Kunal Kapoor has brought striking conviction to the challenging portrayal of Lord Indra in Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious release, Ramayana. The internet is flooding with glimpses of the actor, who successfully blurred the lines between cinema and mythology by bringing a striking resemblance to the Lord all while justifying the age-old epic. And now, the audience is convinced that Kapoor should headline a standalone film on the God of Gods. The best part of it? Viewers are ready to crowdfund it purely on the basis of their love for Lord Indra and the love for Kapoor’s acting range to pull off the role! 

 

A user took to X and wrote, “@niteshtiwari22 bhai, Kunal Kapoor k sath #Indra bana do...Bachpan se Indra ke baare me bahot padha, suna hai...Vese bhi project bada hai OTT me hi daal dena!” and another wrote, “Make a movie on OG God Indra - Vritra Slayer - Dasyu Slayer - Protector of Aryans!”

 

A viewer expressed, “We need a movie with @kapoorkkunal as Indra but not the typical Indra as some sort of joke, rather the Arya Dharma chad & King of Devas he is...Actor is fire, we need better storyline. Indra has been villainized too much,” and another wrote, “Kunal Kapoor as Indra looked so ethereal he deserves a standalone movie on Indra!” While one user tweeted, "Should we just crowdfund and make one together?", another user joined in saying, "@kapoorkkunal, if this dude is playing Indra, then heck yeah! Let's crowdfund it!”

 

Convincing the audience by pulling off a particular role is an actor’s superpower, and going by the response coming in for Kunal Kapoor, it’d be safe to say that Kapoor has soared past expectations. 

 

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Ramayana is currently running in theatres.