Lots of sentiments attached with 'Ramayana', will deal in most responsible manner: Nitesh Tiwari

Nitesh Tiwari's next project is live-action 'Ramayana', and the director says the team will make sure to deal with the subject with utmost responsibility as lots of sentiments are attached with the epic tale.

Tiwari is set to direct trilogy "Ramayana", produced by Madhu Mantena. Ravi Udyawar will be working on the visuals of the film.

The series will be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and shot in 3D.

"It is a massive responsibility to do a project like 'Ramayana'. It is a big responsibility and we will behave in the most responsible manner. There are a lot of sentiments involved around 'Ramayana' and all those sentiments will be kept in mind and (there will be) nothing for the sake of creativity," Tiwari told PTI on the sidelines of India Film Project here.

The "Dangal" helmer said working on "Ramayana" was not planned and he took a lot of time to say yes to the project.

"I had not planned that I want to make a film on Ramayana'. When it came to me at that time I had thought about it seriously and started evaluating. It will make you think whether you will be able to do justice to what you have been asked to do. It takes a lot of time to come to the conclusion that this is what I want to do next."
"Till we are not happy on paper there is no point in going and sharing it with a star because I will not have answers ready. As a creative person, I need to get convinced first then I can convince others, so I am still in the stage where I am getting convinced about what we have on paper is right. We do have a wish list but we would not like to share it as then it will lead to speculations."
"It is a trilogy and the first part will come in 2021 and hopefully work should begin next year. It is a film that requires a lot of planning."