Ranbir’s no-show at ‘first look of Rama’ launch raises eyebrows, netizens react to Rs 4,000 cr budget
After months of buzz and anticipation, fans have finally been treated to the first glimpse of Ranbir Kapoor as Maryada Purushottam Rama in Ramayana.
The makers unveiled a special teaser on Thursday, introducing Ranbir as Lord Rama.
The teaser for Ramayana: The Introduction gives fans a first look at Ranbir in his role. Ravi Dubey and Sai Pallavi appear only briefly in a few shots, along with glimpses of Ravana’s kingdom. The video, titled Rama, mainly focuses on the journey and adventures of Lord Rama. The visuals stand out for their grand scale and impressive appeal.
Despite the presence of cameras, reporters, and flashing lights, all set to capture the actor’s glimpse, Ranbir Kapoor was notably missing from the event.
However, in a notable contrast, a special screening was held for select media houses on Wednesday evening, where Ranbir did make an appearance alongside the director and producer.
Just a day earlier, he had attended a closed-door special screening with select media, a contrast that left reporters on the ground wondering what had changed between the two appearances.
Adding to the intrigue, Ranbir had been actively present elsewhere, like attending the Los Angeles event for the same film earlier.
What raised eyebrows further was that this wasn’t just any reveal, but the unveiling of Rama’s look itself, making his no-show at such a key moment hard to miss and even harder to explain.
The film also stars Sai Pallavi, Yash, Ravie Dubey, Sunny Deol, Lara Dutta and Amitabh Bachchan in key roles. The Ramayana has been retold in over 300 versions across cultures and regions worldwide.
Two music titans, Hans Zimmer and A. R. Rahman are joining forces for the film.
Ramayana is a two-part live-action cinematic universe being reimagined on the scale of the biggest tentpoles produced to date.
The film also features Hollywood’s top stunt directors Terry Notary (Avengers, Planet of the Apes) and Guy Norris (Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa), choreographing the epic battles between gods and demons.
‘Ramayana’ is being filmed for IMAX and will be released worldwide with Part 1 releasing in Diwali 2026 and Part 2 in Diwali 2027.
Ramayana teaser has left many impressed, however, many netizens are concerned about the VFX of the film. Several viewers took to the comments section to express concerns, saying the visuals look overly artificial.
The reaction comes as a surprise as the reported budget of the film is Rs 4,000 crore.
Audience not happy with Ramayana VFX, says it feels like Adipurush
A netizen who watched the teaser wrote, “Mixed feelings! Underwhelming! Expected better!
Another netizen pointed out how the VFX does not justify the massive budget for the film. Maybe the CGI and VFX work isn’t finished yet, 1:37 but you can’t use that as an excuse for a film with a Rs 4000 crore tagline. If this ends up being the final output, even if the actors give 1000% in their performances, it still won’t be enough to recover the money put into making the movie itself. (Agencies)
