‘I am Rama in real life’: Yash recalls how he justified playing Ravana in Ramayana to his son

Producer Namit Malhotra recounted the fascinating story of how Hans Zimmer agreed to be a part of the Indian epic film Ramayana. When Malhotra first met Zimmer in New York, he presented a pitch deck and worldbuilding for the ambitious project. To his surprise, Zimmer simply said, "I don't need to see it," before explaining that the collaboration of these two cultures could be so similar.

Nitesh Tiwari, the director, praised the effortless effort of both musicians, who worked on separate musical pieces and then exchanged them. Rahman and Zimmer would work separately on different parts of the music for Ramayana, before sharing their work and seeing what worked best. The film, which stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash as Rama, Sita, and Ravana, is set to release in cinemas worldwide on November 5.