Meet actress Sonia Balani roped in to play important role in ‘Ramayana’.

Meet actress Sonia Balani
roped in to play important role in ‘Ramayana’.

News comes to the fore that director Nitish Tiwari has cast the ‘Kerala Story’ actress Sonia Balani to essay an important character in his most ambitious epic ‘Ramayana’.

Born to a Sindhi family from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Sonia Balani made her debut in the showbiz world in the year 2012. She is best known for playing the role of Asifa in ‘The Kerala Story’.

Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’ is one of the much-anticipated films. The first part of the film is as of now being shot, featuring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita.

Reports also reveal that, in a record-breaking spree, ‘Ramayana’ is also the most expensive Indian film to be made, with a budget of over
Rs 800 crore.

She is best acknowledged for playing the role of Asifa in
‘The Kerala Story’. The super hit film, made on a budget of Rs 20 crore, went on to earn Rs 304 crore at the box office. Its opening day collection in India was Rs 8.03 crore, making it the fifth-highest opener in India for 2023.

Reports now reveal that Sonia Balani has been finalised by Nitesh Tiwari to play the role of Urmila in ‘Ramayana’. Urmila was the wife of Lord Ram’s younger brother Lakshman.

Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Ramayana’ is all set to script history at the box office. The film, with an assigned budget of Rs 835 crore, is the most expensive film to ever get made, to date.

A source close to the film was quoted as saying, that the
$100 Million [Rs 835 crore] budget is just for Ramayana: Part One. He plans to expand this further as the franchise grows. The idea is to take the audience on a visual treat with Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram. The film requires 600 days of post-production work, which in itself speaks volumes about the investment.

News Edit K.V.Raman