Four hours in the makeup chair, every single day. That’s what it took to turn Rakul Preet Singh into Surpanakha for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana , and now that the film is finally in cinemas, the actor is giving credit to the people who made it happen.

Rakul posted a set of behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram. One shows her mid-makeup on set, and another catches her in position, waiting for her cue before a take. Her performance as Ravana’s sister has been widely singled out as one of the film’s standout turns.

In her caption, she said she had been waiting a long time to finally talk about the project. She described being part of a story that Indians have grown up with for generations as rare and deeply meaningful, and said watching the epic come to life at such a scale made the experience even more special for her.

Gratitude for the makers and her team

She thanked producer Namit Malhotra and director Nitesh Tiwari, calling them the visionaries who dared to dream big.…