Is this Kunal Kapoor's Indra Devta look from Ramayana?

Get ready for some serious buzz around Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming epic, Ramayana! The film, which already has us hyped with Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, just got even more exciting. Kunal Kapoor, who's playing the powerful Lord Indra, recently dropped a photo on Instagram showing off a super clean-shaven look.And guess what? That picture, plus another sneak peek from the set showing some high-tech camera gear, has gone completely viral! Fans are absolutely convinced this is his incredible transformation to play the divine Indra, and they're showering the casting choice with tons of love and speculation. It looks like Ramayana is shaping up to be quite the spectacle!Check out the post here:

In the initial photo, Kunal Kapoor was captured with a clean-shaven appearance, seated before a mirror in a makeup chair.

A subsequent picture showed him on a film set, featuring camera equipment attached to his head, hinting at advanced filming techniques.As soon as the pictures went viral on social media, likes and comments poured in from all sides. While one fan wrote, 'Perfect guy for Indra Aaryan features. Do the makers really know their mythos? Should I really have hopes from this? Let us wait', another one added, 'He does look like Indra Dev.'

A user also commented, 'His face is proper for the role'. A comment read, “Bro was born for the role of gods.” “Looks like Superman, though," commented another fan. “They actually cooked with this casting ngl,” read another comment.In a prior interview with News18, Kunal Kapoor shared his enthusiasm for the film, emphasizing its potential to be "something very special" that truly honors the story. He expressed his excitement, anticipating that audiences will be "surprised by what they see."

Kapoor described Ramayana as an unprecedented "spectacle on a scale that nobody has seen before," confirming its release is slated for late next year.The expansive cast of Ramayana further includes Lara Dutta, Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey, Sheeba Chaddha, and Arun Govil in key roles. The highly anticipated film is planned for a two-part release, with the first installment set to hit theaters on Diwali 2026, followed by the second part in 2027.