Overview
- An 11‑second video began circulating on social platforms July 1–2 that users said showed Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram in a trailer scene from Ramayana and was linked by some posts to a CinemaCon screening.
- Multiple outlets and social‑media users have challenged the clip, saying parts appear AI‑generated or lifted from other footage and pointing to image quality and mismatched elements as signs it may not be authentic.
- Content creator Dhruv Parikshit, who visited the film’s sets, posted a claim that the makers had deliberately released a ‘nerfed’ low‑VFX teaser to generate online discussion and later deleted that comment, but screenshots of the claim circulated widely and amplified the debate.
- Producers including Namit Malhotra and representatives for the project have said they are listening to feedback, that DNEG is handling VFX work, and that visual effects are being refined ahead of the planned Diwali releases, while the team has not confirmed the circulating clip or any official trailer date.
- Rights holders have begun issuing takedown notices for versions of the clip and reports of an unconfirmed July 14 Los Angeles trailer event remain speculative, a development that could shape the film’s publicity timing and public scrutiny of its marketing and VFX choices.