Spoilt for choice

(From left) Sai Pallavi as Sita and Ranbir Kapoor as Ram

Jaideep Ahlawat recently revealed that he had to step away from Nitesh Tiwari’s epic drama Ramayana due to scheduling issues. He shared that he was offered the role of Vibhishan, but his dates couldn’t align with Yash, who is playing Ravana in the movie. He acknowledged that coordinating schedules was difficult. Ramayana features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi as Sita. It will be released in two parts during Diwali 2026 and 2027. Meanwhile, he confirmed that he has joined Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming action-thriller King. He shared that SRK personally intervened after director Siddharth Anand had doubts about offering him a smaller role post Jewel Thief.

What’s taking so long?

Ali Fazal; (right) Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK