Actor Ranbir Kapoor has confirmed that he will be seen in a double role in Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. While he is already playing the role of Lord Rama in the film, he has now revealed that he will also appear briefly as Lord Parshurama.
This detail was hinted at in the recently released teaser of the film, but there was no official confirmation earlier. Ranbir Kapoor spoke about it during a conversation with Collider at the teaser launch event held in Los Angeles.
He explained that both characters have very different personalities, and he worked on changing his body language and voice to match each role. Talking about the connection between the two characters, he said, “Lord Vishnu had different avatars. Lord Rama was an avatar, and Lord Parshurama was an avatar before Lord Rama.”
He further shared his experience of playing both roles and how he prepared for them. He said, “Just to get the opportunity, you know, how I got to play Lord Rama, to also play Lord Parshurama was fantastic. I think as an actor, apart from body language, I think if you deeply understand the spirituality and the emotionality of the characters, I think everything starts from there. I think that’s what I did the year leading up to the shoot of Ramayana, to understand who these people and characters are, what they stand for and what their motives are.”
The teaser of the film also shows a moment where Rama meets Parshurama. According to the epic, this happens when Rama is returning to Ayodhya after marrying Sita. In the story, Parshurama challenges Rama to a fight, but the fight does not happen because he realizes that Rama is also an avatar of Vishnu.
The teaser also features Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Arun Govil as King Dashratha.
Along with Ranbir Kapoor, the film has a large cast. Sai Pallavi will play Sita, while Yash will be seen as Ravana. Sunny Deol and Ravie Dubey will play Hanuman and Lakshman. Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh will appear as Mandodari and Surpanakha.
Other actors in the project include Kunal Kapoor, Adinath Kothare, Sheeba Chaddha and Indira Krishnan.
The first part of Ramayana is planned to release in theatres this Diwali, while the second part is expected to release on Diwali 2027.