India, Aug. 16 -- Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming Ramayana has been billed as the most expensive Indian film ever made. On a scale so grand that it evokes Hollywood blockbusters, Ramayana has global aspirations, including a wide release in China. So far, it has managed to raise intrigue with its teaser and trailer. The Ramayana trailer, in particular, has been huge in China, crossing a million views in just a few hours. The comments, thousands of them, are largely praising the film's scale, calling it even better than homegrown Chinese films.

Comments on the Ramayana trailer posted in China ranged from surprise over an Indian film delivering this scale to disappointment over Chinese films not matching up. One person compared Ramayana to the Fen...