Ramayana box office collection Day 9: Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana creates box office storm as it mints Rs 676 crore. Nitesh Tiwari's movie inches closer to Rs 700 crore

Nitesh Tiwari’s directorial, Ramayana: Part One, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravie Dubey, Yash, Sunny Deol, Arun Govil, and Lara Dutta among others, has achieved massive success ever since its theatrical release. As per reports by Sacnilk, the Namit Malhotra-backed movie has also become the first Bollywood movie to have crossed Rs 20 crore gross in Kerala and has surpassed the previous record of Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, which finished its theatrical run with over Rs 19 crore gross in Kerala.

Now, Ramayana, which is on the 9th day of its box office run, has collected a net of Rs 91 lakh. The total India gross collections stand at Rs 676.12 cr and the total India net is Rs 565.51 crore, reported Sacnilk. Looks like it will soon cross the Rs 700 crore milestone as well.

Mukesh Khanna's reaction to Ramayana: Part One

Meanwhile, the movie is being lauded by prominent filmmakers like SS Rajamouli, Karan Johar, Mr India’s director Shekhar Kapur, to name a few. Amid this, Mukesh Khanna, the actor who shot to fame as Shaktimaan, has criticized the movie and specifically Sai Pallavi. In his vlog, the actor who also portrayed the role of Bhishma Pitamah in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, shared that many people told him that the spectacle is magnificent and many crores have been spent on the movie, making it look impressive, but he pointed out that Ramayana won’t just work on special effects and that expenditure should not become the talking point of the conversation for the movie.


He further slammed the makers for showing Sita fighting like “Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi” or like modern-day heroines. He stated that, from what he has read, Sita was the wife of Maryada Purushottam Ram and showed her devotion to him by accompanying him into exile for 14 years. He was unhappy that Sita’s character was tweaked and was shown as a fighter.

Nitish Bharadwaj calls Ramayana "masala movie"

Further, Nitish Bharadwaj, who portrayed Lord Krishna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, called the Ramayana a “masala movie” and also withdrew his previous appreciation for the movie. According to him, the movie was misleading the younger audience. He also stated, “My view: Valmiki is its original author. Other versions are creative and geographical adaptations, with deviations from the original.” However, for him, the small saving grace of the movie was Dasharatha, portrayed by Arun Govil, who had previously played the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan.

As per reports by NDTV, the makers of Ramayana have submitted it for consideration at the 99th Academy Awards, aka Oscars 2027. It has been submitted in the VFX category. However, India’s official entry in the International Feature Film category is a Marathi movie, Gondhal. But an official entry does not mean that other Indian films cannot independently enter the Oscars race.