Ranbir Kapoor is prepared to portray Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayan. Although there hasn't been a formal announcement about the movie, the actor has been spotted going to the director's office to talk about it. Recent rumours state that Kapoor will abstain from meat and alcohol in order to play his part in the movie. According to the rumours, the actor has made this decision in order to portray Ram in the movie as clean. The cast is allegedly being "taught into a self-restrained lifestyle."

Not a mere publicity stunt

According to a source, Ranbir is abstaining from meat and drink not for the sake of publicity but rather to honour his role as Lord Ram.

"While the film will be shot, Ranbir will abstain completely from drinking and eating meat. These are not things he would avoid just for his public image, but also as a dedicated actor Ranbir wants to feel as pure and clean as Sri Rama. In any case, Ranbir is not into late nights and wild parties,” the source added.

About the movie

In the movie, Sita will reportedly be played by actress Sai Pallavi, who is well-known for her work in South Indian cinema. Raavan will reportedly be portrayed by Yash, famous for his work on KGF.

The movie will start shooting in the first half of next year, according to a previous Pinkvilla source. Beginning in the month of February 2024, Ranbir and Sai will begin filming the movie.

More attention will be paid to Lord Ram and Sita in the first part of the trilogy, which will eventually lead to the Sita Haran conflict. The pair will begin filming in February 2024 and continue through August 2024 before wrapping up Ramayana: Part One, the source added. Additionally, it has been revealed that the Oscar-winning company DNEG will create the VFX plates.

According to a reliable source within the business, “Ramayana is going to be one of the biggest films to come out of India and is backed by one of the prominent visual effect companies of the world. Nitesh Tiwari who is one of the best directors of the country is working full-fledged(ly on the film). The film is assembling one of the biggest casts ever to have come on the Indian screen. The shoot of the film will begin by the end of this year.”

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