Updated On: 04 March, 2024 05:07 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
An industry insider said, “There couldn’t be a more appropriate day than Ram Navmi for the announcement of Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious epic project."

Yash, Sai Pallavi and Ranbir Kapoor

Undeterred by the debacle of Om Raut’s Adipurush (2023), Nitesh Tiwari is set to begin filming his adaptation of the Ramayana this month. The filmmaker is said to have finalised Ranbir Kapoor to play Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as demon-king Raavan, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi and Rakul Preet Singh as Shurpanakha for his three-part Ramayan. However, news is that the trilogy will only be announced around mid-April. Reason being that since Ram Navmi falls on April 17 this year, the makers have reportedly chosen the auspicious date to announce the mega-budget trilogy. “There couldn’t be a more appropriate day than Ram Navmi for the announcement of Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious epic project,” observed an industry insider, adding that the team has been preparing for the trilogy over the last few years. The actors have undergone multiple look tests, and participated in pre-visualisation and technical rehearsals to ensure that there’s nothing out of place when Nitesh begins filming this month.