Ramayana to hit the screens in India two days after global release? Producer Namit Malhotra drops bombshell
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
The English trailer of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana was rolled out earlier this week, days after the Indian-language trailers were rolled out. The English-dubbed trailer, for the first time, revealed the movie's exact rollout date: 6 November. Till now, the makers had shared the movie would rollout on Diwali, but had not given an exact date. However, producer Namit Malhotra has now hinted that the movie may have a staggered rollout worldwide, with the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer hitting the screens in India two days after its global rollout.
Adding to this, Ranbir Kapoor plays Lord Rama in the movie adaptation of Ramayana. Ramayana rollout date, explained Namit Malhotra spoke to NDTV on the sidelines of the inauguration of his Prime Focus Studio - Phase 1 at Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari in Mumbai, where he reaffirmed, “It (Ramayana) will rollout in India on Diwali.” Diwali falls on November 8 this year, two days after the movie's scheduled global rollout. When asked about the confusion between the two dates, Namit added, “We are releasing internationally (on November 6) because the international distribution works from a Friday standpoint, which is the 6th of November. But (in) India, currently, we are targeting the Diwali rollout.”
Meanwhile, The Ramayana trailer has generated significant buzz online, with reactions coming from far and wide. Talking about it, Namit told ANI, “The trailer was rolled out last week, and I think it crossed over a billion views in five days, which is a great moment for India. I really appreciate all the love we've got from people all over the world. The aspiration is to now take it to the world as we are with our partnership with Sony Pictures. We are hoping to make sure that Ramayana now releases globally as a big universal movie.”
Notably, Directed by Nitesh Tiwari , Ramayana is a two-part adaptation of Valmiki’s epic. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as Ravana, and Sai Pallavi as Sita, along with a large ensemble cast including Ravie Dubey, Sunny Deol, Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Rakul Preet Singh, Vivek Oberoi, and Kunal Kapoor, among others. Part One will rollout in November this year, while Part Two is scheduled for rollout next year, ahead of Diwali.
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Source: Hindustan Times