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Actor Sunny Deol confirmed that he will be playing Lord Hanuman in Nitesh Tiwari's much-awaited epic Ramayana. The actor made a surprise appearance at the film's grand trailer launch event in New Delhi, where he opened up about taking on the iconic role. The actor revealed that he has only begun shooting for the film and still has a long way to go before completing the challenging role.
Speaking at the event on Saturday, Sunny said, "Dekhiye sach batau toh maine abhi kaam sirf thoda sa hi kiya hai isme, mujhe bohot aage badhna hai (To be honest, I have only done a little bit of work on it so far. I still have a long way to go.)"
Talking about portraying Lord Hanuman, Sunny called the opportunity one of the biggest honours of his career.
The 68-year-old actor said, "Ramayana hum Hindustan ka aur Hindustaniyon ke liye sabse badi cheez hai. Main Wahe Guruji ka shukriya karta hoon ki mujhe mauka mila Hanuman ji ke kirdar ko nibhane ka. Main poori koshish karunga ki main sahi tarah ise nibha sakun, kyunki Hanuman ji ke character ko nibhana aasan nahi hai (The Ramayana is one of the greatest treasures of India and its people. I thank Wahe Guruji for giving me the opportunity to play Lord Hanuman. I will give my best to do justice to this role because portraying Hanuman is not easy)."
"Lekin maza bahut aayega kyunki woh natkhat hain, innocent hain, takatvar hain, aap sabke pyaare bhi hain aur Ram ji ke bhakt bhi (But it will be a joyful experience because Hanuman is playful, innocent, immensely powerful, loved by everyone, and the greatest devotee of Lord Ram)," he added.
Sunny's surprise entry at the event was met with loud cheers from the audience. Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Lord Ram in the film, greeted the veteran actor by touching his feet, making it one of the most heartwarming moments of the evening.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. The two-part epic will release in theatres on Diwali 2026 and Diwali 2027, respectively.
