Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana has crossed ₹800 crore worldwide after six days in cinemas. It grossed over ₹160 crore globally on Tuesday, its second straight day at that level.
The ₹507 crore worldwide opening weekend came in below expectations, but the post-Diwali holidays turned things around. In India it earned ₹94 crore net on Tuesday, taking its domestic total to ₹440 crore net.
It has now overtaken the lifetime collections of PK and Chhaava. It is the first part of a two-part film, with the second due for Diwali 2028.
Actress Sonia Balani is playing Urmila, the wife of Lakshmana, in Ramayana. She landed the role through an audition with Mukesh Chhabra and was locked in within a day.
She says the sets were among the grandest she has worked on, almost like stepping back into Ramji's era. She also recalled Ranbir Kapoor rehearsing his dialogues so intensely that she thought he was chanting, and Ravi telling her that roles choose the actor, not the other way around.
Costume designer Saniya Sardhariya has revealed that Yash's Ravana outfits in Ramayana were very heavy. Most weighed 16 to 20 kg with jewellery, while a few heavy pieces reached 30 to 33 kg.
The crown was the toughest part to design. Even after many mock 3D versions and attempts to lighten it, it still weighed 1.8 kg.
Yash took the long shoot days in stride and amused the crew by turning the sharp parts of his costume into a playful headache for them. Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi star in the film, whose first part is scheduled for Diwali 2026.
Ramayana: Part 1, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, has earned Rs 346.35 crore net in India so far. It is now being measured against Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which took Rs 674.17 crore in its first week.
It opened at Rs 67.85 crore, slipped on its second day, then climbed to Rs 107.50 crore on day five. Analyst Komal Nahta says it could challenge that first-week figure depending on how it holds up, while exhibitor Akshaye Rathi sees real potential for it to top Dhurandhar: The Revenge's lifetime earnings over time.
Actress Neetu Singh has looked back on her career. She began as a child performer at eight, and by 15 she was among the best-paid actresses of the 1970s, with a Mercedes-Benz and about five properties bought from her own earnings.
She quit films at 21, at the height of her fame, to marry Rishi Kapoor, saying she was exhausted from working since childhood. She returned to acting full-time after her husband's death, because she felt lonely.
Her son Ranbir Kapoor is now in cinemas with Ramayana: Part 1, a film made for Rs 2,000 crore that is the costliest Indian film yet.
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has been warmly praising his son-in-law Ranbir Kapoor after seeing Ramayana Part 1, in which Ranbir plays Rama. His wife Soni Razdan shared his reaction on Instagram with a photo of the two at a Diwali party.
Bhatt has said the film moved him to tears on the big screen. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed epic, which also stars Yash and Sai Pallavi, earned Rs 107 crore on the Monday after Diwali and has passed Rs 500 crore worldwide.
Lyricist Kumar Vishwas says writing for Ramayana felt like a gift, as if he had been chosen for the job. He shared a studio clip with AR Rahman and Shreya Ghoshal showing the team hunting for the right tune.
Vishwas wrote lyrics for every song composed by Rahman and Hans Zimmer, and thanked viewers for connecting with the words on a deeper level. The film is a two-part adaptation with Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Yash as Ravana, and part two is expected around Diwali 2028.
Advance bookings for Ramayana Part I, featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, are climbing fast ahead of its fifth day on Monday, November 9. Sales across all languages reached Rs 45.53 crore net by 8:30 PM on Sunday.
That is about 138 percent higher than the Rs 19.11 crore recorded on Saturday afternoon. Roughly 13.15 lakh tickets have now been sold for 22,522 shows.
Maharashtra, Karnataka and the NCR lead the markets for Monday, with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi the top three cities. Monday could end up being the film's strongest single day in India so far.
Indira Krishna is getting praise for playing Mata Kaushalya in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part 1, where she plays Ranbir Kapoor's mother. The two were also co-stars earlier in Animal, where she played Rashmika Mandanna's mother.
In an interview, she recalled the scene where Rama leaves for exile and said she did not use glycerine, so the tear fell exactly when Nitesh Tiwari wanted it. She said the emotion came from working with Ranbir and the atmosphere on set.
She described Kaushalya as a calm, confident queen who keeps her feelings hidden under the surface.
Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's Ramayana - Part I collected Rs 62.47 crore across all languages on its opening day, placing it fifth on the all-time list of biggest openings.
It narrowly missed fourth place, trailing Animal's Rs 63.80 crore by Rs 1.33 crore. Dhurandhar The Revenge still leads the chart with Rs 90 crore, followed by Jawan at Rs 75 crore and Pushpa 2 - The Rule at Rs 72 crore.
The film also edged past Drishyam The Conclusion's Rs 62 crore opening by Rs 47 lakh. Its opening weekend numbers will be the next thing to watch.
Ranbir Kapoor's trainer Nam has posted a black-and-white gym photo of the actor mid-workout, hinting that the fitness work is far from finished. Ranbir plays Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, which opened in cinemas on November 5, and the trainer said he is getting ready for the action in Part 2. Early reactions praised the film's scale and visuals, with Yash's Ravana drawing particular attention. The film earned Rs 32.81 crore on its first day, ahead of Dhurandhar's opening.
Actress Indira Krishnan has shared a warm note about the team behind Ramayana, which hit cinemas worldwide on November 5. Posting a photo from the first cast reading session, she said she has watched Ranbir Kapoor grow as an actor, from Animal to this film, and praised his character on and off camera. She also admired Sai Pallavi's gentle nature and spiritual mindset, and Rakul Preet Singh's work as Surpanakha. Indira thanked director Nitesh Tiwari for guiding her through an emotionally charged scene.
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