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Yash’s son cried after watching him kill Jatayu in Ramayana
The Story in Brief
Yash’s seven-year-old son Yatharv cried during the Los Angeles premiere of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ after watching his father, who plays Ravana, attack Jatayu, the vulture that tries to stop Sita’s abduction. Co-star Sai Pallavi recalled Yatharv telling Yash, “I didn’t like you killing that bird,” adding that the child knew it was a performance but still felt it was wrong. The incident occurred at the Academy Museum on October 27, where Yash attended with his children Ayra (alternately Arya) and Yatharv, their first film in a theatre.
Yash said he was surprised by his son’s reaction and later spoke about the challenge of making audiences believe in Ravana’s invincibility while showing the character’s motivations. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Yash also recounted how his son questioned his casting, “You are Rama, right?”, and how he used drawings to explain the difference between actor and character. The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi, is scheduled for worldwide release on Wednesday, 5 November 2026.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Times of India and Mid-Day both lead with Yatharv crying and his complaint about Yash's on-screen killing of Jatayu, reporting the anecdote in straight narrative style with no editorial framing. India TV takes a distinct angle: its exclusive interview foregrounds Yash's explanation of how he prepared his children for his role as Ravana, including their confusion over why he would play an antagonist. Where the first two outlets present the child's reaction as the story, India TV frames it as one part of a broader conversation about acting versus reality and the Ramayana's moral message. The uniform tone across all three is factual reporting of an actor's family anecdote.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), mid-day.com (neutral report), indiatvnews.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 1 November 2026: this story now draws on 3 sources.
