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Ramayana: Part 1
The first of two films retelling Valmiki's epic, with Ranbir Kapoor as Rama and Yash as Ravana.
- In cinemas
- 5 November 2026
- Director
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Language
- Hindi
- Genre
- Epic mythological
- Starring
- Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol
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Dates checked against a dated announcement on 2 November 2026.
Ramayana: Part 1 on Jubliz
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Srinidhi Shetty says she auditioned for Sita in Ramayana and was not chosen, rather than turning the role down.
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Hindi TVSai Pallavi explains why Sita changed her approach
On KBC, Sai Pallavi said playing Sita made her ask what the role could teach her, rather than what she could bring to it.
Hindi TVAmitabh shares a Diwali memory
On Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Ramayana cast laughed at Big B's childhood firecracker confession.
FeatureRamayana's architects: Tiwari, Malhotra and Yash
A storyteller from small-town India, a visual effects tycoon who conquered Hollywood, and a Kannada superstar who chose to bet on himself. Jubliz meets the three people who have carried Ramayana from dream to Diwali.
FeatureInside Ramayana's sets: Ayodhya, Mithila and Lanka
Before a single pixel was rendered, carpenters, painters and designers raised entire kingdoms in Mumbai. Jubliz walks the streets of the most ambitious physical sets Indian cinema has built in a generation.
FeatureRamayana's VFX gamble: DNEG and the CGI debate
The visual effects are Ramayana's grandest promise and its most fiercely argued feature. Jubliz separates the craft from the noise, and places the debate in the long history of Indian spectacle.
FeatureWhen Rahman met Zimmer: the sound of Ramayana
Two Oscar winning composers, three and a half years of work and one of the richest music deals in Indian film history. Jubliz listens closely to the most talked about soundtrack of the year.
FeatureRavana reimagined: Yash and the making of a villain
Every Diwali, India burns Ravana in effigy. This Diwali, it may queue up to cheer him. Jubliz explores how the KGF superstar built a demon king of devotion, intellect and menace.
FeatureRama and Sita: Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi
Playing a god is the hardest brief in Indian cinema, and playing the goddess beside him may be harder still. Jubliz looks at how two very different artists approached the most revered couple in the epic.
FeatureRamayana's ensemble: Arun Govil to Anupam Kher
Behind the three headline names stands one of the largest casts ever gathered for an Indian film, drawn from Bollywood, regional cinema, television and the stage. Jubliz introduces the faces who complete Ayodhya and Lanka.
FeatureA billion views: inside Ramayana's campaign
From a Hanuman Jayanti teaser to a Los Angeles red carpet, Ramayana's marketing has been choreographed to the rhythm of the sacred calendar. Jubliz tracks how the buzz was built, where it soared and where it wobbled.
FeatureRamayana's business: budget, screens and pay-per-view
India's costliest film is also its boldest commercial experiment. Jubliz follows the money, from record rights deals and global screens to advance bookings, a tax search and a brand new streaming window.
FeatureRamayana on screen: from Phalke to Nitesh Tiwari
Every new Ramayana is watched with every old Ramayana in mind. Jubliz traces more than a century of adaptations, from silent film to Sunday television to arena theatre, to understand exactly what Nitesh Tiwari is measured against.
FeatureRamayana: the Jubliz interim verdict
The first audience has spoken; the critics and the box office are next. This is Jubliz's interim verdict, written on the eve of release and designed to be updated in Diwali week.
FeatureRamayana Part Two: what comes next, and when
Part One ends where many viewers say the epic truly begins. Jubliz looks at what the concluding chapter must deliver, who will step into the spotlight, and the growing question of when it will arrive.