27 February,2026 01:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ravi Dubey
Over the years, Ravie Dubey has made a strong mark as an actor and been part of several acclaimed projects that have showcased his versatility and creative vision. Now, he is gearing up for what is being hailed as one of the biggest and most ambitious films in Indian cinema, Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. In this epic mythological saga, Ravie will portray Lakshman. He recently revealed that exactly a year prior to being cast as Lakshman, he had visited a Lakshman temple, a moment that now feels incredibly symbolic and almost destined.
Opening up about a powerful coincidence that occurred a year before he landed the role, Ravie said, "Around a year before I got locked for the film, I was shooting in Lucknow. And we were doing this kind of guerrilla kind of shoot. I was on a bike, and my heroine was sitting behind me, and we were just kind of taking rounds of the street.
At one point, I think I was on the phone with my director, and my director called cut, so we just kind of parked the motorcycle there and were waiting for the next command. I turned around and I see there's a temple. It was a temple of Lakshman."
He described how he visited the temple and offered prayers, saying, "I had never known there was one. And it was only at that time that I realized that Lucknow was actually Lakshmanpuri. As the story goes, it was given to Lord Lakshman, if I'm not wrong, by Shri Ram himself. It never really dawned on me and I was so gravitated to go into that temple. So I go into the temple, folded my hands and offered my respects. There's an image of Lord Ram, Sita, and Lakshman there, the classic trio image. I sat there, offered my respects, and came out. I clicked this image."
Ravie further added, "Incidentally, that show, my character's name was Lakhan. It was called Lakhan Leela Bhargav. It was these incredible synchronicities. And then when I got locked in my timeline, that image came and I realized I had completely forgotten about this. Almost exactly a year later, after visiting that temple, I was cast as Lakshman in the film."
Audiences are eagerly waiting to see him embody Lakshman, a fierce, loyal, and powerful character on the big screen.
Apart from Ravie, the magnum opus boasts a stellar ensemble cast, with Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Raavan, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios in association with 8-time Oscar-winning DNEG and Yash's Monster Mind Creations, the two-part epic will be released in IMAX worldwide - Part 1 in Diwali 2026 and Part 2 in Diwali 2027.
