Yash asks fans not to nitpick Ramayana’s ₹4,000 cr VFX

Yash’s open-mind appeal

At the Hyderabad pre-release event for Ramayana, Yash made a direct request to fans: don’t enter the theatre hunting for visual-effects flaws. The actor, who plays Ravana and is also a producing partner on the film, asked audiences to watch the two-part epic with an open mind instead of scanning for small seams in the VFX.

He tied that request to producer Namit Malhotra’s larger ambition. Yash said Malhotra was comfortably running a business in Los Angeles and already had Oscars to his name, but kept returning to one idea: he would only be happy when Indian cinema stood at the same global level.

“Please don’t try to find small faults in the VFX, this and that. It will never happen again if we lose people like him now.” — Yash

The argument goes beyond one film. Yash said that if audiences lose a filmmaker willing to gamble reputation and money on this scale, Indian cinema would slide back years.

Why the request matters now

Ramayana has already lived through a rough first impression. When the first glimpse of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama dropped, several viewers criticised the visual effects, and some questioned his casting. The asuras, in particular, were called cartoonish and video-game-like. The later trailer, however, impressed many fans, who noticed visible upgrades in the VFX.

That arc gives Yash’s appeal a practical edge: the team has already responded to early feedback, and the request is to judge the finished film, not one frame. Yash also said he enjoyed working with director Nitesh Tiwari, praising his straightforward filmmaking approach.

The ₹4,000 crore gamble

• Budget: reported at ₹4,000 crore across two parts.
• Release: Part 1 arrives in cinemas on November 5, 2026.
• Director: Nitesh Tiwari, adapting Valmiki’s epic.
• Key cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Sunny Deol and Yash.

Yash closed with a simple request: watch the film once, and if it connects, help show the world. For fans of big-canvas Indian cinema, the stakes feel larger than one movie. A ₹4,000 crore two-part adaptation of Valmiki’s story is exactly the kind of project the actor says India cannot afford to lose.

Source: Hindustan Times

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