vibhishan ke saath Ravana ka hona zaroori hain… toh do actors ke dates ke saath match hona tha. I'm sure Ravana ki dates mujh se zyada important hogi (They wanted a particular timing for the two actors who would be playing Vibhishan and Ravana, which did not happen. I am sure the dates of the actor playing Ravana are more important).' KGF star Yash is confirmed to be playing Ravana in the film. About the upcoming Ramayana film For the unversed, the upcoming film is one of the most anticipated films in recent times. Last year, fans got an exclusive peek into the transformation of Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi as Lord Ram and Goddess Sita as pictures from the set of the film were leaked. The film also stars Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey, and Lara Dutta in pivotal roles. It is set to release in two parts, with the first part scheduled for Diwali 2026 and the second part in 2027.
Time of India
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
AR Rahman shares a clip of the spectacular Hans Zimmer's concert; Excited netizens can't wait for a collaboration
AR Rahman recently visited the concert of the legendary Oscar-winning film score composer and music producer, , in Abu Dhabi. Calling him spectacular, Rahman shared the clip on his social media, as the audience cheered with their hearts out at the end of the show. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now AR Rahman shared on Instagram... In the Instagram clip shared by the 58-year-old Oscar Award winner, Rahman captioned, 'Watched the Spectacular @hanszimmer show at Abudabi ..when is he coming to India ?" Following the post, the fans went frenzy in the hopes of watching them together soon for 's 'Ramayana' starring and Sai Pallavi. Previously, Pinkvilla reported that the remarkable artists, AR Rahman and Hans Zimmer, will be collaborating for the aforementioned film. They would be handling the score together, making Zimmer's debut in Bollywood. The comment under the post... The anticipation of the collaboration made the fans excited, and they flooded Rahman's recent post with multiple comments. One user commented, 'Hans Zimmer teaming up with ARR for the Ramayana. and now even Ranveer has commented on it! Feels like it's almost confirmed. This is truly happening!' Another stated, 'When you complete #ramayan sir ! Hoping for a concert where you two perform together,' while a third visualised, 'Just visualise hans Zimmer & ThalaivARR together in india. ' Namit Malhotra confirmed... The producer of the film 'Ramayana,' Namit Malhotra, confirmed the collaboration between the Academy Award winners recently. In an interview with James Whittaker, Malhotra said, 'There's no one like him [Hans Zimmer]. In fact, I'll say this. Hans Zimmer is also scoring on a movie that I am producing. It's called Ramayana, which is being produced by me. It has Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, the Indian legend of music, who has also done a lot of Hollywood stuff. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now ' 'And Hans Zimmer coming together for the first time to create this epic. We are in the middle of production. It's a dream come true for me as a fanboy. To sit there and see Hans and then see AR both really coming out with their genius of creating that music,' he added.
