Ever since he was announced as Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming Ramayana adaptation, Ranbir Kapoor has divided fan opinions. After the release of the teaser and first look, many viewers were convinced he was the right choice, but others remained sceptical.
Now, Shiv Sagar, grandson of Ramanand Sagar, who made the most memorable adaptation of the epic, has said that Ranbir will bring baggage from his past roles into the film.
He said that ‘the public is the king’ and they will have the final word on the matter once the film is released. The director-producer praised the rest of the cast, including Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita. “You can take a very strong supporting cast, like Yash is looking very good, Sai Pallavi is looking very good, they don’t have that much baggage. He has a lot of baggage. However, the filmmaker conceded that, in the end, his personal opinion will not matter if the audience accepts Ranbir in the role.
That’s why we usually take a new face in our serials, so they don’t have any baggage or history,” said Shiv Sagar.
Shiv Sagar is the grandson of legendary filmmaker Ramanand Sagar, who famously made the 1987 Doordarshan show Ramayan, and its follow-up, Lav-Kush. Part One will release in theatres this November, with the concluding part slated to release in time for Diwali 2027. Because after Animal, I cannot accept him as Ram, personally, I cannot accept Ranbir Kapoor as Ram. Because they want a marketing push, and maybe if they didn’t take Ranbir, the film wouldn’t have been marketed so well, so that’s also something to think about, but I personally believe that for such characters, it’s better to take a new face,” he elaborated, i think they must have taken him for the project.
Recently, Shiv expressed his displeasure with the casting of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, particularly after Ranbir had played a violent man in Animal. “Except for that one casting, I like the rest of the casting very much. “We have seen Ranbir in different roles; he is a very good actor. Personally, I don’t have anything against him. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the upcoming Ramayana is a two-part film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash, Ravie Dubey, and Sunny Deol in lead roles. Arun Govil, who played Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, plays King Dashrath in this film.
When I look at Ram ji, I feel that a fresh face should have been taken,” Shiv Sagar said, as per ANI.
