Actor Addinath Kothare, who plays Bharat in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, describes how he secured the role and what filming is like. He says he kept auditioning, was shortlisted earlier for Tiwari’s Tarla, and later auditioned for Lakshman before being offered Bharat. He describes learning of the casting as emotional and calls the epic a story he grew up with.
On set, Kothare portrays a highly disciplined and devout working environment. Multiple outlets report his comparison of stepping onto the Ramayana sets to entering a temple and note that the atmosphere feels “sacred.” He also links the discipline to keeping the cast and crew aligned, including following instructions from Tiwari and working with the wider ensemble during key shoots. One outlet adds specifics about production rules, including that mobile phones were not allowed, and he frames the set as well-planned and unusually quiet.
