Indian moviegoers are in for a treat this year with a long line-up of blockbuster movies. Fans of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ are eagerly waiting for Yash starrer ‘Toxic’. Helping fans cheer up the Diwali festivities, Ranbir Kapoor will take over the big screens with his directorial turn Lord Ram. Nitesh TiwariIt is ‘Ramayana’. On a day when the buzz about the mythological epic was growing fans were shocked to learn that RK would be playing the role of Lord Ram on screen, more than 92 years after his great grandfather. Prithviraj Kapoor He famously played the same role in the 1934 film ‘Seeta’.
Fans find 90-year-old pictures of Prithviraj Kapoor as Lord Ram
The casting marks a full-circle moment in Bollywood film history, with two generations of the Kapoor family bringing the revered character to life on the big screen.
Prithviraj Kapoor’s turn as Ram in ‘Seeta’
Prithviraj Kapoor was one of the few actors to play the role of Lord Ram, thus bringing the mythological genre to the screen. In the 1934 film, Prithviraj played the role of Lord Ram, opposite Durga Khote who played the role of Seeta in the Debaki Kumar Bose directorial.
About Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’
Almost a century later, his great-grandson, Ranbir, will take up the bow and arrows as he presents a modern cinematic remake of the epic in a large-scale production. Ranbir will be playing Lord Ram opposite an ensemble cast including Sai Pallavi Sita, Yas Ravana, Sunny Deol Hanuman, among many others.
‘Ramayana’ release date
The epic saga will hit the big screen in two parts. While Part 1 is slated for a Diwali 2026 release, ‘Ramayana: Part 2’ will hit the big screen in Diwali 2027.
