Priyanka Chopra was first choice for Surpanakha role in Ramayan before Rakul Preet Singh? Here’s what we know! : Bollywood News
New details have emerged on high -level casting decisions that shaped the highly anticipated Ramayan project. According to the latest buzz, Priyanka Chopra was the original choice of creators for the Pivot role of Surpanakha in the adaptation to come, before Rakul Preet Singh ended up landing the role.
Was Priyanka Chopra was the first choice for the role of Surpanakha in Ramayan before Rakul Preet Singh? Here is what we know!
A report of the Times of India cited an initiate saying: “Pétanakha is one of the main reasons why Ramayan took place. Manufacturers were eager to have Priyanka Chopra for the same role. But things did not work because of its well -filled calendar with international projects. It was then that Rakul. However, manufacturers have not yet confirmed speculation.
Speaking of the film, it will be directed by Nitsh Tiwari while Namit Malhotra (Prime Focus Studios) and South Sensation Yash will be co -producers. Ramayana Part 1 will be published on Diwali 2026. The second part will arrive in theaters during Diwali 2027. The Ramayana budget is close to Rs 835 crore, and it requires 600 days of post-production work. Namit recently talked about the project briefly in Waves 2025. During a round table, he revealed: “We are trying to locate the film in languages with performances.
Besides Rakul, the film will play Ranbir Kapoor in the role of Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi in the role of Sita, Yash like Ravana, Sunny Deol like Hanuman, delighted Dubey like Lakshman, Lara Dutta like Kaikeyi, Kajal Aggarwal like Mandodari and Arun Govil (who played Raman in Ramanand Sagar)
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