Mumbai: Actress Indira Krishnan, who played Ranbir Kapoor’s mother-in-law in ‘Animal’, will now portray the character of Ram’s mother Kaushalya in Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’.
The actress, who will once again be sharing screen space with Ranbir in the upcoming mythological epic, revealed that she has witnessed extraordinary transformation in the ‘Animal’ star.
“That boy has not only worked on his physicality, but the way his eyes talk — it is something else. Lord Ram’s shoulders are very strong because he has to carry a bow and arrow so he worked on his shoulders and body. He would work out for 3-4 hours, and would come to sets early by 7 AM. After packing up, he would tell me about different kinds of workouts he would do to transform for the character. The dedication was 200 per cent,” Indira was quoted as saying by Bollywood Bubble.
“When I saw him first in Lord Ram’s avatar, for a sequence where he’s having a sandalwood ceremony, I was stunned. The way he sat, his stance, the calm in his eyes, his face—the ease with which he carried himself — I think it is the plus point of Ramayana. You can see the full contrast between the rowdiness of Animal and Ramayan’s divinity. I am the only actor to witness it as an actor. He went into more of a discipline while working on Ramayana. He would stay in character even while talking to people,” she added.
Produced by Namit Malhotra, ‘Ramayana’ will feature Ranbir as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman and Yash as Ravana.
The film will be released in two instalments, the first expected to hit theatres on Diwali next year and the second during 2027 Diwali.
