Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaks Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looks darkly gothic, Raavan looks like a Bollywood guy… this isn’t modernization. This is a travesty, claims Deepa Gahlot.

Ramayan is part of our cultural DNA.

It took confidence and humility for a filmmaker to present to a Gen Z audience, rather than the arrogance of a big-budget, computer-imaged spectacle.

If Om Raut wanted to use footage from every possible Hollywood sci-fi fantasy, he could have come up with an original script. Why mess with an epic?

Reinterpretation is acceptable, even welcome, but there must be a fresh perspective to share.

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaks Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looks darkly gothic, Raavan looks like a Bollywood guy… this isn’t modernization. This is a travesty.

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