The Ramayana With its grand scale, large star cast, and two Oscar-winning music composers, Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rehman has been in the headlines for his support. Interestingly, getting Zimmer on board was much easier than many would have expected. Producer Namit Malhotra recently shared that Hollywood legends had agreed to act in the film even before hearing the entire project pitch.

In a recently released video, which also features directors Nitesh Tiwari, Rahman and Zimmer, Namit said, “When I met Hans in New York, it was a very interesting story. I had my entire pitch deck and all the world-building done. When I met him, I was like, ‘Hans, let me show you what we’re doing.’ And I might play six or seven slides, and he’s like, ‘No, that’s fine. I don’t need to see this.”

Hans Zimmer shared that music has the power to bring people from different cultures closer together, even if they speak different languages. He feels that people come from different backgrounds and yet can understand each other’s feelings through music. He is a member of A.R. also spoke about the friendship they share with Rahman and said that they don’t always need words to communicate. They can just sit together, play music, and understand what the other person wants to express.

“There are Indian composers and there are Western composers. They are really breaking all those geography, all those cultural barriers, and saying, ‘How can we make the story of Lord Rama the best, the best, the loveliest?’ And that I think, as I told you, that’s what dreams are made of,” adds Namit Malhotra.

Director Nitesh Tiwari praised both Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman for their music skills. He said that both the composers know what is required for the film. The filmmaker also shared his experience of watching them create music together in the studio with a group of musicians. He said the whole process was full of emotion, as everyone played together in perfect synchronicity. He was amazed to see so many musicians making music at the same time.

The RamayanaRanbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Sunny Deol, Rakul Preet Singh, Lara Dutta, Kajal Aggarwal, Arun Govil, Vivek Oberoi and Sheeba Chadha star in the film which is slated to release on November 4.

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