{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e89235ad93badb16bdd49df/6aefb601218f4807f2b2bff4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ramayana: Rise of a Legend - A ₹2,000 Crore Epic Worth Seeing on the Big Screen","description":"<p>Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the most expensive Indian film ever made, and Sravan and Tarun have thoughts. Is it the best-looking Indian film they&#39;ve ever seen, and does the spectacle make up for a story that keeps you at arm&#39;s length?</p><p><br></p><p>This is a Paisa Vasool x Cognitive Recalibration crossover, released on both channels. We go through the VFX and action (with a clear favourite sequence), Yash&#39;s turn as Ravana, the Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi chemistry, the score from Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman, and why the first half drags while the second half pulls together. We also dig into the Western-release push, the Hindi vs English cut and the AI lip-sync tech. Light on spoilers, and neither of us knows the source material in depth, so we judge it purely as a film.</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube: https://youtu.be/bmYvU6KEfdg</p><p><br></p><p>⏱️ Timestamps</p><p>(00:00) Intro music</p><p>(00:24) Welcome: a Paisa Vasool x Cognitive Recalibration crossover</p><p>(00:55) Ramayana Part 1: director, producers &amp; cast</p><p>(02:00) How much Ramayana do we actually know?</p><p>(02:36) Hans Zimmer meets A.R. Rahman</p><p>(02:53) Runtime, budget &amp; the box office mountain</p><p>(04:21) Our verdict: VFX, action &amp; epic scale</p><p>(06:44) Is the Hans Zimmer score the right call?</p><p>(07:15) Performances: Yash is the standout</p><p>(07:48) Ranbir &amp; Sai Pallavi: where&#39;s the chemistry?</p><p>(08:42) Emotional depth &amp; the first-half problem</p><p>(10:50) Ravana&#39;s backstory &amp; the sympathetic villain</p><p>(12:29) Ranking the action sequences</p><p>(13:56) The pivotal scene that could&#39;ve hit harder</p><p>(14:28) How it stacks up against other adaptations</p><p>(15:18) Lakshman, Sita &amp; a Melbourne stage show</p><p>(16:16) The Kaikeyi question: why 14 years?</p><p>(17:41) Western audiences, Hindi vs English &amp; AI lip-sync</p><p>(19:41) Final verdict &amp; the Part 2 wait</p><p>(20:26) Up next: AK-47, what&#39;s coming &amp; where to find us</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to support this podcast so we can keep producing our content for free consider the following options:</p><p>Buy us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CRecalibration</p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to contact us to ask a question or give us some feedback, please do so via the channels below:</p><p>Facebook Page: Cognitive Recalibration</p><p>Instagram: cognitiverecalibration</p><p>Twitter: @CRecalibration</p><p>TikTok: @cogrecal</p><p><br></p><p>#Ramayana #IndianCinema #RamayanaPart1 #Bollywood #RanbirKapoor #Yash #SaiPallavi #CognitiveRecalibration</p>","author_name":"Cognitive Recalibration"}