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Ramayana: Jai Jai Ram (Song) | Namit M, Nitesh T | Ranbir, Yash | AR Rahman REACTION!!!

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The video features a reaction and discussion centered around the new song "Jai Jai Ram" from the upcoming independent film *Ramayana*, composed by A.R. Rahman. The hosts express their excitement about the track, noting its spiritual nature and comparing it to worship songs or hymns rather than typical cinematic item numbers. They speculate on why Hans Zimmer was not involved in composing the vocal tracks, suggesting that while he handled the background score for international appeal, the lyrical content required a composer deeply connected to Indian culture like Rahman. The hosts also discuss the film's release strategy, anticipating a Diwali launch in November to coincide with the auspicious holiday season, though they note that tickets are not yet on sale due to distribution logistics. A significant portion of the conversation focuses on the casting choices, particularly Ranbir Kapoor's portrayal of Lord Rama and Sunny Deol's role as Hanuman. While the hosts appreciate the visual fit of the actors, they humorously debate whether Ranbir will be able to convincingly portray the character once he begins speaking, given his limited dialogue in early footage. The discussion highlights that the film is structured as a two-part epic, with major action sequences likely reserved for the second half where Hanuman's story unfolds. Additionally, the hosts mention the high production value, specifically noting that the film will be formatted for IMAX screens, aiming to compete visually with blockbusters like *Avatar* and *Dune*. The dialogue also touches upon the challenges of marketing such a culturally specific story to non-Indian audiences. The hosts observe that despite efforts by influencers and social media accounts to promote the film internationally, they themselves were not offered payment to review it, joking about the industry's tendency to pay for positive coverage while ignoring organic reactions. They express curiosity about how the movie will be received globally, acknowledging that while the production house is pushing for international visibility, breaking through to audiences unfamiliar with Indian mythology remains a significant hurdle. Ultimately, the video concludes with high anticipation for the film's release and a hope that the spectacle and storytelling will resonate beyond traditional demographics.
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What do you call an over-excited Mughal emperor? >> What? >> Enthusiasm. >> The biggest, the [music] baddest, whackiest, funniest, filmiest show on earth. >> Hey, welcome back to I'm Mike. >> Welcome back. Welcome back. We're glad you're here with juiciness. >> Juicy! Today we got a new song from the upcoming small independent movie Ramayana. >> Yes. >> Um little >> Man, I hope people find out about this. I hope word of mouth. >> Uh it's probably just going to go to a few festivals. >> But it's probably just going straight to OTT. Probably. >> Probably for the best. >> Probably for the best because then then people will actually be interested and they'll see it and they'll go, "Huh, what's this little thing?" >> Yep. Probably. That segment's brought to you by sarcasm. Uh This one's called Jai Jai Ram. >> Welcome to strategy. >> [laughter] >> You're doing >> Uh Jai Jai Ram? >> My assumption, obviously this is A.R. Rahman It doesn't have >> a song, yeah? >> Hans Zimmer though, so I I would love to talk to A.R. again. >> My bet is that Hans didn't do any of the standout songs. He just did the score with him. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, Hans isn't known for doing item numbers. I know, but I would love like You don't think he would want to like explore that element of Indian cinema? Maybe. Cuz it doesn't say Hans, so I'm assuming it's just >> I assume it's a standalone song that A.R. Rahman wrote. >> Yeah. Granted, I would Then one of the reasons that I think I questioned Obviously, I knew why they're doing the A.R. Rahman and Zimmer because obviously international appeal. >> Yes. But I was also like this is such an Indian story. >> Mhm. >> In an Indian language. >> Mhm. >> If I was a composer, I'd be like bro, I'm not touching this. >> That might [laughter] have been what That might have been what happened with the songs. Like it's one thing to do a background score and you can immerse yourself in that music for a while and get yourself acclimated to it and Hans Zimmer is a world music type of person. >> But the songs, yes, the songs and you've got lyrics with the songs >> Yeah, I don't know that I would feel the same way. I'd be like, "A.R., this is your >> And I'm assuming most of these are almost worship songs being in this movie. >> that. Yeah. >> being in this kind of movie. >> literally be like here I would be like, "Yeah, I'm not touching that." >> hymn I don't know what Hindus call their their song if it's What do they call it? >> Right. >> What do they call it? >> Yeah, there's a word for it. It's not auspicious and they're not It's not necessarily I mean they they do have worship songs. >> or a word about like a song that's about God? >> Yeah, no, we've we've come up with that cuz remember I think one of the first times we heard the word for it was when we were thinking about maybe I was going to do a tap dance to one of those songs and you got feedback from stupid babies that said you probably don't want to do that because this is a >> Yeah. >> something song. >> Spiritual kind of I still think you should do it though. >> A reverent song. >> Maybe yeah, something like that. Anyways, regardless, here we go. >> [bell] [music] [singing] [singing and music] >> Shraddha Yes, it is Shraddha. Beautiful. Nice shot. >> [music and singing] [music] [singing] [music and singing] [music] [music and singing] [music] >> That was lovely. When is the movie out? Why do I feel like it's sooner than later? >> No, I think it's November. >> Is it? >> I think I I think it's Diwali. >> Which would make sense. >> Yeah, it would. Let's see. >> Diwali, yep. Cinema is on Okay. >> Yep. >> Cool. >> Makes sense. >> That does make sense. >> They want the long weekend but also the auspicious >> Yeah. >> time. >> Yeah. >> Um and >> [snorts] >> last time when we did the trailer, I I asked for where Hanuman is. I don't know if you got answers. They only get halfway through the story. >> Oh, okay. >> a two-parter. >> Got it. >> Hanuman will be in the second half. >> I bet Hanuman you'll introduce him at the end >> end of the first one. >> Some some climactic battle. >> Yeah. >> Which I believe, from what I've been told, is played by Sunny Deol. Um Hanuman, which will be >> I like that casting. I think it's a good casting. >> too. >> Um but >> How and how do y'all feel about when we've talked about this ad nauseam pretty much when it comes to this film since the casting was announced? But seeing more and more of Ranbir in the role, how do you how do you like him? >> I I like him myself. Obviously, I don't You guys are much closer to the Absolutely. >> actual uh if you're Hindu, obviously, you're closer to >> Yep. >> uh what he means to you. >> Yep. And if he's >> and that kind of stuff. >> seemingly to accurately portray him. >> Yeah. But obviously, to me, who is an idiot and is not Hindu, um and just seen some stuff, I I like the casting. I at least so far, at least he fits. We haven't seen him talk a whole bunch. Uh but Ranbir's a good actor, so I have no doubt he can >> Yeah. >> [laughter] >> I'm sure when he talks, it'll be believable. >> Right? Um I don't I don't [laughter] >> Because you see the people around the desk having the pre-production meeting. I mean, I love Ranbir in this casting. He looks perfect, but when he talks >> [laughter] >> is it going to be believable? You seen any of his films? >> No. It's going to be It's going to be real interesting cuz I'm assuming each film's going to be at least two and a half, right? >> I'm I'm betting three. >> Yeah. >> But my I'm obviously I I'm not saying I've seen all the stories, but from what I know, the first half a lot of the real big action is in the second half. There is some action. But maybe the versions I've seen are just not everything and so there's like other cuz I the spectacle that you're doing here, it can't just be a drama, right? You're going to have some type of spectacle. >> Yeah, it's got to >> uh with the what you put into it. Um obviously you need to portray the story correctly so people aren't um you know >> Well, and the visuals have to be I mean telling this film and the scale that it's being told there's going to be a comparison to things like Avatar for visual effects. >> Mhm. >> Um and that's that's a high mark to hit. >> Are we the tickets on sale yet, you think? >> Good question. They would be not smart if they hadn't done that yet. I mean Dune 3 is already on sale, so is Avengers. So and those aren't till Christmas. >> Yeah, no it's not yet. >> Um at least not here. >> Yeah. >> November 6th is when it comes >> Oh, you know what? That's because they don't they haven't locked in screens. >> Yeah. Um they don't have the distribution relationships that those other two films have. >> Yeah. Um I'm assuming they'll go on sale soon, maybe October. At least a month before. Uh >> I would hope. >> And I know we're going to get IMAX so I'm going to try to get on that quick to get on >> Is this not the first Indian film shot for IMAX? Like specifically using the IMAX cameras? >> Yeah, I assume they used it for some. >> Yeah. >> Cuz like we all learned this past year most IMAX are just shot for certain sequences, not the entire film. >> Right. >> A lot of the Odyssey because that's a pain in the butt. >> [laughter] >> Um and so but they formatted it for IMAX. >> Mhm. >> Um and so but last time we had something that was we were supposed to get on a big massive screen. They then moved us to 3D. >> Yeah, I remember that. >> it? >> And it was their mistake. They you had purchased cuz you would never get 3D. >> No, I wouldn't. >> Um I want to say >> Ali one? >> Yeah, uh Brahma Brahmāstra. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Which we still haven't got the second one of. >> Nope. >> Are they filming it? >> No idea. They clearly weren't as he was doing this. So maybe they had to put that on a back burner while he was finishing up Ramayana. >> Regardless. >> Uh >> I like the song. >> Yeah, nice. >> Obviously >> Lovely. >> Obviously looking forward to the movie. Um it'll be really interesting to see how this is received from non-Indian audiences. >> Yeah. >> If it even makes a dent into non-Indian audiences. >> Yeah. >> That would be a cuz obviously they're going to try. Obviously they're going to promote it. >> Yeah. I actually had a friend who does not watch Indian movies. >> Um but they were like, "Have you heard of Ramayana?" I was like, "Yes, I've heard of Ramayana." >> [laughter] >> I've seen a couple of non-Indian Instagram accounts talking about it. >> Yeah, so >> Yeah. >> The production house is obviously trying to get it out there, pay influencers to talk about it. Not us. We haven't been offered. >> No. >> Unfortunately. >> Yeah. >> They kind of was like, "They're going to talk about it." >> [laughter] >> They're like, "We don't need to pay them." >> And they're going to say what THEY THINK. >> YEAH. >> DAMN IT. WE WANT SPINELESS PEOPLE HERE. >> [laughter] >> WE CAN PAY YOU AND YOU'LL tell us you'll say what we want. >> Anyways, sorry. Uh let us know what you thought of the song and anything else we need to know down below. >> The biggest, the baddest, whackiest, funniest, filmiest show on Earth. >> Never before >> [music]