‘Ramayana’, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, was released in theaters across the world on November 5 and ever since this film has been released, it is being talked about everywhere. The film’s tremendous earnings continue. The film has crossed the Rs 600 crore mark in just five days. Along with the earning of the film, the actors of this film, their acting, their looks and the costumes worn by them are also being discussed everywhere. ‘Ramayana’, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, has been made on a grand scale, for which a lot of money has been spent on VFX and costumes. While playing the role of ‘Ravana’, Yash is wearing a costume weighing 33 kg and a crown weighing 1.8 kg. But, do you know what the armor of Ranbir Kapoor playing the role of ‘Ram’ was made from? You will be surprised to know that the armor worn by Ranbir Kapoor was neither made of expensive metals like gold and silver nor of steel or iron, this armor was made of cane and rubber.
Ranbir Kapoor’s armor made from cane-rubber
The armor of Ranbir Kapoor, who is playing the role of Lord Ram in the film, has been prepared by the artisans of a small village in Assam. The special thing is that it took about two and a half days and a year for these artisans to make this armor made with the help of cane and rubber. About 15 artisans of the village together prepared this armor with their own hands, but the artisans themselves had no idea for whom they were making this armor.
Armor made of bamboo and rubber
15 artisans together made the armor of ‘Ram’
According to a report by news agency AAI, 15 artisans from Barpeta district of Assam prepared special armor from bamboo, cane and rubber. Its master artisan is Zainul Abedin, under whose leadership a team of 15 people worked for about three and a half years and designed 30 to 35 armors for this mega budget mythological film. Zainul Abedin told ANI that this work did not come to him directly from the production team. First the work went to Abdul Malik of the local organization Gram Unnayan, after which he told Junail about it.
Ranbir Kapoor wore armor made of bamboo and rubber.
What was the challenge?
Junail told that the biggest challenge in preparing this armor was that the makers of ‘Ramayana’ had to make such an armor, wearing which the actors could easily perform action scenes. In such a situation, the artisans first prepared a sample of the armor from cane, but there were some problems in its fitting, after which the film team marked it and sent it for modification. After improvements by the artisans, a problem arose again. Actually, the armor made of pure cane was very hard, wearing which it was not easy to move or turn the body. There was pressure on the neck and shoulders also. In such a situation, he asked the team for suggestions regarding the material and said that whatever material is given to him, he will prepare the armor from it.
Changes sent by the team
After this, Ramayan’s team sent him black and green colored rubber to modify the armor, but weaving only rubber was not easy. In such a situation, Junail talked to costume designer Ajay and then it was agreed to use half can and half rubber. After this a new sample was prepared and then sent to the team for approval. When the team agreed, they started working on making other armor and in about three and a half years, 30 to 35 armor were prepared. But during this entire work, the artisans did not know for which film they were making the armor. Junail told that after the release of the film, he came to know that the armor made by him and his team was a part of ‘Ramayana’.
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