Ranbir Kapoor and Yash showcase exclusive 15-minute glimpse of Ramayana for 150 content creators

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Picture this.

150 content creators. One dark room. And a 15-minute clip nobody outside the project has ever seen.

That's how Ramayana just broke the internet β€” without releasing a single frame to the public.

Ranbir Kapoor walked in as Lord Rama.

Yash walked in as Ravana.

Ravi Dubey joined them as Lakshman.

And for the next 15 minutes… phones were down, jaws were on the floor.


🎬 What the creators actually saw

The filmmakers are guarding this thing like a vault. But the lucky 150 got a peek behind the curtain:

  • πŸŽ₯ Raw BTS footage of the shoot
  • 🏯 Massive sets built at a scale Indian cinema rarely attempts
  • πŸ‘‘ Character looks for Rama, Ravana, Lakshman
  • πŸ’ Lord Hanuman's reveal? Still locked away. Sunny Deol's look stays a secret.
  • 🌌 A clear hint that this isn't one film β€” it's the start of an entire Ramayana Universe

One creator summed it up in a single line on X: "Big or small, famous or upcoming β€” they invited everyone."

That's the strategy. Skip the trailer launch circus. Let the creators do the talking.


πŸ’Έ The number that makes Hollywood look twice

β‚Ή4,000 crore.

Roughly $500 million.

That's not a Bollywood budget. That's an Avatar budget.

Officially India's most expensive film ever made β€” and it's not even close.

For context on where the money's going:

  • πŸ’° Ranbir Kapoor reportedly takes home β‚Ή150 crore
  • πŸ’° Yash pockets β‚Ή100 crore
  • 🎨 VFX powered by DNEG β€” the studio behind Dune and Oppenheimer
  • 🎭 Produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus, with Yash's Monster Mind Creations

βš”οΈ Why this gamble matters

Director Nitesh Tiwari β€” yes, the Dangal guy β€” is splitting the epic into two parts.

Part 1 lands Diwali 2026.

Part 2 follows Diwali 2027.

The cast reads like a pan-India dream team:

  • Ranbir Kapoor as Rama
  • Yash as Ravana
  • Sai Pallavi as Sita
  • Ravi Dubey as Lakshman
  • Sunny Deol as Hanuman

Hindi cinema meets Kannada cinema meets Tamil cinema meets a 5,000-year-old story.


πŸ”₯ The real masterstroke

No trailer. No press conference. No paid promotion blitz.

Just 150 creators, 15 minutes, and the freedom to post whatever they felt.

Within hours, #Ramayana was trending across X and Instagram.

That's the new playbook. Bypass the gatekeepers. Hand the story to the storytellers.

And if a 15-minute glimpse can do this…

Imagine what Diwali 2026 looks like.

That's all for now!