Dil Raju Mistakes Ranbir Kapoor for Ranveer Singh at Ramayana Event, Quickly Apologises

Director Nitesh Tiwari's ‘Ramayana' is one of the most awaited movies of the year and is scheduled to hit theatres this Diwali. The film's makers organised a grand event previously in Hyderabad, where they announced Dil Raju as one of the distributors of the film. Dil Raju gave a speech in praise of the team and in the midst of his speech, inadvertently got the names mixed up with Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, thus leaving the internet in a fit of laughter.

Dil Raju mashes up Ranbir Kapoor's name with Ranveer Singh

In his address, Dil Raju announced that Ramayana will be released by Karan Johar in North India while it will be released by Sony Pictures in Hollywood and his company in Telugu speaking states. Then, he added that it would be the third film of Ranbir Kapoor's he would release in the Telugu states after Brahmastra and Animal. He complimented Ranbir, saying, "We have seen all his films, one of the best actors, the best hero is Ranveer Singh garu, sorry, Ranbir Kapoor Garu.

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The camera zoomed in on Ranbir Kapoor’s face after Dil Raju’s slip-up. The actor was very still and didn't show any expression. The clip was soon shared on social media, prompting users to not be able to control their laughter over the name mix-up.

One comment read, "Dil Raju Garu you are right, Ranveer Singh is the best actor." Another commented, "This is embarassing." A third internet user wrote, "It's an honest mistake but I can't stop laughing." Another wrote, "He didn't have to say so much truth." One comment read, "What an awkward moment." Some Ranbir fans also expressed anger over Dil Raju’s mix-up. One user wrote, "A little advice to the makers: Never hand over the mic to someone who isn’t well-rehearsed, especially when there’s no teleprompter in place."

Other than the aforementioned, the actor Yash, Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Ravi Dubey also dropped by this Ramayana event to pay their respects to the producer, director and actor.

About Ramayana

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The two-part film adaptation of the Hindu epic, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, and produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman and Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman. Other key players in the film are Lara Dutta, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor, Arun Govil, Sheeba Chaddha, Adinath Kothare and Shobana et al.

The movie has soundtracks by Oscar-winning composers A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer. The project is ambitious and will take the story of Rama and Ravana to the big screen with the help of large-scale visual effects. The film is set to hit theatres globally on 5th November, 2026 and part two will be released during the Diwali season of 2027.

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