Ranveer Singh as Lord Shiva? Amish Tripathi breaks silence on The Immortals of Meluha movie rights | Bollywood News
4 min readNew DelhiMay 12, 2026 03:01 PM IST For years, Amish Tripathi’s bestselling Shiva Trilogy has sparked excitement among filmmakers, producers, and fans eager to see the mythological fantasy saga come alive on screen. Now, the buzz has resurfaced once again after reports claimed that Ranveer Singh had acquired the adaptation rights for The Immortals of Meluha and was planning to headline a three-film franchise as Lord Shiva. But according to the author himself, those reports are completely untrue. Amish Tripathi has firmly denied the rumours surrounding Ranveer’s involvement in the adaptation. Speaking to Variety India, the author clarified, “The rights for the Shiva Trilogy are with me. And nothing has been signed with anyone as yet. Of course, I have huge respect for Ranveer, and am a big fan of his. But this news is not true.” Reports of Ranveer acquiring rights of The Immortals of Meluha The clarification comes after several media reports suggested that Ranveer had secured the rights to the acclaimed fantasy series under his production banner, Maa Kasam Films, …



