Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor may have been enduring punishing workouts for his upcoming appearance in the Hindu mythological epic Ramayana, but in the eyes of Bollywood Indian fans, the film is already doomed. As the first peek of Ranbir’s Ram leaked on X, scathing comments tearing the project to pieces came barrelling through.
#RanbirKapoor as RAM! #SaiPallavi as Seeta! This is #Ramayana ♥️🔥 pic.twitter.com/KooMH0rhQz
— Aavishkar (@aavishhkar) April 27, 2024
Deliver damning judgment, one unimpressed fan minced no words as they tweeted, “Horrible casting.” By no means a lone voice of dissent, the thread was awash with comments labelling Ranbir and co-star Sai Pallavi “Bollywood thugs” and tweets hoping the upcoming film “flops”.
Ranbir Kapoor as Shri Ram 💀
— atharva (@the_luckey_1) April 27, 2024
I hope this flops badly
One stunned user was lost for words besides “Yikes”, whereas another disgruntled fan noted, “Both lack the grace to carry the role.”
Flop show !
— The ಬೀಸ್ಟ್ Poorna 2/ Swati🚩 (@IAnnapurna1) April 28, 2024
Both lack the grace to carry the role
Many compared the upcoming Ramayana to Adipurush, another mythological production released in 2023. “Lessons not learned,” penned one keyboard warrior. “Prayers to producers.”
Another Adipurush is loading. Lessons not learned. Prayers to producers.
— Satyamevajanate (@Satyamevajanate) April 27, 2024
Thinking along the same lines, another user felt that Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan would have been a better choice, and predicted, “It will bomb bigger than Adipurush.”
It will bomb bigger than Adipurush. Hindus won't accept a beef guy playing the role of Prabhu Ram. Hrithik would have been Perfect for the Role.
— Sekhar🙏 (@TwITLiKeAKinG) April 27, 2024
Others yet vowed they would boycott the film when it came out, listing a barrage of reasons. “Pathetic cast and make up and costume design,” captioned yet another irked fan. “Not going to watch this movie at all.”
Pathetic cast and make up and costume design.
— Debaditya (@darc_elestial) April 28, 2024
Not going to watch this movie at all.
With not a single uplifting comment in sight, one other user added, “Please shelve this movie or cast someone better.” Quick to note that there was nothing wrong with Ranbir per se, the commenter added, “Ranbir is undoubtedly a good actor, but he’s not suiting here.”
Please shelve this movie or cast someone better (Ranbir is undoubtedly a good actor but he's not suiting here). Please stop such things cannot tolerate this thing now. Looks like Adipurush 2.0
— Denish (@srkfan0555) April 27, 2024
Others, however, were less forgiving. “Boycott any movie in which Ranbir is portrayed as Ram,” wrote one commenter. “Total boycott.”
Boycott any movie in which Ranbir kapoor is portrayed as ram.. Total boycott
— Sailing Thoughts (@NeptuneOfAsia) April 27, 2024
Yet another hardcore film fan noted that for a mythological epic, it was unwise to cast Bollywood superstars. “People connect with unknown faces,” wrote the fan.
Ramayan and Mahabharat will never work with superstars. People connect with unknown faces.
— Vaibhav Khare (@vaibhavk81) April 28, 2024
With the film expecting to hit the big screens in 2025, it remains to be seen whether the same enraged fans will stay true to their promises of a boycott, or stick around to deliver equally damning reviews next year.
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