India, March 1 -- Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana is being billed as the most expensive Indian film ever made. Although reports about its budget are largely unsubstantiated, the makers are indeed going all out to ensure the film is a spectacle. Namit Malhotra, who heads the VFX studio DNEG, has come on board as one of the film's producers. In a conversation with HT, he lists how he hopes the film will change the landscape of Indian filmmaking. (Also read: Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana Part 1 and 2 officially announced: See first poster, check release date details)

With DNEG, Namit has won seven Oscars for Best Visual Effects for path-breaking films like Interstellar and Dune. When asked if Ramayana can achieve something similar for Indian cinema and...