Producer Namit Malhotra Calls Ramayana The Foundation Of Indian Culture; Reveals, “I Spent Nearly Two Decades Building This”

Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana is one of the biggest films ever made in Indian cinema. With its title-reveal video, audiences were introduced to a glimpse of its magnificent world, featuring powerful music and a stellar cast, coming together to bring one of the most significant chapters of India’s cultural history to the big screen like never before. As excitement around the cinematic spectacle continues to grow, producer Namit Malhotra recently spoke about his vision for recreating the era of the Ramayana and the scale at which the film is being mounted.

Ramayana Producer Namit Malhotra Calls The Film Foundation Of Indian Culture

Speaking at the GBS ET Now Conclave, Malhotra shared, “For everybody in this audience, Ramayana is the foundation of our culture, our stories, and our history. I’ve spent nearly two decades trying to establish a foothold in Hollywood. Unlike many other American industries, whether financial services, technology, or medicine, where Indians have achieved great success, we had no real presence in Hollywood. There wasn’t much appreciation for our industry, our history, or our culture.”

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He added, “Through that journey, it kept frustrating me that we were often seen through the lens of an emerging country. That troubled me deeply. I felt we needed to present something that shows who we truly are, where we come from, and the richness of our culture and history in a way the world has never seen before.”

Concluding, the director said, “That became the genesis of why Ramayana is the perfect story to present to the world with pride. We have everything that the biggest Hollywood spectacles offer. We have mounted this film at a scale in terms of budget, technological engagement, and visual ambition that is second to none. We are making what I would call, in 2026, one of the largest independently financed films in the world, from anywhere in the world.”

About Ramayana

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, in association with eight-time Oscar-winning VFX studio DNEG, the two-part epic will release globally in IMAX, with Part 1 arriving in Diwali 2026 and Part 2 in Diwali 2027. The film features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Rocking Star Yash as Formidable Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman.

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