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EXCLUSIVE: Addinath Kothare CONFIRMS playing Bharat in Ramayana; says, “It is one of the FINEST scripts I have read” : Bollywood News

July 23, 2025

There were recent reports about Addinath Kothare playing the role of Bharat in filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious Ramayana. The actor has now confirmed this in an exclusive chat with Bollywood Hungama.

EXCLUSIVE: Addinath Kothare CONFIRMS playing Bharat in Ramayana; says, “It is one of the FINEST scripts I have read”

Sharing how fortunate he is to be a part of Ramayana, Addinath said, “It’s a blessing yaar. It’s the biggest film made on Indian soil. It’s also one of the biggest films made globally today. To be a part of it, I am truly indebted to Mukesh Chhabra. He is the man who cast me and, of course, Nitesh sir for choosing me for the character of Bharat. And also Namit Malhotra sir who believed in me and entrusted me with such a big responsibility of such an important character.” For those not in the know, Bharat was one of the brothers of Lord Ram.

Addinath is amazed by Tiwari and Malhotra’s planning and vision. “They are amazingly clear of what their vision is,” he said. “They are absolutely well-planned. They have spent almost 10 years in the pre-production of this project. Nitesh sir started the journey of scripting Ramayana since 2016 or 17 something. Also, Namit sir, Prime Focus and Nitesh sir have been working on the VFX and the pre-production started even before the lockdown, I think.”

The actor added, “It’s one of the most well-planned cinema on Indian soil, I think. We are fortunate enough to witness this from close quarters. And I am really fortunate to have got this opportunity in such a big film, not just as an actor, filmmaker, human being, but just to get to witness this humongous scale of film production. No film school can teach you this.”

Addinath is specifically impressed by the film’s writing as well when he read the script for the first time. “I was blown away when I heard the screenplay,” he said. “Now, the display, production value, VFX and detailing; all this is just a cherry on the cake. It is one of the finest scripts I have read, to be honest.”

Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman.

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