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Debutant Nitish Sharma says he got Shatrughan role in Ramayana ‘divinely’
Debutant Nitish Sharma says he got Shatrughan role in Ramayana ‘divinely’
Debutant Nitish Sharma, who plays Shatrughan opposite Ranbir Kapoor’s Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s 'Ramayana', has called his casting a ‘divine’ intervention. In an Instagram video, Sharma said he was dropped from…
The Story in Brief
Debutant Nitish Sharma, who plays Shatrughan opposite Ranbir Kapoor’s Lord Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s 'Ramayana', has called his casting a ‘divine’ intervention. In an Instagram video, Sharma said he was dropped from a big-budget film in 2023 without explanation and returned home heartbroken. While reading the Sundarkand at his family’s Hanuman shrine, he received a call from casting director Mukesh Chhabra offering him the role. Sharma has seven years of theatre experience and has appeared in ad campaigns for brands like Toyota and Manyavar. 'Ramayana: The Introduction' releases on November 6.
The Indian Opinion
The temptation to dub every casting coincidence as divine overlooks the months of auditions, rejections, and theatre training that finally paid off. Nitish Sharma’s story is relatable because it mirrors the struggles of countless newcomers, not because of a recited verse. What will matter more than the backstory is whether his performance on screen, when Part One releases on November 6, justifies the leap of faith the filmmakers took on an unknown face.
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