{"id":533475,"date":"2026-03-11T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533475\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:40:09","slug":"donal-bisht-reveals-she-auditioned-for-surpanakha-in-ranbir-kapoors-ramayana-never-imagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533475\/","title":{"rendered":"Donal Bisht reveals she auditioned for Surpanakha in Ranbir Kapoor’s \u2018Ramayana\u2019: ‘Never imagined…’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DonalDonal Bisht reveals she auditioned for Surpanakha in Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana via Mukesh Chhabra. “Never imagined,” she said, feeling blessed for the call. Cast: Ranbir (Ram), Sai Pallavi (Sita), Yash (Ravana). Part 1 releases Diwali 2026 worldwide; editing done, VFX underway. Donal Bisht<\/a>, known from Bigg Boss<\/a> 15, shocked fans by disclosing her audition for the Shurpanakha role in ‘Ramayana’ alongside Ranbir Kapoor<\/a>. She couldn’t believe it when top casting director Mukesh Chhabra reached out directly for Nitesh Tiwari’s epic project.<\/p>\n

Donal Bisht’s reaction<\/p>\n

As per News18, recalling her reaction, Donal shared, \u201cI never imagined in my life that someone would even call me to audition for Shurpanakha.” The actress added that she was told the production house was holding very limited auditions and had specifically requested her to test for the character. Reflecting on the moment, Donal expressed deep gratitude for the opportunity. In her words, \u201cI feel very fortunate that I got a call for one of the biggest films, and I feel blessed that people there are noticing my work and seeing that I can be a potential person for such roles.” <\/p>\n

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\u2018Ramayana\u2019 cast<\/p>\n

In the magnum opus ‘Ramayana,’ Ranbir Kapoor stars as Ram, while Sai Pallavi plays Sita. \u2018KGF\u2019 fame Yash steps into Ravana’s role. Sunny Deol and Ravi Dubey portray Hanuman and Laxman, respectively. Meanwhile, Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh play Mandodari and Shurpanakha. The cast also includes Arun Govil, Kunal Kapoor, Adinath Kothare, Sheeba Chaddha, and Indira Krishnan.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ramayana\u2019 production update<\/p>\n

As per the report, the makers have already completed editing the first installment of the film. In October 2025, Pinkvilla reported that the \u2018Ramayana\u2019 team is now focusing on VFX work, dedicating the next 300 days to it. Producer Namit Malhotra and his team plan to lock the final cut of \u2018Ramayana: Part One\u2019 by summer 2026, clearing the way for a Diwali theatrical release.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ramayana\u2019 release schedule<\/p>\n

\u2018Ramayana\u2019 Part 1 heads to worldwide release on Diwali 2026, and Part 2 on Diwali 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donal Bisht reveals she auditioned for Surpanakha in Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana via Mukesh Chhabra. “Never imagined,” she said,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,10059,264801,134,210141,264800,344,29904,377,380],"class_list":{"0":"post-533475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bigg-boss","11":"tag-donal-bisht","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-kajal-aggarwal","14":"tag-kunal-kapoor","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-rakul-preet-singh","17":"tag-ranbir-kapoor","18":"tag-sunny-deol"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}