New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The countdown to Nitesh Tiwari's much-anticipated Ramayana has taken an interesting turn, with producer Namit Malhotra stepping in to clear up growing confusion around the film's actual India release date.

The buzz began after the English-dubbed trailer of Ramayana dropped earlier this week, days after Indian-language versions had already been unveiled. For the first time, the trailer revealed a concrete release date - November 6 - a departure from the makers' earlier stance that the film would simply arrive "on Diwali" without specifying an exact day. The catch: Diwali this year falls on November 8, a full two days after that announced date, leaving fans puzzled over which date to actually mark on their calendars. ...