Some stars enter a room and the room takes notice. Then there are some people who make the room forget what it was doing. They come like a wave – sudden, overwhelming, impossible to ignore – shaking everything in their path before retreating. And when they leave, the room goes strangely quiet, as if everyone is still trying to understand what just happened. Kannada star Yash did exactly that at Namit Malhotra’s Ramayan: Pratham Sankalp event in Delhi on Saturday evening.

Five minutes. that was it kgf The superstar spent time on stage. But sometimes, five minutes is enough. A room already packed with stars, filmmakers, media and guests suddenly felt like a stadium. Energy transferred. Decibel levels increased. Every eye turned in the same direction. And for those few minutes, in a room built to celebrate a film, there was only one face everyone wanted to see.

This event was already larger than life. The grand launch of was held at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi Ramayana: Part 1Which will release globally in Diwali 2026, felt less like a film promotion and more like the first chapter of a grand spectacle that the world is not ready for. The venue was bathed in lights, flowers, the air was filled with music and the room was filled with anticipation. Everyone was there to see the trailer for the first time. Perhaps no one was prepared for the evening to be taken over by one man for a while.

The evening was already full of stars. Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Vivek Oberoi, Kunal Kapoor, Rakul Preet Singh, Karan Johar, Arun Govil and many others were in attendance, while Nitish Tiwari and the team behind the film waited for the evening to end. The audience was sitting. The cameras were ready. Every eye seemed trained on the huge screen in front.

The room was ready for a trailer. It was not ready for fame.

Kumar Vishwas, who was hosting the evening, had just announced that the trailer would be shown once again for all the attendees. There is a power cut. Naturally, the audience felt that the trailer was about to start. Then Vishwas started speaking.

“If there is light then there is darkness, if there is good then there is evil, if there is Ram then there is Ravana” And suddenly the wind changed.

There are moments when you know something is going to happen, even before it actually happens. Anticipation travels through the room like lightning. I dug my fingers into the lap of my coworker sitting next to me, because I knew what everyone else knew, too.

This introduction was for a man. The lights remained off. A ray of light fell on the center of the hall. And Yash went inside. The walk was familiar. The arrogance was unmistakable. The aura was Ravana.

It was the same move that we saw in the trailer, only this time, Raavan was walking next to us. And the audience went wild. The response was immediate.

“Kudos! Kudos! Kudos!” The hall echoed with chanting. This was followed by whistles and hooting. “Rocky Bhai!” Someone shouted. “Daddy’s Home!” Another cry came while referring to his upcoming film toxic.

For a few minutes the event was all about fame.

He welcomed the audience with a simple “Namaskar” in Kannada, before trying his hand at broken Hindi and eventually adopting English. The reaction became more intense. There was an ease in the way he handled the room – a familiarity, perhaps, that comes from being loved by audiences in different languages ​​over the years.

By then Ranbir Kapoor had come down from the stage and sat among the guests. The rest of the team stood aside. And Yash was alone in the middle. It was a mesmerizing sight.

he talked about RamayanaNamit Malhotra’s vision and collective dream of taking the story of Lord Ram to a global audience. He also talked about Ranbir’s commitment towards the role and said that the audience will be amazed by the way the actor dedicated himself to the role. But even when he talked about the bigger vision of the film, it was impossible to take our eyes off Yash.

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And then came the trailer. Goosebumps. Every single frame. But the most interesting thing was how much of the trailer belonged to Ravana. Yash’s Ravana is everywhere – in the shadows, in the spectacle, in danger and in the sheer scale of the world around him. The trailer may introduce us to Ram, Sita and the larger universe of Ramayana, but the character that runs with it is Ravana.

Yash chews every frame of his. There is a magnetic quality to the way he plays the character. Even when he’s not speaking he commands attention. Even when he’s sharing the frame, your eyes instinctively find him. In the trailer built around the story of Ram, Yash’s Ravana rules the roost. The VFX and scale feels unlike anything Indian cinema has done before. But spectacle alone cannot hold your attention for long. Yash can do it.

Maybe this is the thing about Yash. In Kannada cinema, he has already created an aura that extends far beyond the characters he plays. From Rocky to Raavan, he has a way of turning a character into a phenomenon. He doesn’t just appear on the screen; He brings with him a wholesome energy. That energy was evident in the Bharat Mandapam.

Five minutes on stage. That was all it took for Yash to change the mood of the entire evening. He arrived, took over the room and left behind the kind of shock that lingers long after the moment is over.

And yet, the most interesting thing is that this is only the beginning.

Ramayana The trailer will premiere globally on July 24, ahead of a worldwide theatrical release Ramayana: Part 1 During Diwali 2026. If the first glimpse is anything to go by, the film looks set to deliver scale, conviction, emotion and spectacle on a level rarely attempted in Indian cinema.

But amidst all that grandeur, one question already seems impossible to ignore: When the story is about Rama, what happens when Ravana walks into the room?

At least in Bharat Mandapam, we already knew the answer.