Spiritual leader Sadhguru’s candid reaction to Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash, is going viral on social media. The old video is from his conversation with producer Namit Malhotra during the first look of Ramayana Part 1.
Sadhguru advised the filmmakers on balancing cinematic spectacle with the epic’s core ethos, emphasising that while high-octane action is necessary in modern cinema, the true essence of must remain the focal point.
Acknowledging the realities of contemporary filmmaking and audience expectations, Sadhguru noted that heavy action sequences are essential to draw viewers in. However, he cautioned against letting the spectacle overshadow the protagonist’s defining traits.
“It’s important to grab people’s attention with boom, boom, boom. All right, it’s needed; I’m not against it,” said. “But in all this action, don’t miss the quality of Ram. It’s time we present it in a proper sense. It must always consistently come out because that is the value of the future.”
Elaborating on what those values entail, the spiritual leader highlighted “freedom, balance, inclusiveness” as the guiding principles of the future that will resonate globally.
He expressed confidence that the story, if told correctly, would appeal to a vast majority of the global population, regardless of their cultural or religious background.
“Except those who are fanatical about whatever they are, 60 to 70% of the world’s population, Hindu or otherwise, Indian or otherwise, they have this in their heart,” he explained. “They appreciate inclusiveness, they appreciate balance, and they appreciate one who stands as a peaceful figure but willing to fight a battle if it’s necessary.”
defied the usual weekday drop on Day 5, recording its highest single-day numbers so far on its first Monday.
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Ramayana recorded 23,862 shows across India on Day 5, netting ₹107.50 crore in the domestic market.
This massive jump takes its total domestic net collection to ₹346.35 crore. Meanwhile, the total domestic gross currently stands at ₹413.90 crore.
On its fifth day, Ramayana added ₹25 crore from overseas theatres, bringing the movie’s total overseas gross to ₹250 crore and pushing the cumulative worldwide gross to ₹663.90 crore in just five days.
Ramayana, the two-part story, has reportedly been made on a budget of ₹4,000 crore.
