Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 9 hrs ago
Anupam Kher says Swedish viewers were moved by Ramayana premiere
Anupam Kher said Swedish viewers were moved by the film Ramayana: Part 1 at its Stockholm premiere.
After the screening, some audience members came up to him with tears in their eyes and thanked him for voicing Jatayu, a character in the film.
The film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana.
It draws on the Ramayana, an Indian epic whose themes of love, sacrifice, family and duty, Kher said, reach across borders and generations.
The audience response made Kher feel proud that an Indian film connected with viewers in Sweden.
The film opened in theatres on November 5, around Diwali.
A second part is set for Diwali 2028.
Anupam Kher said audience members at the Stockholm premiere of Ramayana were moved to tears and thanked him for voicing Jatayu.
The actor described the response as overwhelming and said it made him proud to see an Indian film connect with viewers in Sweden.
Kher shared video and pictures from the event on social media.
He also said the epic’s messages could resonate across borders, languages and generations.
Ramayana: Part 1 is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash.
- Who
- Anupam Kher and audience members at the Stockholm premiere of Ramayana.
- What
- Kher said viewers were moved to tears and thanked him for voicing Jatayu.
- When
- The premiere date is not stated. Ramayana: Part 1 was released in theatres on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Stockholm, Sweden.
- Why
- Kher said the audience reacted to the film and thanked him for telling the story of the Ramayana and playing Jatayu.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ramayana: Part 1 was released in theatres.
News outlets reported Kher's account of the audience response at the Stockholm premiere.
- Premiere location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Kher's role
- Voiced Jatayu
- Film director
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Release date
- November 5, 2026
- Lead cast
- Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana
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‘Proud To Be Indian’: Anupam Kher Moved By Audience Reaction At Ramayana’s Sweden Premiere
Anupam Kher 'completely overwhelmed' by Sweden's response to 'Ramayana': 'People were in tears'
Anupam Kher says he felt proud as an Indian when audience got teary-eyed at Ramayana Sweden premiere, thanked him for voicing Jatayu
What people are saying
When the film ended, people came up to me with tears in their eyes, shaking my hand and thanking me for telling the story of the Ramayana and for playing Jatayu. I was completely overwhelmed.
The Ramayana is not only a story from India; its message of love, sacrifice, family, duty and the triumph of good over evil speaks to people across borders, languages and generations. It was moving to see this timeless Indian epic being celebrated in Sweden.
Proud to be Indian. Jai Shri Ram!