The teaser of director Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana starring Ranbir Kapoor has drawn a divided response, with a section of social media criticizing its visual effects as “video game-like”. Amid the ongoing controversy, Hrithik Roshan came out in support of the filmmakers and urged audiences to watch VFX more consciously.
The teaser of director Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana starring Ranbir Kapoor has drawn a divided response, with a section of social media criticizing its visual effects as “video game-like”. Amidst the ongoing controversy,
Hrithik Roshan
He came out in support of the filmmakers, urging audiences to watch visual effects more consciously.
“Bad visual effects are there… but so is the vision.”
Speaking to Instagram, Hrithik acknowledged that poor visual effects can be disappointing, but stressed that the intent and scale of filmmaking should also be acknowledged.“Yes, bad visual effects exist. Sometimes they are so bad that they are painful to watch. Especially for me… especially when it’s a movie I’m a part of,” he wrote.
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Fans are praising Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, but the Ramayana trailer is sparking a heated debate online
However, he soon shifted focus to the efforts behind such projects. “Today there are some special human beings among us, such as filmmakers like
Kalki
,
Baahubali
Ramayana…they are my heroes. They have the courage and vision to do what has never been done before, all for the love of cinema.Reflecting on his childhood inspiration from films like Back to the Future, Hrithik highlighted the larger purpose behind the ambitious, VFX-heavy cinema.“For me, this is noble. The intention itself deserves applause! I am proud of my Indian colleagues. What I would give to be part of these dreams even as an assistant,” he said.
“You can prefer one style over another, but neither is wrong.”
Addressing the criticism around Ramayana, Hrithik clarified that not all visual effects are meant to look realistic.
“In my simple understanding… there are different styles of visual effects that music makers adopt to bring their vision to life,” he wrote.“You can favor one style over the other but neither is wrong,” he added, comparing this to animation styles and cinematic choices across films.The actor went on to outline what, in his opinion, constituted bad visual effects.“Bad VFX is when a film promises ‘realism’ but is unable to fully deliver it…
He explained that the promise is in the style of short stories, but they fail to make it beautiful enough.“But to say the storybook style doesn’t feel realistic isn’t fair. Because it’s not supposed to be.”
“Maybe this is just a style you didn’t expect?”
Hrithik concluded his note by urging audiences to rethink how they criticize films.“So sometimes when you say ‘bad visual effects’.” Maybe it’s just a style you didn’t expect? books.“So next time don’t just ask: Is this real?” First ask: “Is this relevant to the story?”… Discuss it. But discuss it consciously.”
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman.Ramayana: Part 1 is scheduled to be released on Diwali this year.