Highlights
- Anupam Kher was moved by the audience's reaction at the Stockholm premiere of Ramayana: The Rise of Legend.
- The actor said viewers approached him with tears in their eyes after the screening, thanking him for voicing Jatayu.
- Kher said he felt immense pride seeing an Indian epic connect with audiences in Sweden.
Anupam Kher has spoken about an emotional moment at the Swedish premiere of Ramayana: The Rise of Legend, revealing that members of the audience were moved to tears after watching the film.
The actor, who voices Jatayu in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part 1, attended the film's premiere in Stockholm. Sharing a video from the event on social media, Kher said he was overwhelmed by the response and proud to be part of a story that had connected with viewers beyond India.
What happened at Ramayana's Sweden premiere?
In a post on X and Instagram, Kher shared his experience of attending the screening, saying he began his speech with a sentence in Swedish: "Jag är mycket glad att vara här i Stockholm i kväll", which translates to "I am very happy to be here in Stockholm this evening".
He also reflected on his career, noting that after 41 years and 556 films in India, he had become part of Swedish cinema for the first time through Out of Fashion.
Thanking India's Ambassador to Sweden, Anurag Bhushan, for the introduction, Kher said he felt proud to contribute to the film by voicing Jatayu.
Anupam Kher overwhelmed by audience response
Describing what happened after the screening, Kher said audience members approached him with tears in their eyes, shaking his hand and thanking him for telling the story of the Ramayana and portraying Jatayu.
"I was completely overwhelmed. It filled me with immense pride to see a film like this come out of India and connect with audiences here," he wrote.
Kher also reflected on the epic's universal themes, including love, sacrifice, family, duty and the triumph of good over evil. He said it was moving to see the Indian story being celebrated in Sweden, adding: "Proud to be Indian. Jai Shri Ram!"
What is Ramayana: Part 1 about?
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra and Yash, Ramayana: Part 1 stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The film was released in theaters on November 5, 2026, during Diwali.
The first installment follows Rama's birth, upbringing, marriage and exile before ending with Sita's abduction by Ravana and Rama's vow to defeat him. The second part is scheduled to arrive during Diwali 2028.
