Ramayana crosses Rs 934.55 cr as Addinath recalls school link

Some casting decisions look meant to be. Addinath Kothare, who plays Bharat in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, has opened up about a bond with Ranbir Kapoor that started long before the cameras rolled.

From school cricket to an epic brotherhood

Kothare says Ranbir was his senior in school. The two stayed in the same building and played cricket together while growing up, so the switch to playing brothers on an epic set comes with its own ease. Kothare is also no stranger to the screen: he first appeared as a child actor in his father’s Majha Chakula and was recently seen in Yami Gautam’s Nayi Navelli.

A family coincidence two generations in the making

There is an even sweeter echo in the family tree. Kothare’s father was a child actor and had played Neetu Singh’s brother in the television show Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani. “What a coincidence that I am playing Ranbir’s brother in Ramayana,” he said. For Hindi film fans, that kind of reel-to-real symmetry is exactly the backstory that makes a cast feel even more fated.

The box-office picture by Day 7

The film itself is racing ahead. As per trade figures cited in the report, the first instalment of the two-part adaptation has already stacked up:

• India net: Rs 511.10 crore
• India gross: Rs 611.05 crore
• Overseas gross: Rs 323.50 crore
• Worldwide gross: Rs 934.55 crore

The cast around Kothare is equally stacked: Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, with Sunny Deol as Hanuman. It is backed by Namit Malhotra and Yash.

Why a Day 7 number matters

For a two-part epic, the first week is more than a scoreboard. It tells you whether audiences are treating the film as a one-time spectacle or as a story they want to see continue. At Rs 934.55 crore worldwide by Day 7, the first chapter is showing the kind of hold that can set up part two.

Why it matters for fans

For audiences, the story is a reminder that the best Bollywood casting often carries a personal history. If you haven’t caught Ramayana: Rise of a Legend in cinemas yet, the little details — both on screen and off — are worth looking out for, especially as the first chapter builds momentum for part two.

Source: The Times of India