This is the definition of a casting coup. According to a recent Pinkvilla article, Sunny Deol is allegedly in negotiations to portray Hanuman in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana adaptation. Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash will already play Rama, Sita, and Ravana, respectively, in the trilogy.
According to the article, a person familiar with the situation said, “Hanuman stands for strength and there’s no one better than Sunny Deol in the Indian film industry to justify what Bajrangbali stands for. The actor has shown interest in being a part of Nitesh Tiwari’s rendition of Ramayana and is also excited to play the part of Lord Hanuman. However, it’s still early stages of discussion.”
Co-producing the Ramayana adaption with Nitesh, Madhu Mantena, Namit Malhotra, and Allu Aravind. According to the source, all four co-producers are on board with the concept of creating a spin-off based on Sunny’s character in addition to casting Sunny as Hanuman in the Ramayana trilogy. The actor is actually interested in the project because of the concept of a distinct track.
“The Ramayana is just a small part of Lord Hanuman’s life, and there are many other facets to the story. Nitesh wants to explore that with a standalone film on Lord Hanuman. Everything needs to fall in place – from the date of the shoot to the commitment for the franchise spin-offs and the financial structure,” the source mentioned according to the report by HT.
Although Sunny has never before taken on a legendary role of the grandeur of Hanuman, the Ramayana served as the inspiration for his 2001 action romance smash Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, according to the film’s director, Anil Sharma. Anil remarked during the Gadar 2 triumph news conference in August of this year, “What was Gadar? The first Gadar was Ramayana. Rama ji goes to Lanka to bring back Sita. I thought this is Ramayana, this won’t flop because it resides in the people’s hearts. The story of the second was Mahabharata: what if when Abhimanyu is stuck in the Chakravyuh, Arjun himself comes to rescue him? No one could’ve failed that story because it resides in the people’s hearts as well.”
In addition to the potential for the Ramayana, Sunny will undoubtedly be seen in Lahore 1947.
