Alia Bhatt was earlier in talks with the production team for a three-part silver screen retelling of the story Ramayana, but it was recently reported pinkvilla That Alia turned down the role. The report cited ‘date problems’ as the reason behind Alia opting out of the project, which stars her husband and fellow Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor. as Lord Rama

According to an insider, Alia was “in talks to play the goddess Sita, but the collaboration could not happen due to date issues”. Ramayana A lot of preparation is required and the shooting schedule has been pushed back to 2024 due to the pre-production workload.

While Ranbir Kapoor has been finalized as the film’s protagonist, director Nitesh Tiwari and the film’s producers are still in the process of casting actors for other key roles. KGF fame Kannada star Yash is currently being considered and tested for the role of the villain Raavan.

It was earlier rumored that Yash had opted out of the film, but an insider revealed that those rumors were false, and that the actor was still engaged in discussions with the filmmakers and had submitted his initial proposal for the villainous role. Passed the look test.

The shooting of the film was to begin in December this year, but now the production timeline of the film has changed. The production team of the film, which is set to be the first installment in the trilogy, is now targeting a mid-2024 release.