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Big-Scale Ramayana Projects Shelved Before Ranbir Kapoor's Involvement
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 08 Aug 2026, 07:18 AM
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Several high‑budget Bollywood productions based on the Ramayana were shelved before the project could move forward with Ranbir Kapoor.
Bollywood has long envisioned grand cinematic retellings of the epic Ramayana, with several high‑budget projects announced over the past decade.
Industry insiders say that actors such as Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn were once in talks to star in these ambitious ventures, which were expected to rival Hollywood blockbusters in scale and spectacle.
However, the projects were shelved before they could secure a lead actor, and the plans stalled amid financial and creative uncertainties.
The shelving of these films came just before a new Ramayana project featuring Ranbir Kapoor was announced, raising questions about the viability of large‑budget mythological dramas in the current market.
Industry insiders say that actors such as Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn were once in talks to star in these ambitious ventures, which were expected to rival Hollywood blockbusters in scale and spectacle.
However, the projects were shelved before they could secure a lead actor, and the plans stalled amid financial and creative uncertainties.
The shelving of these films came just before a new Ramayana project featuring Ranbir Kapoor was announced, raising questions about the viability of large‑budget mythological dramas in the current market.