Who is Namit Malhotra, mind behind Ranbir Kapoor and Yash’s Ramayana? Started firm in a storage, now has 8 Oscars

Who is Namit Malhotra, Ramayana producer?

Born into a movie household, Namit Malhotra is the son of movie producer Naresh Malhotra and grandson of cinematographer MN Malhotra. After finishing his schooling in pc graphics, Namit began his first firm, Video Workshop. Three lecturers from his school had been his co-founders, and the modifying studio was based mostly out of his father’s storage. Video Workshop labored on reveals like Boogie Woogie and Gaatha and even ran the post-production facility for Channel V.

In 1997, Namit merged Video Workshop along with his father’s movie manufacturing and rental enterprise to create Prime Focus. Initially, the corporate offered technological inventive providers for TV reveals and flicks, earlier than venturing into movie manufacturing with The Hurricane Heist and ultimately Brahmastra Part One.

In July 2014, Prime Focus merged with Double Negative, a UK-based VFX studio, to create DNEG. The firm has since offered visible results for movies like Blade Runner 2049, Tenet, and the 2 Dune movies. Over the final ten years, DNEG has gained the Best Visual Effects Oscar seven instances and eight instances total.

About Namit Malhotra’s imaginative and prescient for Ramayana

Namit started engaged on the concept to adapt Ramayana for the massive display screen as early as 2015, he shared with Hindustan Times in an interplay earlier in March this yr. But it wasn’t till 2023 that the movie went on the flooring.

“I’m keen to not just make India proud but excite the world about Indian storytelling and really celebrate global cinema together. It’s not like we don’t like Hollywood films. It’s not like we don’t see an Oppenheimer and have a great feeling, or a Forest Gump, or any of these, you know, landmark films. Their stories are universal. I believe this is universal, too. This is that opportunity that I believe I’m pretty fortunate to have received in my life, and I hope I can deliver,” Namit had informed HT in regards to the movie.

Ramayana launch date and solid

Ramayana is meant to be a two-part movie with Part 1 releasing on Diwali 2026 and Part 2 the next yr. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Ravie Dubey as Laxmana, and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. The rating for the movie sees AR Rahman collaborate with the legendary Hans Zimmer, who’s making his Bollywood debut.