‘Ramayana Part 1’ brings India’s epic to global cinemas with a Rahman-Zimmer score
“Ramayana Part 1” opens worldwide on November 5 as the first half of an ambitious two-film adaptation of one of India’s best-known epics. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, whose previous films include “Dangal” and “Chhichhore,” the production stars Ranbir Kapoor and Yash. Its international theatrical release positions the project as a major effort to bring an Indian story to audiences beyond the country’s domestic film market.
Producer Namit Malhotra says the film was pursued at this scale only when the necessary combination of talent, experience and filmmaking resources had come together. The aim, he explains, was to ensure that the epic could receive the level of production required to do it justice rather than be limited by the practical demands of a smaller adaptation. The film’s musical identity is another central part of its global presentation: A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer are composing the score, bringing together two internationally recognised names for a collaboration designed to match the project’s scale.
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