Sanjay Gupta REACTS to Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Ramayana' makers' claims about the VFX team; says, 'Companies don’t win Oscars, technicians do'

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has reacted to Ranbir Kapoor's 'Ramayana' teaser. The director decided to call out makers boasting about getting the VFX gaint, which had won an Oscar for its work on a Hollywood project. He expressed his opinion on his social media account.

Sanjay Gupta reacts to the 'Ramayana' VFX team

According to the IANS report, Sanjay Gupta took to his X account to point out that a VFX company doesn't win an Oscar, but the people working on the project do. He wrote, "Obvious observation. VFX companies don’t win Oscars. The technicians do."




For those unaware, makers of 'Ramayana' have roped in VFX giant DNEG for their film. The company had won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for 'Dune: Part Two' at the 97th Academy Awards.

Earlier, after the release of the 'Ramayana' first teaser, the filmmaker had posted, "KHODA PAHAAD… NIKLA CHUHA." Though he didn't tag anyone in the post, netizens linked his post to the teaser.

For the uninitiated, the phrase 'Khoda pahaad, nikla chuha' means something that created a lot of fuzz before the final result, and the outcome eventually disappoints.

'Ramayana' teaser reaction

While some enjoyed watching the small first glimpse of the film, others called out the makers for the use of poor VFX. Some even went on to call it 'Adipurush 2.0'. A person wrote, "Adipurush dropped the bar so low that this might look cinematic to some of you. Otherwise, for a ₹4,000 crore film, it feels underwhelming. A few shots work, but most look AI-generated. Expected far better. Hope they fix it before the final release."

More about Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash starrer 'Ramayana'

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the movie features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, and Yash as Ravan. The star cast also includes Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, Ravie Dubey as Lakhman, Rakul Preet Singh as Surpanakha, and more.

The makers also got on board Hollywood's legendary composer Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman to work on the film's music. The reported budget of the movie is Rs 4000 crore.

It will be released in cinemas in two parts, with the first installment arriving in theaters on Diwali this year. Meanwhile, part 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on Diwali 2027.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”