Back in July, when Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey was released, it sparked conversations among Indian viewers, who spotted several similarities between the film and the mythological epic Ramayana. Now, months later, as Ramayana gets its own cinematic version, director Nitesh Tiwari has reacted to the similarities.

Nitesh Tiwari on similarities between Ramayana and The Odyssey

Talking to ScreenRant, Nitesh Tiwari said, "Ramayana is the oldest epic, and I believe Homer was inspired by Ramayana in some way, having written those bits in Odyssey. And yes, I did notice those equivalents, and I felt very happy that our greatest epic has got a tribute in another epic that belongs to the Western world, and it's going to make it much easier for people to connect with what we were trying to bring to the West as well."