Creator claims Ramayana makers shared ‘nerfed’ Lord Ram glimpse for publicity | Bollywood News
4 min readMumbaiJul 2, 2026 02:34 PM IST Earlier this week, it was reported that Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor, is the most-awaited Indian film of 2026. Given its massive scale, reported budget, and the expectations riding on it, the anticipation is hardly surprising. While the makers are yet to unveil the film’s teaser or trailer, they earlier this year released a promotional glimpse introducing Ranbir Kapoor’s look as Lord Rama. However, the promotional asset received a mixed-to-negative response online, with many viewers expressing disappointment over what they felt were underwhelming visual effects. The criticism was particularly notable as the film’s VFX are being handled by Academy Award-winning VFX studio DNEG, led by producer Namit Malhotra. Now, content creator Dhruv Parikshit, who was invited by the makers to a special creators’ event, has claimed that the version of the glimpse released online was intentionally toned down. While he later deleted the comment, screenshot of an Instagram comment by Dhruv has gone viral on Reddit, in which he responded to a user asking whether the VFX work …
