Despite receiving mixed reviews, Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ has maintained a strong hold at the box office. The Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer witnessed a phenomenal jump on its first Monday, collecting Rs 107.50 crore net in India. Interestingly, the film’s Monday earnings were higher than the corresponding collections of the five biggest Indian blockbusters, including ‘Dangal’, ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Pushpa 2’.Apart from its box office performance, Yash’s portrayal of Ravana has emerged as one of the major talking points surrounding the epic. The Kannada superstar has received attention for his commanding screen presence and elaborate costumes. Now, the film’s costume stylist and designer, Saniya Sardhariya, has revealed that some of the ensembles created for Yash weighed as much as 33 kg, making his transformation into the demon king an especially demanding process.In a conversation with India Today, Saniya explained that most of Yash’s costumes, including the jewellery, weighed between 16 and 20 kg. However, certain elaborate looks were considerably heavier. She said, “Most of the costumes used to weigh around 16 to 20 kg, including the jewellery. But we had a few heavy pieces, like the Ravana-look associated with Lanka, his wedding costume, and the costume he wore for Shurpanakha’s wedding. Those were close to 30-33 kg, if I remember correctly,”She also revealed that Ravana’s crown alone weighed approximately 1.8 kg, adding to the overall weight of the elaborate ensembles.The jewellery worn by Yash was another important element of his transformation. Tarang Arora, creative director and CEO of Tribe Amrapali, which customised, handcrafted and supplied the jewellery for the film, spoke to SCREEN about the thought process behind Ravana’s elaborate accessories.Explaining how the character’s personality and royal stature influenced the designs, he said, “Ravana was the king of the land of gold. He had to be shown as extremely opulent. The kind of yin and yang that Ravana has, we had to play around with his jewellery.”He further explained how different symbols were incorporated into the designs to reflect Ravana’s personality and his devotion to Lord Shiva. “We used different motifs in Ravana’s jewellery, depending on the phase he was in — snake, demon face, animal face, and a trishul (trident), since he was a Lord Shiva devotee. Even within the same look, there were many contradictions, from one hand of Ravana to another.”Meanwhile, ‘Ramayana: Part 1′ has collected Rs 346.35 crore net in India within its first five days, while its worldwide gross has reached Rs 663.90 crore, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. Its Monday collection of Rs 107.50 crore was particularly noteworthy, as it surpassed the first-Monday earnings of several major Indian blockbusters.For comparison, ‘Dangal’ (2016), which remains the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, collected Rs 25.69 crore net on its first Monday. ‘Dhurandhar 2’ (2026) earned Rs 65 crore, while ‘Baahubali 2’ (2017) recorded Rs 80 crore. ‘Pushpa 2’ (2024) collected Rs 64.45 crore, and ‘Dhurandhar’ (2025) earned Rs 23.25 crore on the corresponding day. With Rs 107.50 crore, ‘Ramayana: Part 1’ has registered a significantly higher first-Monday collection than all five films.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, the epic features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Goddess Sita, Yash as Ravana, Ravi Dubey as Lakshmana and Sunny Deol as Hanuman. The film’s music has been composed by Oscar-winning composers Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman.
