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Ranbir Kapoor has started writing his directorial debut

His BBC Asian Network conversation with Sai Pallavi moves from the responsibility of Ramayana to a possible future behind the camera.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 65,722 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (2,509).

Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi talk all things Ramayana!

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1:32Sai Pallavi recalls how Kapoor's calm support helped her through her first Hindi takes.
5:22Kapoor says fear and imposter syndrome accompanied the offer to play Lord Rama.
9:05Both actors explain why human vulnerability mattered more than divine aloofness when portraying Rama and Sita.
19:10Kapoor argues that culturally authentic Indian stories can connect internationally without compromising their identity.
23:49Kapoor reveals he has begun writing a feel-good family drama for his intended directorial debut.
25:50He considers moving beyond conventional leading roles and hopes to start directing within two or three years.

What comes after playing Lord Rama? For Ranbir Kapoor, the answer may involve stepping behind the camera to make a feel-good family drama.

Speaking to Haroon Rashid alongside Ramayana co-star Sai Pallavi, Kapoor reveals that he started writing a script a few months ago. He cites Life Is Beautiful and Rajkumar Hirani's films as the kind of territory he wants to explore, and says he hopes to begin shooting his directorial debut within two or three years.

That is an ambition, not a retirement announcement. Reflecting on his packed slate, Kapoor suggests this could be his last decade playing these sorts of leading roles. The distinction matters: he is imagining a change in his work, not announcing an exit from films.

The interview drew around 38,000 views in its first ten hours, already far beyond BBC Asian Network's usual full-day audience for comparable uploads. There is plenty beyond the career revelation, too.

Pallavi recalls Kapoor's calming support during her first Hindi takes. Both describe the challenge of playing revered figures without making them emotionally remote: their way into Rama and Sita was through human vulnerability, rather than an air of divine distance.

Kapoor says the role also prompted him to think about how he treats people away from the set. "What makes you a better person is how you treat people, how kind you are," he tells Rashid.

Viewers are already suggesting another pairing for the actors, this time in a mature love story. Pallavi, meanwhile, offers a quieter glimpse of life outside the spectacle: reading, gardening and a creative working environment help keep her grounded.

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Ranbir and Sai should do a mature love story together.. Both look so good as a pair!
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A film by Ranbir Kapoor, damnnnnnn, lets goooo
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Great questions I must say...
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