On Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 , host Amitabh Bachchan questioned her decision to choose acting over medicine, prompting her Ramayana co-star Ranbir Kapoor to offer a hilarious explanation. Despite completing her MBBS, Sai Pallavi chose not to pursue a career as a practising doctor and instead entered the film industry, making her acting breakthrough with the Malayalam film Premam.
The film is set to arrive in theatres just days before Diwali. Special episodes featuring the Ramayana cast are scheduled to air on October 29 and 30. Ahead of the film’s worldwide release on November 5, the team has been promoting the project in cities such as Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Reportedly mounted on a budget of ₹ 4,000 crore, the film is backed by Yash and Namit Malhotra and is planned as a two-part franchise. The first instalment is scheduled to release in theatres on November 5, 2026, with the second part expected to arrive around Diwali 2027. The cast of Ramayana, including Ranbir, Sai Pallavi and Ravie Dubey, is set to appear on Amitabh Bachchan’s quiz show to promote the film. In a promo for the upcoming episode, Bachchan asks Sai about her decision to pursue acting after studying medicine.
“You studied to become a doctor. And then you ended up here. How?” he asks. Her response leaves the host perplexed, prompting Ranbir to add a humorous twist to her explanation.
Sai replies, “God wrote it that you act,” suggesting that she was destined to become an actor.
