- By Swati Singh
- Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:49 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, is generating buzz for its massive scale and DNEG's Oscar-winning VFX. Amid the excitement, a new documentary revisits how one filmmaker brought the epic to life nearly four decades ago without modern technology.
Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan remains India's most-watched TV show. Now, his grandson Shiv Sagar has announced a new documentary that will explore the making of the iconic series.
In a conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Shiv Sagar revealed, "We are making a documentary on the behind-the-scenes of the making of Ramayan. Even after 36 years, there’s a lot of interest in grandfather’s Ramayan. It continues to be relevant and popular."
"At the time, my grandfather had to work with relatively rudimentary technology. There were no blue or green screens; chroma had just come in. There were no computers for visual effects either. The team worked with linear editing machines and shot on low-band U-matic video," he further added.
Talking further about the documentary, Shiv Sagar said, "The idea behind our documentary is to give viewers an idea of how it was made and it would consist of interviews with the cast and technicians and their family members. We are also focusing on the women in the households of these unit members and what they went through during the shooting."
"We want to document all this information. A lot of the people associated are no longer alive. Arvind Trivedi ji, who played Ravana, is no more. Hence, we got his daughter to give an interview. Similarly, Vindu Dara Singh spoke to us since Dara Singh ji has passed away. We want to preserve all this for future generations," he further added.