New Delhi: Hindi film star Hrithik Roshan expressed his thoughts on the ongoing debate over VFX in Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana and lauded filmmakers who try to deliver new experience to the audience.
Roshan shared a note on his Instagram handle Saturday and said several filmmakers, including his father Rakesh Roshan, risk the money and efforts to deliver to the audience an experience they have never had before.
The actor, who is set to step into the director’s shoes with Krrish 4, named films such as Kalki, Baahubali and Ramayana and said the makers of these movies are heroes that “have the guts and vision” according to him.
“Today some special humans among us, like the makers of films like Kalki, Baahubali, Ramayana, ( also my dad for Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish of course) are my heroes, they have the guts and vision to do what’s never been done – all for the love of cinema so that we – the audience get to experience something never watched before, he wrote in the lengthy caption.
“From my point of view, they risked all that money, and years and years of effort just so another 11-year-old kid could feel what I felt. To me, that’s noble. The intention by itself deserves applause! I am proud of my fellow Indians. What I would give to be a part of such dreams even as an assistant…But this post is not about me, it’s about us, the audience. Thing is, it takes thousands of our artistes working round the clock for multiple years to bring VFX-heavy films to life, so the least we can do is bash them with some better awareness,” he added.
Roshan continued his take on the same in the comment section under his post and noted how there are different VFX styles.
“In my little understanding from the little that I have learnt is that there are different VFX styles adopted by makers to bring their vision to life. It’s like in comics or animation – some prefer ANIME style but that’s not as realistic as spider man-into the spider verse. You can like one style over the other but neither is wrong … Bad vfx is if the movie promises say ‘photorealism’ but is unable to inhabit it fully. Even a small lapse in physics/gravity can then destroy the entire illusion,” he said.
“You can’t criticise the maker just cause he has chosen one style while you prefer another style. Thats not fair. So sometimes when you say ‘bad VFX.’
Maybe it’s just a style you didn’t expect? So next time don’t just ask, ‘Is it real?’
First ask, ‘Is it right for the story?’. ‘Is it making me feel what the maker intended?’ Debate it. But debate it with awareness.
His comments come following the teaser release of Ranbir Kapoor’s film Ramayana, which has got mixed reactions with some users criticising it for appearing like a video game and also the concerns over casting choices and character portrayals.
The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and features Kapoor in the role of Ram and Sai Pallavi as Sita.
The film is set to release in two installments, with the first scheduled for a theatrical release in Diwali 2026 (Part 1), with Part 2 following in Diwali 2027.
According to the reports, it is the most expensive film ever made in India, with a budget of over Rs 4,000 crore.