Director Nitesh Tiwari and actor Ranbir Kapoor discuss perceived parallels between India’s Ramayana and Homer’s Odyssey in connection with Ramayana: Part 1 and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The discussion focuses on how the epic stories echo each other, with particular attention to a bow-related scene that commentators link across the two works.
According to the outlets, Tiwari says he believes Homer was inspired by the Ramayana, framing the overlap as evidence of shared narrative motifs. Ranbir Kapoor, who portrays Lord Rama, describes the connection as a “sweet coincidence” and says he felt “goosebumps” while performing the bow-lifting moment.
The reporting is largely consistent in identifying the same speakers and the same core claims: Tiwari’s inspiration theory and Kapoor’s reaction to the scene, presented as part of interview coverage around the film’s release. Outlets differ mainly in how prominently they foreground Nolan’s Odyssey versus the Ramayana inspiration angle, but they do not introduce materially different facts.
