Ramayana BTS Video: Inside Ranbir Kapoor’s Transformation Into Rama, From Look Tests to the Epic’s Massive Making

A month after the much-awaited first look of Ramayana created a huge buzz, the makers have now taken audiences behind the curtain with a new behind-the-scenes video focused on the making of Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious epic. Released by Dharma Productions, the nearly 5.5-minute video is not another character reveal or a fresh first look. Instead, it gives viewers a closer understanding of how the film is being built, with the spotlight firmly on Ranbir Kapoor’s transformation into Rama and the enormous amount of thought, preparation and craftsmanship that has gone into creating his on-screen appearance.

The video features members of the cast and creative team talking about their experience of working on Ramayana and what it means to bring such a culturally significant character to the screen. Ranbir’s Rama look, which was officially unveiled earlier, gets a fresh perspective here as the people behind the film discuss the process of developing the character. From the way the look was conceptualised to the details that needed to feel authentic on camera, the BTS footage makes it clear that the transformation involved considerably more than simply putting an actor in costume and sending him in front of the camera.

One of the most interesting aspects of the video is seeing the work that happens before Ranbir actually becomes Rama on screen. The actor’s appearance has been carefully constructed through a combination of costume, styling, physical preparation and visual detailing. The filmmakers and creative teams speak about getting those elements right, while the footage captures portions of the preparation that eventually led to the first look audiences saw. It offers a rare peek at the discussions and experimentation behind a character whose appearance carries enormous expectations, particularly when the film is attempting to present the epic on such a massive cinematic scale.

The BTS video also highlights how technology is being woven into the filmmaking process. Viewers get glimpses of motion-capture work, wire-based preparation and other technical processes being used during production. International performance-capture expert Terry Notary is among the collaborators involved with the project, underlining the scale of the technical effort. Rather than revealing major plot points, the video focuses on the people, techniques and painstaking preparation required to create the world that audiences will eventually see on the big screen.

There is also plenty of excitement in the way the team talks about working on Ramayana. The project brings together filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, producer Namit Malhotra and a large international technical team, with music being created by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman. DNEG and Prime Focus are also involved in the visual effects work. The BTS material gives the impression of a production where almost every department is working towards the same goal — creating a visually expansive version of the epic while making sure its central characters retain the dignity and recognisable identity audiences associate with them.

Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, with Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana and Sunny Deol as Hanuman, and is being prepared for a worldwide IMAX release during Diwali 2026. But this latest video deliberately keeps the focus elsewhere, allowing audiences to spend time with the filmmaking process rather than simply showcasing more characters. After the first look gave fans their initial glimpse of Ranbir as Rama, this BTS video goes one step further by showing the conversations, experimentation and hard work that helped shape that look. For fans waiting to see how Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana ultimately comes together, that behind-the-scenes glimpse may be the most intriguing part yet.

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