The highly awaited first look teaser Ranbir Kapoor As Lord Rama from ‘Ramayana’ has just appeared after much anticipation. While the teaser has garnered a mixed response, mostly people have loved Ranbir stepping into the shoes of Lord Rama. As the filmmakers and many celebrities have reacted to the teaser, the filmmakers Sanjay Gupta now he dropped the cryptic note. He took to X, first Twitter, and wrote “KHODA PAHAAD… NIKLA CHUHA”. This is an often used Hindi expression to describe a situation where high expectations lead to bad results.While Gupta didn’t provide the movie or any further context, several users speculated that the teaser was intended for her comment. Nitesh Tiwariambitious mythological project.This is to clarify that the director never explicitly linked his message to ‘Ramayana’. However, the timing of the tweet prompted many on social media to draw their own conclusions. The post soon drew mixed reactions, with some criticizing Gupta’s apparent remark, while others responded with sarcasm. One user wrote: “not in good taste, shouldn’t be from an industry person.” Another commented, “strange to see a comment from a filmmaker judging a two-minute teaser for a film shot for IMAX.”See more: ‘Ramayana’ Teaser Live Updates: Ranbir Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari ‘Rama’ All Set For Big Reveal On Hanuman JayantiSome users also agreed with Gupta if he was really talking about the ‘Ramayana’ teaser. One person wrote: “Hard Agree. Ramayana teaser is so mediocre and biggest casting mistake of Ranbir Kapoor as Rama.” Another said: “Exactly.Very uncomfortable. I also just saw Thanos in the teaser…”
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This is not the first instance of Gupta’s messages being perceived as subtle digs at the Ramayana. Earlier, after producer Namit Malhotra revealed that the two-part epic is being made on a whopping budget of nearly Rs 4 billion, Gupta shared another message on X that read, “MATRIX, LORD OF THE RINGS, AVATAAR, DUNE, STARWARS etc. All films with never-before-seen groundbreaking VFX. Nobody talked about it before it was released. They’ve let the work speak for itself.” Although he didn’t name any projects, many users at the time believed the comment was directed at the Ramayana team, again indicating the timing.Gupta is known for directing films like ‘Kaante’, ‘Musafir’, ‘Jazbaa’, ‘Kaabil’ and ‘Shootout at Wadala’.See more: ‘Ramayana’ teaser: Ranbir Kapoor debuts as Lord Rama with Yash as Ravana in EPIC first look – WATCH