Amid the ongoing debates around the casting of Ramayana, Sadhguru, in his recent podcast with producer Namit Malhotra, shared his views about the casting of Ranbir Kapoor and Yash in the mythological characters
Ranbir Kapoor and Yash
Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash, is undoubtedly one of the most awaited projects. Just like the buzz around the film, there has also been some debate around the film, especially regarding the casting. Amid the discussions, the producer, Namit Malhotra, interacted with the spiritual leader Sadhguru and discussed with him about the audience's expectations from the actors who are playing the Ramayana characters in the film.
Sadhguru talks about Ranbir Kapoor's portrayal of Rama
Namit asked Sadhguru how one can ensure that actors are seen as actors and not mistaken for Maryada Purushottam (Lord Ram). Sadguru replied, "If they have sense, they should become (Maryada Purushottam). It is an opportunity that you get to play the role of Ram; you'd better transform yourself. If you don't do that, when will you do it in your life? At the same time, there will be certain unrealistic expectations."
Further, he cited the example of N.T.Rama Rao, having played the role of Lord Krishna in 15-16 films, and how people started worshipping him. He also noted how things have changed now. Talking about the audience perception, he added, "If you act like Ram in a movie, then I expect at least you have some gentleness because somewhere it kind of hurts me because I saw your face as Ram, I visualised you as Ram. But, it is unfair to the actor because for him it is a profession. He is just acting, but I hope that acting like Ram brings some elements of Ram into the actor, which will be wonderful for him. But, it is an unfair expectation."
Indirectly talking about the ongoing questions raised about Ranbir Kapoor's casting as Ram, Namit highlighted how people pull out things that the actor did many years ago, and question the casting, to which Sadhguru said, "It is not a fair judgment of an actor because he acted in some way. He acted in a certain role, let's say being Ram. You expect him to become fully Ram; no, tomorrow in another movie, he may act as Ravana. So, that is a professional actor, but at the same time, your movie runs because of people, not because of actors. Let's get this right. So, their expectations cannot be completely brushed aside."
Sadhguru questions 'handsome' Yash's casting as Ravana
Further dung the interaction, the producer shared, "When we were going through the establishment of this whole universe, it felt like a very important part in terms of casting. In fact, I was on the lookout for who would be the ideal Ravana."
The spiritual leader had an interesting take on it as he said, "I don’t know how Yash became Ravana. I know him very well. A villain always means he has a blunt nose and a huge stature. Yash is a handsome man."
Namit, defending his stance, explained, "It is because we were almost looking at a superstar-level person to come in and play that role. He is very handsome and a very talented star in the country, and incredibly loved. So, the whole idea was how do we try him? The idea was that there had to be a lot of shades of Ravana in terms of why he was who he was."
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