Ramayana Live Updates: Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash Starrer Opens Globally In Cinema, Eyes Rs 100 Crore On Day 1

Ashish Misra, head of commercialisation at Cinépolis India, said the chain had sold more than one lakh tickets for the film and planned over 1,600 shows on opening day.

He cautioned against judging the film's prospects solely through its first-day collections as its release coincides with Dhanteras and Diwali celebrations.

"One thing to keep in mind is the calendar. Friday is Dhanteras, Saturday is Choti Diwali and Sunday is Diwali, so until Sunday we could see some impact on collections from the festival celebrations, with families at home for the puja or out with relatives, especially for the evening shows. Monday is when the week properly begins," Misra told PTI.
 

Exhibitor Akshaye Rathi said the film has the potential to set new box-office benchmarks, given its cast, technical brilliance and its scale.

"'Ramayana' is a story that resonates with every Indian, we all have grown up listening to this story and have deep emotional connection to it... If the storytelling finds resonance, then it will break every glass ceiling and set a new benchmark," Rathi, who owns multiple cinema theatres across central and western Indian markets operating across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, told PTI.
 

Singer Badshah watched the movie and here's what he said. "You have to watch it. Namit has delivered. Every frame is breathtaking. The characters feel so real. It made me cry, even when we’ve known the story since our childhood. INCREDIBL BGM. Ranbir, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Yash, Lara Dutta, Arun Govil, Rakul. Everyone nailed it. Jatayu scene is insane. And wait for the moment when the dharti amber theme comes. CLAPSSSS. PLEASE GO WATCH IT."

"A lot of credit for Ramayana goes to the insanely on point casting by MUKESH CHABRA. The guy is blessed with an eye. Lara for Kekai and Ravi Dubey for Laxman was a master stroke, concluded Badshah on his X post.

You have to watch it. Namit has delivered. Every frame is breathtaking. The characters feel so real. It made me cry, even when we’ve known the story since our childhood. INCREDIBL BGM. Ranbir, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey, Yash, Lara Dutta, Arun Govil, Rakul. Everyone nailed it. Jatayu scene is insane. And wait for the moment when the dharti amber theme comes. CLAPSSSS. PLEASE GO WATCH IT.

— BADSHAH (@Its_Badshah) November 4, 2026

Trade analyst Sumit Kadel believes audience reception will be the biggest deciding factor in Ramayana's box-office performance.

In a post on X, he said the film could collect over Rs 500 crore net in the Hindi market within seven days if it receives positive word of mouth. He added that there was no need to worry about the opening, stressing that the film's merit would ultimately determine its success.
 

Film exhibitor Vishek Chauhan said "Ramayana" cannot be judged by conventional film review standards because a section of the audience will approach it through devotion and reverence. "You cannot call "Ramayana" a classic film like 'Dhurandhar', 'Border' or 'Baahubali', this is a different genre of filmmaking. This is about religion, it is faith-based cinema.

"It is about the biggest deity in this country, Lord Ram... a huge audience will watch it as a piece of faith. If that faith connects, then there's no stopping for this film. It is a review and critic-proof film (in that sense)," the exhibitor told PTI.
 

Director Nitesh Tiwari said they went through 40 to 50 designs before finalising the lotus shaped version of the 'Pushpak Viman' depicted in the movie that Ravan flies after abducting Sita and taking her to Lanka. It is in the shape of a lotus.

"It took us so long to shape the Ravana and Jatayu fight. Because previously, we assumed the design of Pushpak Viman would be something different and we shaped the sequence around it. And when we loved the final design, which was completely different from what we had first thought, we had to do a lot of iterations," he said.

"We created some 40-50 designs for Pushpak Viman before finalising the one you see in the film. We didn't want something that did look like it could fly, we wanted some kind of science to go into it. Because I believe, we all believe there was science behind everything that happened that time," he added.
 

"Ramayana" is envisioned as a two-part cinematic adaptation of the "Ramayana", one of India's most revered epics. The story follows Lord Ram's journey, his exile, the abduction of Sita by Ravana and the ensuing battle between the forces of good and evil.

It's finally here, folks! After teasers, theories, and a lot of fan-casting debates, Ramayana is hitting the big screen and we are tracking it all for you — box office numbers, first reactions, celeb spotting, celebrity buzz, and all the goosebump moments as they happen. Grab your popcorn, settle in, and stay glued to this space. This is going to be epic.