KSBKBT •~• Chat Club #3 - Page 128

Originally posted by: EkPaheli

RK always looks like he’s sleepy or one moment away from a sneeze. Prabhu Ram would’ve been better played by some new talented fresh face or if they were looking for someone who was already a well known face then I think honestly Dulquer Salman would’ve been a better choice than RK any day. He definitely doesn’t look like he’s sleepwalking or something.

Sai Pallavi just doesn’t right for the job. Honestly, Pooja Sharma who essayed Draupadi would’ve been so amazing. If not her then I would opt for Sonarika Bhadoria. Our movie industries don’t have any kind of face required for Maa Sita.

Rakul coming on that chariot with what looked like wolves or something was just weird. This needed someone who can actually act even if her role is short. I would’ve picked someone who can look beautiful certainly but who has the potential to play a vicious streak - Jennifer Winget gets my vote.

Lara can serve face in comparison but I don’t know how well she fares as Kaikeyi who later repents or who has been a warrior. I think Juhi or Madhuri would’ve been far better choices or even Karisma Kapoor. Youngest and most beautiful of the wives but also mean when incited and later remorseful.

I think sara arjun could have played sita maa well

Originally posted by: A_Star39

Juhi would have slayed as kaikeyi

I think sara arjun could have played sita maa well

Juhi would’ve been an inspired casting choice if you ask me. Sara would’ve been too young considering that Prabhu Ram was in his 40’s when he killed Raavan. He had left home in his late 20s or early 30s. Sita Maa was 6 years younger than him iirc when they got married. So even if he touched 50 when he killed Raavan Maa Sita would’ve been say 44 and Sara would’ve looked too young to play the part at this rate. This needed an experienced actress who at least looks the part.

For ramayana since they are making two parts, they could have separated Ram Sita Laxman actors into young and adult

Like a star said Sara arjun as young sita maybe during the swayamvar scene. Ram Laxman young scenes. And then cut to adult part where we need these characters in vanvas and introducing ravan

I am not even convinced Ravi Dubey as Laxman despite him being an actual good actors. I don't understand film makers vision .

It's clear that took ranbir cause there was no other appropriate a lister. Who also acts well

Sai Pallavi was bad casting since day 1. Lady was so bad in amaran. She spends more time in pr where she shows herself superior cause no make up and saree. And it's not a colorism thing. You telling me brown skin actress who's also good isn't there in any industry across India? She's also cast so that South people watch the movie.

To no one's surprise yash slayed as ravana. That's the apt casting, knew it since kgf time. He was shamed so much for toxic promos that he's ugly etc. He's fantastic. And it really looks they put effort in his costume jewellery. His mukut is soo good.

Movie will earn money even if it's a bit decent. That's all

The recent shameless pr for that flop show siya ke ram , ashish as ram and child molester supporter madirakshi is so funny. When it was on air no one bothered to watch. There is a reason it went off air that fast. Now everyone wants that show as a hindi movie, expecting 50% of India will watch that. Sorry not sorry it's cool only online. Not even actors of that show expects it something superior lol . It's also colorism cause the leads were fair and gorgeous. That's all

For this promo didn't help sita is shown really basic way. Basic saree basic jewellery. It wasn't grand like ravan

Originally posted by: EkPaheli

Juhi would’ve been an inspired casting choice if you ask me. Sara would’ve been too young considering that Prabhu Ram was in his 40’s when he killed Raavan. He had left home in his late 20s or early 30s. Sita Maa was 6 years younger than him iirc when they got married. So even if he touched 50 when he killed Raavan Maa Sita would’ve been say 44 and Sara would’ve looked too young to play the part at this rate. This needed an experienced actress who at least looks the part.

Mainly ramayana has its own aesthetic

The whole Sita maa's wardrobe looks very tv serial coded

I really dont have hopes for Rk

Tho RS could have played shri ram well.

RS can pull it of in clean shave look

Sara could’ve played a young Maa Sita for sure. But they’re adapting Valmiki Ji’s Ramayana as per Namit Malhotra. In Valmiki Ji’s version there’s no swayamvar at all. The bow is there but the backstory is that Maa Sita is supposed to marry the man who can lift it up and string the Shiv Dhanush. Many suitors have tried but failed, felt humiliated and waged wars against Mithila for their apparent insult.

Maa Sita and Prabhu Ram aren’t newlyweds but have been married for years when they leave for Vanvas. She in fact is adamant about accompanying him and makes him agree to let her come along. Sara could’ve essayed her teenage to early adult version but then the Vanvas and more importantly Lanka kandh have her in her late 30s to early 40s. There’s no way Sara could look that old, at which point she needed to be replaced by an older actress who could look convincing as the older Maa Sita and also simultaneously share some physical and facial similarities with Sara.

For southern audiences they’ve already cast Yash, there’s also apparently Vijay Sethupati as Vibhishan or Kumbhkaran. People are saying that Vivek Oberoi is playing Vibhishan but he’s not, he’s essaying the role of Surpanakha’s husband Vidyutjivha. There’s probably some other actors/actresses too like Kajal Aggarwal, frankly they didn’t need Sai. Not to mention historically and geographically, Maa Sita is from what is now Nepal. She could’ve been easily played by any actress who looked the part. I think a Southern actress who could have done justice to the part would’ve been Rukmini Vasanth; one of the actresses from Toxic. Her face is very pretty, classical Indian features and she could pass off as a girl from Northern India/Nepal easily too.

Honestly I compare all the new shows with the OGs and find them lacking so never really got into Siya ke Ram because while Sagar and Chopra didn’t have the budget and the technology that exists today, the way they have made Ramayana and Mahabharata respectively it’s impossible to top that in terms of acting talent, writing and just hitting the emotional chord. The only impressive actors I have seen essaying the roles of gods and goddesses from the recent lot are Mohit Rainac Saurabh Raj Jain and Sonarika Bhadoria. Raina is so goated that he’s essaying Mahadev in these 2 movies too and truth be told I am more pumped about watching him again as Mahadev than RK as Prabhu Ram and hoping that they do include the Shiv Tandav Strotam by Raavan in the movie and it’s NOT sung by A. R. Rahman, ANYONE BUT HIM.

Originally posted by: A_Star39

yeah

Mainly ramayana has its own aesthetic

The whole Sita maa's wardrobe looks very tv serial coded

I really dont have hopes for Rk

Tho RS could have played shri ram well.

RS can pull it of in clean shave look

The costumes have been designed by Rimple and Harpreet because they did Heeramandi and Padmaavat. This needed Neeta Lulla. She made Ash look stunning as Jodha and was very much in tune with the Rajasthani aesthetics.