Ranbir Kapoor, who is playing the role of Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari's 'Ramayana', is getting a lot of praise for his acting. Now his father-in-law and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has also praised Ranbir's acting and shared the experience of getting emotional while watching the film.
Tezzbuzz Desk – In conversation with Subhash K Jha for 'Variety India', Mahesh Bhatt revealed that he had not watched the premiere of the film because he wanted to watch it with the audience. When he finally saw the film he became quite emotional. Mahesh told that he grew up listening to the stories of Ramayana from his mother Shireen Mohammad Ali. However, his first introduction to Ramayana on screen was through Homi Wadia's 'Sampoorna Ramayana'.
Mahesh Bhatt praised Yash playing the role of Ravana in the film and said that he mesmerized him. At the same time, he also liked the courage of Sai Pallavi, who was seen in the role of Sita, to remain without any make-up.
Talking about his son-in-law Ranbir Kapoor's acting, Mahesh Bhatt said that he saw something in Ranbir which was never demanded in any of his other films. Mahesh said that he felt as if Ranbir had touched the God within him.
Recalling the interval scene of the film, Mahesh Bhatt told that when Ram is sent on 14 years of exile, he felt choked. He said that he tried hard to stop crying, but he could not stop his tears. Mahesh told that he had gone to watch the film with some young filmmakers and writers and the people present in the hall knew that he was sitting with Ranbir Kapoor's father-in-law. When the lights came on after the film ended, he tried to hide his tears, but could not do so.
Ranbir Kapoor was married to Mahesh Bhatt's daughter and actress Alia Bhatt in 2022. The two have a daughter, Raha, who is celebrating her fourth birthday on Friday. Earlier, Alia Bhatt had also shared a note praising Ranbir's work in the film. He had also shared some pictures from the sets of the film, in which Ranbir was seen with Raha as Lord Ram.
In her note, Alia had praised Ranbir and said that he had given his entire life to the film and despite this, he still had a lot of love and time left for Raha. Expressing pride in Ranbir, he also praised everyone associated with the film and said that some stories are the biggest to us and Ramayana is one of them. Earlier, Alia and Ranbir's mother Neetu Kapoor had attended the premiere of the film.
Producer Namit Malhotra had earlier told that this two-part film is being made with a budget of Rs 4,000 crore. According to trade tracker 'Sacknilk', the film grossed Rs 127.5 crore worldwide on the first day. It is expected that this film will dominate the Indian box office for the coming few weeks, although it remains to be seen whether the film comes close to recouping its budget.