Films on the Ramayana have been rudimentary, says Sadguru: ‘WE HAVE BEEN HYPNOTISED AND BRAINWASHED’

One of the most awaited films in 2026 is the epic Ramayana, by director Nitesh Tiwari. Recently, spiritual leader Sadhguru sat with the producer of the movie, Namit Malhotra, discussing the film and the huge responsibility bestowed upon them in producing such a story.

Namit explained this journey to Sadhguru and asked him why he was chosen for such an important project: "I lead a life of reasonable success. I mean, starting alone with an Apple computer, then going on to become the world's biggest visual effects company. I think that 30 years of my career prepared me to make Ramayan, because I don't think a 20-year-old me would have done justice to it. Why do you think that has happened?

To that, Sadhguru said, "Don't try to look for mystical reasons for simple realities that should have happened a long time ago. We have been so brainwashed and hypnotized that in these 80 years we have not produced a movie of some substance around Ram, Shiva, Krishna." "Those who did make those films, I found them very rudimentary. But still, those things had such a massive impact. When Mahabharat was going on on the television, the streets of India would be empty. No people on the street – that was the grip it had on the audience. That is the level of aspiration that is there, but we have left them unfulfilled." Sadhguru said the situation in the world is grim and the "younger generation needs to be shown what the Ramayana truly is." "The younger generation needs to be shown what the Ramayana truly is. Because he fought because he felt some injustice was being done, not because he was battle hungry. He repented killing his own enemies. Today, we are more empowered than before, we aren't using bows and arrows. Our fight will finish humanity and Ramayan is in many ways a representation of what is at the core of us as human beings," said Sadhguru