Yash
EXPLAINS
why
he
chose
Rava a
ove
Lo d
Rama
i
‘Ramaya a’:
‘Mujhse
achcha
bu ai
koi
dikha
ahi
sakta’
Yash
is
gea i g
up
to
play
Rava a
i
Nitesh
Tiwa i’s
much-awaited
‘Ramaya a’,
which
also
sta s
Ra bi
Kapoo
as
Lo d
Rama.
Si ce
Yash
is
also
a
co-p oduce
o
the
p oject,
his
choice
to
take
o
the
a tago ist’s
ole
i stead
of
the
ce t al
he o
has
ofte
spa ked
cu iosity
amo g
fa s.
Rece tly,
the
KGF
sta
ope ed
up
about
what
d ew
him
to
Rava a
a d
why
he
believes
i dividual
sta dom
has
take
a
back
seat
o
this
p oject.
Yash
explai s
why
he
chose
Rava a
ove
Lo d
Rama
Appea i g
o
Aap
Ki
Adalat,
whe
host
Rajat
Sha ma
asked
why
Yash
opted
fo
Rava a
despite
havi g
the
c eative
f eedom
of
bei g
a
p oduce ,
the
acto
gave
a
simple
expla atio .
He
said,
“Ram
ka
bhalai
dikha e
ke
liye
Rava
ka
bu ai
bhi
toh
chahiye
(To
show
Ram’s
good ess,
we
also
eed
to
show
Rava ’s
evil).”
He
the
added
with
co fide ce,
“Mujhse
achcha
bu ai
koi
dikha
ahi
sakta
(No
o e
ca
po t ay
evil
bette
tha
I
ca ).”Whe
Sha ma
joki gly
asked
if
he
had
take
up
the
espo sibility
of
playi g
the
villai ,
Yash
eplied,
“Jab
mai
achha
cha acte
bhi
ka u ga
a,
mujhse
achcha
koi
bhi
ahi
hoga
(Whe
I
play
a
good
cha acte
too,
o
o e
will
be
bette
tha
me).”
The
acto
fu the
explai ed
that
Rava a
eeds
to
come
ac oss
as
a
powe ful
a d
i timidati g
fo ce
fo
the
film’s
co e
co flict
to
la d
effectively.
“Rava
ko
dekhka
lag a
chahiye,
‘isko
kaise
maa a
jaaye?’
(Looki g
at
Rava ,
the
audie ce
should
feel,
‘How
ca
we
kill
him?’)”
he
said.Yash
also
made
it
clea
that
Ramaya a
is ‘t
bei g
made
to
showcase
a y
o e
acto ‘s
sta dom.
He
said,
“We
all
have
kept
ou
egos
aside.
It’s
ot
about
my
sta dom
o
me
as
a
sta
i
Ramaya a.
The
best
people
a e
wo ki g
o
this
p oject.”
Yash
o
the
challe ge
of
b i gi g
‘Ramaya a’
to
sc ee
Yash
ack owledged
that
viewe s
al eady
ca y
deeply
pe so al
images
of
the
epic
a d
its
cha acte s
i
thei
mi ds.
He
sha ed
that
his
ow
ea liest
co ectio
to
Ramaya a
came
f om
hea i g
it
a ated
by
his
g a dfathe ,
lo g
befo e
televisio
a d
films
shaped
his
imagi atio
fu the .He
also
spoke
about
the
difficulty
of
etelli g
such
a
familia
sto y
while
stayi g
espectful
of
eligious
se time ts.
Yash
said,
“Ramaya a
is
a
pa t
of
ou
cultu al
memo y.
We
have
to
keep
the
e te tai me t
value.
At
the
same
time,
we
ca ‘t
hu t
eligious
se time ts.
It’s
a
difficult
task,
but
we
have
to
do
it.”The
acto
also
exp essed
suppo t
fo
p oduce
Namit
Malhot a,
sayi g,
“My
f ie d
Namit
Malhot a
has
bee
iski g
his
mo ey.
Let
him
do
it,
si .
He’s
doi g
it
fo
the
cou t y.
People
will
watch
it
a d
bless
him.”
Mo e
about
‘Ramaya a’
Namit
Malhot a
had
ea lie
evealed
that
the
two-pa t
‘Ramaya a’
ca ies
a
combi ed
budget
of
ea ly
USD
500
millio ,
t a slati g
to
ove
Rs
4,000
c o e.
The
fi st
pa t
is
set
to
elease
wo ldwide
i
Octobe
2026,
ahead
of
Diwali,
with
the
seco d
i stalme t
a ivi g
du i g
Diwali
2027.
Apa t
f om
Yash
a d
Ra bi
Kapoo ,
the
film
also
featu es
Sai
Pallavi,
Su y
Deol
a d
Ravi
Dubey
i
key
oles.