India's Ramayana Epic Set for Worldwide Diwali Release on 50,000 Screens
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Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana — starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash, with music by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman — opens worldwide on November 6 and in India on Diwali, November 8.
India's most anticipated film of the decade, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, is set to open worldwide on November 6 before its India-wide Diwali release on November 8, 2026. Ranbir Kapoor plays Ram, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, and Yash takes on the role of demon king Ravana. The score is a landmark collaboration between Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman. The film is distributed globally by Sony Pictures and in India by Dharma Productions, rolling out across more than 50,000 screens in 37-plus countries in formats including IMAX, ScreenX, and 4DX. The combined budget for both parts stands at over $500 million — Part 1 alone at ₹835 crore — with more than 1,200 VFX artists at DNEG Studios in Mumbai contributing roughly 9,500 visual effects shots. Advance booking has already crossed ₹100 crore worldwide with over 25 lakh tickets sold ahead of the first show. A Mumbai premiere drew Bollywood's biggest names to celebrate the film the night before its India release. Sony Pictures has also made it the widest-ever US release for an Indian-language film, opening on 3,200 screens. A second part is planned for Diwali 2027, with a Ramayana cinematic universe — including Hanuman, Jatayu, and other spin-offs — already announced.
