RAMAYANA TRAILER LAUNCH EVENT

1. Scale & Budget

India’s most expensive film ever: Combined budget of ₹4000 crore / ∼$500 million for both parts

For context: That’s way bigger than Adipurush 550cr, RRR 500cr, Kalki 600cr, Baahubali 430cr combined

VFX: Done by DNEG, 8-time Oscar winning studio behind Dune, Oppenheimer

Music: AR Rahman + Hans Zimmer collaborating

Tech firsts: AI dubbing for seamless regional languages, grand IMAX/3D release . 

2. Release Plan

Part 1: 6 November 2026 - Diwali

Part 2: Diwali 2027

Languages: Hindi + dubbed in multiple languages globally

Runtime: Ranbir said total runtime is ∼6 hours, "nothing less than Lord of the Rings"

Distribution: Warner Bros Pictures . 

3. Confirmed Cast

Main Leads

Ranbir Kapoor - Lord Ram

Sai Pallavi - Goddess Sita

Yash - Raavan. Director says Yash’s Raavan won’t be a typical villain - will show his warrior, musician, scholar side too

Sunny Deol - Lord Hanuman

Ravi Dubey - Lakshman. 

Supporting Cast

Arun Govil - King Dasharath. OG TV Ram now playing Ram’s father

Indira Krishnan - Kaushalya

Lara Dutta - Kaikeyi

Sheeba Chaddha - Manthara

Kajal Aggarwal - Mandodari

Rakul Preet Singh - Shurpanakha

Vivek Oberoi - Vidyutjiva

Amitabh Bachchan - Voice of Jatayu

Anil Kapoor - King Janak

Bobby Deol - Kumbhakaran

Raghav Juyal - Meghnad . 

4. What the makers said

Casting: Ranbir + Sai were Nitesh Tiwari’s first choice for Ram and Sita

Vision: Namit Malhotra called it "the largest film in the world for the greatest story". Compared ambition to Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Gladiator

Part 1 vs Part 2: Part 1 will build Ram and Raavan’s separate kingdoms. Ram and Raavan face-off happens in Part 2 

5. Trailer Update

Trailer launched July 18, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The 3-min "Rama glimpse" showed Ranbir as Ram, Yash as Raavan, Sai as sita.