Amitabh Bachchan To Play Dashrath In Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana? Update You Must Know

Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana has been making headlines for a long time now. While everyone is eagerly waiting for the movie, it has now been reported that Amitabh Bachchan is also likely to share the screen with Ranbir Kapoor for the film. As reported by Zoom Entertainment, Big B has been finalised for the role of King Dashrath in the movie. While there is no official confirmation regarding this as of now, it would be interesting to see Amitabh and Ranbir sharing the screen again after their 2022 movie, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva.

Ranbir Kapoor will be playing the role of Ram in this movie. Sai Pallavi has been roped in for the role of Sita. Earlier, Alia Bhatt was in talks for the role of Sita but she backed out due to dates-related issues. KGF star Yash is also likely to play Ravana in the movie whereas Sunny Deol has reportedly been locked for the role of Hanuman. Bobby Deol and Vijay Sethupathi are also reportedly in talks for the roles of Kumbhakarna and Vibhashana respectively.

Earlier today, India Today reported that Ranbir Kapoor recently underwent a look test for his portrayal of Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari’s film. An insider told the entertainment portal that a photoshoot of Ranbir’s look test was also held which impressed everyone from the team. The source also claimed that the director does not want Ranbir to gain extra muscle for the role of Lord Ram. Instead, he wants Ranbir to be in his lean avatar.

Earlier this month, it was also reported that Ranbir will also undergo voice and diction training for the film. “Ranbir has a certain baritone and a way of speaking his lines. It is symbolic and if you have even closed your eyes, you can recognise a dialogue purely based on Ranbir’s voice. In ‘Ramayana’, Nitesh wants to make sure Ranbir sounds different from the characters he’s played in the past. Being a versatile actor, Ranbir is enjoying this process of trying something new,” a source cited by India Today claimed.

The shooting for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana is likely to begin in the Summer of this year.