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Anupam Kher also praised Yash for his potrayal of Ravana.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has lent his voice to Jatayu.
Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana hit theatres earlier this month, and among the many aspects being praised, Ravana and Jatayu’s battle sequence is winning the most hearts. Fans are raving about the VFX and sound work in the scene and complimenting Yash as Ravana and Anupam Kher as Jatayu.
“Obviously, the fight is spectacular because of its VFX, and it has also brought attention to the Jatayu temple in Keralam. I open Instagram, and it’s filled with Jatayu Reels. Jatayu was very old when he had this fight. Thus, it was a fight of an underdog,” Anupam Kher said, as quoted by Hindustan Times.
He added, “People are thinking of films like Lord of The Rings when they are watching Ramayana.” He recalled an incident from the Swedish premiere of Ramayana and said, “An 18-year-old Swedish boy, who came with his mother and sister, was mesmerised by the film’s visuals and the script. He was amused that such a selfless man existed. He told me he wants to read Ramayana now. The film has also given Indians abroad a sense of pride.”
Before the film was released, it was subjected to presumptions and criticism. Anupam said, “There are criticisers and then there are doers. Everyone will have an interpretation of the film, but it should be applauded for what it attempted. Today, anyone can criticise anything but you need to see the film in a certain pretext. In the last 100 years, we have seen good cinema but nothing like this. This is the best way to educate the younger generation about our history.”
“It is very brave of Ranbir (Kapoor, as Ram) to do a role which doesn’t have much dramatics. Ranbir is a very popular actor with a great sense of acting, and to do such a restrained role, only an actor like him could have done it. Someone else might have felt kahin to thoda heroism dikha dun,” the actor said.
“On the other hand, Yash has maintained a certain kind of power in his performance and Sharad Kelkar in his Hindi dub complemented him so well. Yash is a very massy actor and he could have been tempted to go over the top, but it speaks a lot about Nitesh Tiwari as a director,” Anupam concluded.
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November 13, 2026, 14:18 IST
