News Summary:
On April 23, 2026, DNEG celebrated the graduates of its InStep UK’s 18-month Women in Leadership program, organized by Dara McGarry, Outreach Senior Manager for DNEG Animation, which aims to enhance skills for UK-based emerging managers in team guidance. Previously, on April 21, DNEG Founder and Global CEO Namit Malhotra presented the film "Ramayana" to a global audience at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas, alongside superstar Yash. This presentation followed an April 20 event where Indian superstar Yash joined Malhotra to promote the upcoming two-part epic ‘Ramayana’ adaptation and provided an update on the June release of ‘Toxic’. Earlier, on April 19, Alaric McAusland, Managing Director of DNEG Sydney, announced plans to attend Screen Forever from April 28-30, 2026, a major gathering of screen industry professionals, to connect with Australian producers. On April 8, Producer Namit Malhotra had stated the team behind "Ramayana" aims for a grand Diwali release, acknowledging the reception of the film’s teaser. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, Sai Pallavi as Sita, and Yash as Ravana.