Ranbir Kapoor has a long list of projects in his upcoming lineup. This includes Ramayana, which is helmed by Nitesh Tiwari and will arrive in two parts in 2026 and 2027. The film has been in the headlines for a long time due to certain scandals being reported by different sources.
Coming to the list of controversies, the first involves Sai Pallavi, who portrays Sita. While there were rumors that the actress was not having non-vegetarian food to prepare for the role, Sai denied the same by confirming that she has been a vegetarian over the years.
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Before Sai Pallavi was cast as the lead, Kareena Kapoor Khan was also approached for Sita and she reportedly asked for a fee of Rs. 12 crores. Kareena later called the claims fake in an interview, saying that she was never approached for the role.
Dipika Chiklia, who portrayed Sita in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, expressed her dissatisfaction with Nitesh for making the film. Dipika said that it should not be made frequently since makers have a habit of changing a lot of things, including the story.
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After Ranbir was confirmed to play Ram, he was involved in a controversy after a video of him went viral, where he was spotted speaking about his attraction to non-vegetarian food, including beef.
Casting director Mukesh Chhabra also made a statement related to Ramayana in an interview, saying that both Ram and Raavan believed that they were right and driven by love. He claimed that the latter was also right in his way.
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Furthermore, Sai Pallavi found herself in trouble for another time when she shared a post on X, saying that the people of Pakistan believe that the Indian army is a terrorist group. She even wrote, “But for us, it is them. So the perspective changes. I don’t understand violence.”
The film was involved in another legal matter between the film’s production company Allu Mantena Media Ventures LLP and Prime Focus Technologies Limited. This is related to the title Project Ramayana and the situation has taken a worse turn due to incomplete payment to formalize the deal.
