Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana co-star and 'Guru' showers praise on him: 'Very pure at heart... no filters'

Namit Malhotra and Nitesh Tiwari’s dream project Ramayana continues to dominate conversations as one of the most ambitious and eagerly awaited Bollywood films in production. Featuring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Yash as the formidable Demon King Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Devi Sita, and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, the first chapter of this duology is slated for a Diwali 2026 release. The cast is known to have made significant personal sacrifices to bring this vision to life.

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Ajinkya Deo: The On-Screen Guru Speaks

Veteran actor Ajinkya Deo- celebrated across both Hindi and Marathi cinema- steps into the revered role of Sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of Lord Rama. In a conversation with Varinder Chawla’s team, he revealed heartwarming insights about working with Ranbir Kapoor.

Opening up about the warmth and camaraderie on set, Ajinkya recalled, “RK made me feel so comfortable. He used to be... you know what, about him also, he used to say ‘Sir, beautiful shot yaar.’ I mean, I loved it yaar. When somebody gives you that, like he's like, ‘Sir, aap lagte nahi ho yaar, where do you work out and all.’ I said ‘Boss, thank you, thank you RK. Look at you and look at me.’ He said ‘No sir, aapki age tak pata nahi mera kya hone waala hai.’ So I said ‘That's another story of life.’ But he was so, you know... very very pure at heart. No 3,4,5 filters in between.”

‘No Filters’- The Quality That Sets Ranbir Apart

Ajinkya further praised Ranbir’s sincerity and transparency both as an actor and as a human being.

Sharing his admiration, he said, “He (Ranbir) is what he is. And that's what makes him a very... you know all these things work very well onscreen also. There is an immediate direct connect with the audiences. The moment you have these screens in between, which earlier stars had. But then that was the way it was then. But today, it's no filter yaar.”

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Release Timeline for the Epic Saga

While Ramayana: Part 1 is set to illuminate theatres on Diwali 2026, the makers plan to follow it up with Ramayana: Part 2 the very next year, arriving on Diwali 2027.