Indira Krishnan, best known for starring in television shows like Manzilein Apani Apani (2001), Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2005), and Yeh Hai Chahatein (2019-22), will be next seen on the big screen as Kausalya, the mother of Lord Ram, played by Ranbir Kapoor, in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.
Indira has previously worked with Ranbir in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s 2023 blockbuster family crime drama Animal, in which she played his love interest Rashmika Mandanna’s mother.
In an interview with Zoom, she said, “When I first went to the Ramayana set, I thought people would look down upon me because I’m a TV actor. But I was very shocked! Ranbir Kapoor approached me and said, ‘Hi Indira.’”
Indira Krishnan further revealed Ranbir Kapoor had recommended her name to Nitesh Tiwari for Kausalya since they’d already worked together in Animal. Indira said, “He is a very grounded person and never shows any starry attitude on the set. From spot boys to his co-stars, he behaves politely with everyone. I have learnt one thing from Ranbir: Give respect, take respect.”
‘I have witnessed many actors showing their arrogant nature’
“I have worked in television for many years. I have witnessed many actors showing their arrogant nature on the set. I have suffered a lot. I have seen heroes and heroines coming late on the show while I would sit and wait for them. Ranbir Kapoor respects his work a lot. I learned from him that if you respect your work, people will respect you,” she added.
The makers of Ramayana, billed as an ambitious cinematic event, last week unveiled the first glimpse of the upcoming mythological epic, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. Produced by Namit Malhotra’s Prime Focus Studios and DNEG, in association with Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, the film is a two-part live-action saga set 5,000 years ago and rooted in one of Indian mythology’s most enduring epics.
The first part is slated to release worldwide in IMAX during Diwali 2026, with part two following on Diwali 2027. Ramayana features KGF star Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. The film’s crew includes renowned international artistes, including Oscar-winning composers Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, who are collaborating on the score.
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The action sequences are choreographed by Hollywood stunt veterans Terry Notary and Guy Norris, and the film’s visual world is being shaped by production designers Ravi Bansal of Dune 2 fame and Ramsey Avery of Captain America. As part of the global reveal, titled “Ramayana: The Introduction”, fan screenings were held across nine Indian cities, alongside a striking billboard takeover in New York City’s Times Square.
