India’s costliest project Ramayana, headlined by Ranbir Kapoor, is announced for a Diwali 2026 release. Yash and Sai Pallavi play the other lead roles and the film is directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The first teaser dropped a few days ago received mixed reactions.
According to a recent report in Bollywood Hungama, Ramayana: Part One won’t release on Diwali. It is said that the release could be pre-poned by a week and that the film might now hit the big screen on October 30, 2026.
The report mentioned, “Namit Malhotra wants the film to establish itself before the Diwali period. He wants the word of mouth to spread all across, so that the business peaks in the second week. He is here to redefine business by not just bringing a pre-Diwali release, but also a film that scores a bigger second week than the first due to the festive period. The conversation to pre-pone by a week is underway, and a final decision will be taken soon.”