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Ranbir Kapoor’s flying-car comparison draws attention during Ramayana promotion

Entertainment · First reported 2 Nov, 04:11 · Updated 04:31

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Ranbir Kapoor linked the Pushpaka Vimana in the Ramayana to modern flying-car claims, saying India had something similar 5,000 years ago. The remark circulated online; the left-side report says the vehicle is a mythological concept, not a documented technological invention.

  • Kapoor compared Elon Musk’s flying-car claims with the Pushpaka Vimana, saying India had done it 5,000 years earlier.
  • The left-side report describes the Pushpaka Vimana as a mythological and literary concept rather than a documented technological invention.
  • The left-side report says the comment spread online and came during promotion for the forthcoming film Ramayana.
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Ranbir Kapoor
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Kapoor said India had done it 5,000 years before Musk’s flying-car claim.
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Pushpaka Vimana
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Ramayana

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