Music maestro AR Rahman has revealed about his much-talked about collaboration with renowned Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer for the upcoming epic film Ramayana. Speaking about the experience, Rahman described the process as creatively thrilling and extremely challenging, as the story holds cultural and emotional weight across generations and geographies.
AR Rahman on working with Hans Zimmer
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Rahman reflected on working with Zimmer. He said, “We’ve just done a few sessions and you’ve heard the early promo. It’s awesome for both of us to score something so iconic and something so important to the world.” Elaborating on his creative process, Rahman explained how his ideas merged organically. “In the promo, they had a soundscape and then I took Sanskrit words and added.”
He further talked about the complexity of the task, saying, “So what is complicated is that you are taking something that is so epic, that every Indian knows and we have to give them something new as the world. We are giving it to the world, from India to the world.” Rahman stressed the need to strike a balance between tradition and innovation, saying, “So you have to forget some things. Our instincts demand that this should be done from the heart. But some timeless quality present in the culture should also be imbibed.”
About the movie Ramayana
Ramayan is directed by Nitish Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, who is helming the project on a grand scale with a massive cast. Ranbir Kapoor plays the role of Lord Ram in the film, while Sai Pallavi plays the role of Sita. Yash plays the role of the villain Ravana. The cast also includes Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman and Lara Dutta as Kaikeyi. The epic drama will be released in two parts, with Part 1 releasing on Diwali 2026 and Part 2 releasing on Diwali 2027, offering a grand cinematic retelling of the Indian epic.
