Ramayana international trailer launched in Bengaluru, introduces Kunal Kapoor as Lord Indra; Part 1 out on 5 November
At a Bengaluru event on 15 October, the team behind Nitesh Tiwari's two-part Ramayana released its international trailer, with the first film due in cinemas worldwide on 5 November.
Kunal Kapoor’s look as Lord Indra was revealed for the first time in the international trailer of Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, which the film’s makers launched at a Bengaluru event on 15 October, WION and India TV reported.
In the trailer, which runs 2 minutes and 36 seconds, Kapoor appears as Indra Dev astride Airavata, his celestial elephant, according to WION. India TV said it also offers fresh glimpses of Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana, among them a sequence of Ravana seizing control of Lanka.
When the film arrives
According to WION and India TV, Part 1 of the two-part project is due in cinemas around the world on 5 November, before Diwali. It will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, with IMAX and premium large-format screenings. Part 2 is scheduled for Diwali 2027.
This is not the first change to the release plan. The film was initially set to open on 24 July; then in August, after a global distribution agreement with Sony Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter India reported a release date of 6 November. The most recent reports give the date as 5 November.
- Part 1: 5 November 2026, according to the latest reports
- Part 2: scheduled for Diwali 2027
- Release languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam
- Score by A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer (The Hollywood Reporter India)
Who is in the film
Apart from the three leads, the ensemble features Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman, and Arun Govil, Lara Dutta, Rakul Preet Singh and Vivek Oberoi, The Hollywood Reporter India reported. Prime Focus Studios, headed by Namit Malhotra, is producing the film with DNEG and Monster Mind Creations, Yash’s banner.
WION reported that Ranbir Kapoor opened his address at the Bengaluru launch with “Namaskara Bengaluru”, adding, “Agli baar Yash Boss se thoda jyada seekh ke aaunga” (next time I will come having learnt a little more from Yash). India TV said Tiwari and composer A.R. Rahman were also present.
Sources: WION, India TV, The Hollywood Reporter India
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