{"id":387716,"date":"2026-03-16T10:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/387716\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:03:10","slug":"ramayana-panchayat-star-faisal-malik-bags-the-role-of-kumbhakarna-in-ranbir-kapoor-starrer-magnum-opus-reports-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/387716\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ramayana\u2019: ‘Panchayat’ star Faisal Malik bags the role of Kumbhakarna in Ranbir Kapoor starrer magnum opus – Reports | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018Ramayana\u2019:Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana buzzes: Faisal Malik (Panchayat’s Prahlad) as Kumbhakarna, shot VFX-heavy scenes with Yash. Ranbir as Ram, Sai Pallavi Sita, Yash Ravana, Sunny Deol Hanuman. Part 1 Diwali 2026, part 2 2027. Nitesh Tiwari\u2019s \u2018Ramayana<\/a>\u2019 is turning into one of the year\u2019s biggest talking points, with buzz from the newest casting reveal. Faisal Malik, loved for his role as Prahladcha \u2018Prahlad\u2019 Pandey in \u2018Panchayat\u2019, is set to play Kumbhakarna, bringing yet another popular name to this all-star retelling. Earlier fan guesses pointed to Bobby Deol<\/a>, but Faisal has landed the part.<\/p>\n

Faisal Malik joins \u2018Ramayana\u2019<\/p>\n

According to Hindustan Times, Faisal has already wrapped up the first schedule of the film, shooting introductory Kumbhakarna scenes alongside Yash at Prime Focus Studios in Mumbai. The sequences are heavy on graphics, similar to Avatar. <\/p>\n

Ramayana Teaser Out: Ranbir\u2019s Lord Ram & Yash\u2019s Ravana Look UNBELIEVABLE<\/p>\n

Full \u2018Ramayana\u2019 cast revealed<\/p>\n

In \u2018Ramayana\u2019, Ranbir Kapoor<\/a> takes on Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi embodies Goddess Sita, and Yash unleashes as Ravana. Sunny Deol swings in as Hanuman, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman, with Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh as Mandodri and Surpanakha. Veterans Arun Govil, Kunal Kapoor, Adinath Kothare, Sheeba Chaddha, and Indira Krishnan fill out the lineup. Raghav Juyal joins as Meghanad, Ravana\u2019s eldest son, for the second part hitting Diwali 2027.<\/p>\n

Poll<\/p>\n

Who are you most excited to see in the ‘Ramayana’ cast?<\/p>\n

\u2018Ramayana\u2019 release and production<\/p>\n

\u2018Ramayana\u2019, helmed by Nitesh Tiwari and backed by Namit Malhotra\u2019s Prime Focus Studios and Yash\u2019s Monster Mind Creations, delivers a thrilling fusion of ancient myths, high-octane action, and groundbreaking VFX. Kicking off with part one this Diwali, it sets the stage for the sequel in Diwali 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana buzzes: Faisal Malik (Panchayat’s Prahlad) as Kumbhakarna, shot VFX-heavy scenes with Yash. Ranbir as Ram,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[15822,18,117,177292,19,17,7458,327,2978,2980,2976],"class_list":{"0":"post-387716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-bobby-deol","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-faisal-malik","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-kajal-aggarwal","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-ramayana","17":"tag-ranbir-kapoor","18":"tag-sunny-deol"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116238287087291676","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}