'Khoda Pahaad… Nikla...': Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta takes a swipe at Ranbir Kapoor’s 'Ramayana'

Sanjay’s reaction hasn't exactly gone down well with the audience. Netizens are calling him out for being discouraging and argue that it's unfair to criticise a project that clearly took an incredible amount of work to bring to life.

While netizens are celebrating Ranbir Kapoor’s debut as Lord Rama, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta seems not impressed. He shared a well-known Hindi proverb on social media—'Khoda Pahaad… Nikla Chuha'—basically suggesting that after all that waiting, the result was a big letdown. His post on X seems to be a pretty clear swipe at the Ramayana team for failing to meet the high expectations of the audience.

Sanjay’s take hasn't exactly gone down well with the audience. Netizens are calling him out for being discouraging, and argue that it's unfair to criticise a project that clearly took an incredible amount of work to bring to life. He has been receiving a lot of slack for his recent tweet.

His post is blowing up on social media right now and within the industry for his sharp reaction, and netizens are flooding the comment section and sharing their own opinions.

A user said, "Not in a good taste.. must not be from industry person."

Another one wrote, “Jo khud jiwan me kuchh ukhad nhi paate h wo aisi hi spni frustration dikhate h."

"Tu khud khod le pahad.. Sher nikaal le..," said another one.

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is best known for directing and producing action-thrillers in Bollywood, often influenced by Hollywood crime cinema. His most notable films include Kaante (2002), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Shootout at Wadala (2013), Jazbaa (2015), Kaabil (2017) and Mumbai Saga (2021).

About Ramayana

Prime Focus Studios, in association with eight-time Academy Award-winning production and visual effects studio DNEG and Monster Mind Creations, presents Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: Part 1, the first of a two-part live-action epic based on the ancient writings of the revered Indian poet, Valmiki.

The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol and Ravie Dubey in key roles and is scheduled to release on Diwali 2026. Ramayana Part 2 is currently in production and is slated to debut globally during Diwali 2027.