Ramayan shoot to go on floors on March 2 in Mumbai

Ramayan shoot to go on floors on March 2 in Mumbai

Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayan featuring Ranbir Kapoor, is touted as the much-anticipated project in Bollywood.

Following over a year of scripting, casting and prep, it’s almost time for the filmmaker to take his ambitious venture
that sees Ranbir as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravan.

It is learnt that the camera for magnum opus rolls on March 2 in Film City, Goregaon.

A source reveals that the cast and crew were recently informed that March 2 is the big day. Nitesh has chalked out a lenghty schedule. In the first part of the leg, Ranbir and Sai will shoot the dialogue-heavy scenes. The major crowd sequences, including some war portions, will be shot in April and May. The idea is to wrap these scenes before the onset of monsoon in the city.

Tiwari and the Oscar-winning VFX company, DNEG, which also co-produces the project, have meticulously crafted the on-screen world of the epic.

Months of prep have included 3D scans and look tests with the lead cast.

Next month, Ranbir is scheduled to visit Los Angeles office of DNEG for a tech rehearsal.

The source adds that in the first few weeks of the shoot, the makers will also be flying down expert technicians from Los Angeles to help them get familiar with the process.

The first instalment of the trilogy is scheduled to release in the second half of 2025.

News Edit K.V.Raman