# Sunny Deol calls Ramayana Part 1 better than Hollywood, Part 2 set for 2028 2026-11-08T19:28:27+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Bollywood star Sunny Deol has called Ramayana: Part 1 superior to any Hollywood film. The actor, who plays Lord Hanuman in the Nitesh Tiwari-directed epic, took to Instagram on Saturday (7 November) urging every Indian to watch the film, praising its special effects and storytelling. Ramayana: Part 1 opened in theatres worldwide on 5 November, with Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The post-credit sequence unveils Deol's Hanuman and Raghav Juyal as Meghnath, teasing the larger war in Part 2, which producer Namit Malhotra has confirmed will release in 2028, a year later than initially planned. The film is produced by Prime Focus Studios, in association with DNEG and Monster Mind Creations, and features music by Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two sources cover different aspects of the same film. Mid-day.com leads with Sunny Deol's Instagram video praising Ramayana: Part 1, quoting his claim that the film is better than any Hollywood production. Gulfnews.com focuses on the post-credit scene reveals of Deol as Hanuman and Raghav Juyal as Meghnath, and reports that Part 2 has been delayed to 2028. Mid-day frames the story as a star endorsement, while Gulfnews provides production details including the cast and release schedule. The coverage is uniform in that both outlets report facts without editorialising. Part 2 is now set for a 2028 release, a year later than originally planned. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - mid-day.com (neutral report) Leads with actor's Instagram video endorsement - gulfnews.com (neutral report) Focuses on post-credit scene reveals and Part 2 delay This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Hanuman, Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana Part 1, Ranbir Kapoor, Sunny Deol Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-calls-ramayana-part-1-better-than-hollywood-part-2-set-for-2028/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sunny-deol-calls-ramayana-part-1-better-than-hollywood-part-2-set-for-2028/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/