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Brandon Shealy sees Ramayana with Ranbir Kapoor and Yash

A surprise ticket from Jaby takes CineDesi to a Los Angeles screening, where the English lip-sync technology becomes a talking point.

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Brandon's First Experience Watching RAMAYANA! | Screening Vlog | Ranbir Kapoor | Yash | Sai Pallavi

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0:04Brandon drives to the Los Angeles screening with a ticket arranged by Jaby.
0:26Yash, Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi greet fans outside the Academy Museum.
1:03Director Nitesh Tiwari and the cast join producer Namit Malhotra onstage before the screening.
3:01Brandon praises the English lip matching, Rama and Lakshmana's bond, action, visual effects and score.
9:02He discusses the wait for Part 2 and reminds viewers that Ramayana has a post-credits scene.

Jaby supplies the ticket; Brandon Shealy brings back the red-carpet footage and a review delivered outside the theater. CineDesi's Ramayana screening vlog takes him to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash joining director Nitesh Tiwari onstage before the film.

The upload drew more than 400,000 views in its first 16 hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for a regular video. It's a different vantage point from CineDesi's earlier Ramayana trailer reactions: Brandon is putting on 3D glasses in a packed auditorium, then stepping outside to explain what the finished film offered him.

One detail gets particular attention. Brandon praises the English dubbing's AI-assisted lip matching, saying it changes the mouth movements to suit the dialogue. That sits alongside more traditional reasons for his enthusiasm: the bond between Rama and Lakshmana, the fight choreography, visual effects and Hans Zimmer's score.

The cast's introductions are brief. Sai Pallavi calls the occasion "a very surreal moment," while Ranbir hopes the audience enjoys the show. Yash offers a thought suited to the scale of the evening: "Where you start can never define how far you can go."

Brandon's extended reaction begins around three minutes in, after the arrivals and audience introductions. He finishes with a practical reminder for anyone heading to Ramayana: stay for the post-credits scene.

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your review makes me even more excited to watch ramayana😉
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Only review so far i could trust. Thanks Man !
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