Ramayana OTT Release Date: JioHotstar Pay-Per-View

The short answer

• Platform: JioHotstar. The deal is with Prime Focus Studios and was announced with statements from JioStar chairperson Nita M. Ambani and producer Namit Malhotra, reported by Outlook India and Esquire India on 22 October 2026.
• How you watch it: pay-per-view. You buy or rent the film separately, even if you already have a JioHotstar subscription. Hollywood Reporter India describes it as the platform’s first pay-per-view release of this kind.
• OTT release date: not announced. Ramayana: Part 1 opened in cinemas on 5 November 2026, and the streaming release comes only after its cinema run.
• Price: not announced.
• Length of the cinema-only window: not announced either.

What exactly has been confirmed?

Three things have an official source behind them. First, JioHotstar will carry the film. Second, the model is pay-per-view, so it sits outside the normal subscription. Third, the streaming release follows the theatrical run. Everything else, the date, the price, whether a subscription tier gets it later, is open.

One outlet expects the film to move to regular subscription streaming after the pay-per-view period, but that is a prediction and not part of the announcement.

Is there a Rs 450 crore rights deal?

A trade report quoted by Sacnilk says Ramayana has secured a digital and satellite rights deal worth Rs 450 crore with the Star group, which it calls the biggest post-theatrical rights deal in India and above the Rs 375 crore reported for Kalki 2898 AD.

The figure was reported by Lets Cinema, and the parties have not disclosed it. It also does not say how much is for digital and how much for television. Treat it as a report, not a confirmed number. Do not confuse it with the Rs 4,000 crore combined budget for both films, which comes from the producer, or the Rs 75 crore refundable advance that T-Series is reported to have paid for the music rights.

When could it stream? What past films did

There is no rule, and a pay-per-view launch is a new model, so the table below shows only how long some recent big films took to reach streaming. The dates come from the Wikipedia pages of each film.

The range is wide, from four weeks to eleven. A pay-per-view release can come earlier than a subscription premiere, because the platform earns per viewer, but nobody has said so for Ramayana. Any date you see before JioHotstar names one is a guess.

Is Ramayana coming to Netflix or Prime Video?

None of the sources we checked says so. Earlier claims of big Netflix or Prime Video bids came before the JioHotstar announcement and have not been backed by any report since. For comparison, Netflix carried the uncut Dhurandhar: The Revenge outside India, and is reported to hold the digital rights to King. For Ramayana, JioHotstar is the only confirmed platform.

Will the English version stream?

Not confirmed. The announcement is about Indian viewers. Sony Pictures handles the film in cinemas outside India, where it is titled Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, and no overseas streaming partner has been named. Read the guide to the English version and formats.

Should you wait for the OTT release?

That depends on what you want from the film. The makers shot it for large screens: IMAX and 3D shows have been the first to fill, and the film runs 3 hours 15 minutes (see runtime and certificate). Critics are split, with scores of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes and 58 on Metacritic at the time of writing (details on the reviews page). If you want to judge for yourself without paying cinema prices, the pay-per-view release is the way, but expect a separate fee on top of any subscription.

Frequently asked questions

Which OTT platform will stream Ramayana Part 1?

JioHotstar, as a pay-per-view release after the theatrical run.

Is it free for JioHotstar subscribers?

No. The announcement says it needs a separate purchase.

What is the OTT release date?

Not announced as of 8 November 2026.

Will Part 2 follow the same route?

Nothing has been said. Part 2 is reported for Diwali 2028, with no exact date. See Ramayana Part 2: release date and what happens next.

More on Ramayana

See the Ramayana: Part 1 film page, its reviews and Critic Score, the live box office page (India net unless stated) and how Part 1 ends.

Sources

• Outlook India, JioHotstar pay-per-view deal
• Esquire India, the pay-per-view catch
• Hollywood Reporter India
• Sacnilk, reported Rs 450 crore rights deal
• Daily Jagran
• Wikipedia, Ramayana: Part 1 and the Wikipedia pages of Maharaja, Drishyam 2, Kantara: Chapter 1 and Dhurandhar: The Revenge for the streaming dates