Apr 05, 2026 10:18am IST
Hrithik Roshan Defends ‘Ramayana’ Amid VFX Debate: ‘Intent Deserves Applause’
As debate around VFX intensifies following the recently released “Rama” glimpse from “Ramayana,” Hrithik Roshan has weighed in on the conversation. The actor, who has been part of several VFX-heavy projects and is also set to direct and star in “Krrish 4,” praised the makers of films such as the Nitesh Tiwari directorial “Ramayana,” “Kalki 2898 AD,” and his father Rakesh Roshan for pushing boundaries and attempting what many would not.
Taking to Instagram with a lengthy note, Roshan wrote, “Yes, bad VFX exists. It’s sometimes so bad it’s painful to watch. Especially for me… and especially when it’s a film I’m part of. As an 11-year-old kid, I saw ‘Back to the Future’ on a trip to London and it changed me forever. I became obsessed. I would sit with my dad’s VHS player studying the frames — pause-play, pause-play — until I broke the player.”
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Citing “Ramayana” as an example, he added, “Today, some special humans among us, like the makers of films like ‘Kalki 2898 AD,’ ‘Baahubali,’ ‘Ramayana’ (also my dad for ‘Koi… Mil Gaya’ and ‘Krrish,’ of course), are my heroes. They have the guts and vision to do what’s never been done — all for the love of cinema, so that we, the audience, get to experience something never watched before. From my point of view, they risked all that money, and years and years of effort, just so another 11-year-old kid could feel what I felt.”
Roshan continued, “To me, that’s noble. The intention by itself deserves applause. I am proud of my fellow Indians. What I would give to be a part of such dreams, even as an assistant. But this post is not about me, it’s about us, the audience. The thing is, it takes thousands of our artistes working round the clock for multiple years to bring VFX-heavy films to life, so the least we can do is critique them with some awareness.”
He further explained how VFX can take on different stylistic approaches depending on the needs of a story. While audiences may prefer one visual language over another, he noted that it does not automatically make a different approach “wrong.”
Concluding his note, Roshan said, “You can’t criticize the maker just because he has chosen one style while you prefer another. That’s not fair. So sometimes when you say ‘bad VFX,’ maybe it’s just a style you didn’t expect? So next time, don’t just ask, ‘Is it real?’ First ask, ‘Is it right for the story?’ ‘Is it making me feel what the maker intended?’ Debate it. But debate it with awareness.”
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