Actress Sai Pallavi says she broke down during filming of “Ramayana: Rise of a Legend” after her dialect coach touched her feet. She describes the moment as overwhelming and links her reaction to the weight of the role she is playing.

Across outlets, Pallavi is framed as connecting emotionally to Goddess Sita and treating the character’s reverence as part of her responsibility. Times of India additionally highlights how the gesture deepened her sense of the bond viewers and performers feel to Sita, while NDTV focuses on the feeling of being “a bit overwhelmed” and on her approach to portraying the figure. The reports agree on the core on-set incident—Pallavi’s emotional response following the dialect coach’s gesture—and on the broader theme of the character’s impact.