The excitement among cinema lovers is at its peak regarding director Nitish Tiwari's much awaited film 'Ramayanam' (Ramayana: Part 1), which is being made on the biggest budget, grand VFX and historical scale in the history of Indian cinema. Meanwhile, just before the release of the film, a very big and wonderful news has come out, which has doubled the happiness of the fans. This mythological drama film based on the epic has been officially declared tax-free in West Bengal. After this historic decision, there is an atmosphere of great celebration not only among the film makers but also among crores of Ram devotees and cinema lovers across the country. Let us know in detail what is the meaning of this announcement made by the West Bengal government and what the figures related to advance booking and release of the film are saying. Ranbir Kapoor and Yash starrer 'Ramayanam' becomes tax-free in West Bengal. 'Ramayanam', which is being decorated with a huge budget of about Rs 4000 crore and state-of-the-art VFX techniques, is considered to be the biggest cinematic event of this decade. Recently, the film's lead stars—Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor and Kannada cinema powerhouse Yash—attended a grand Dussehra festival event held at Kolkata's famous Central Park. On this historic and auspicious occasion, a very wonderful good news was shared by the West Bengal government with the fans and countrymen of Kolkata. While talking to reputed news agency ANI, the leadership there officially announced that the epic film 'Ramayanam' has been declared completely tax-free in the state. This step of the government is proof that this film is not just a means of entertainment, but a great pride of Indian cultural heritage, which every section of the audience can easily watch in theatres. Like other famous films, 'Ramayanam' also got special status. When it was announced that 'Ramayanam' would be made tax-free in West Bengal, the government also reminded that even before this, many important and socio-culturally impactful films had been made tax-free in the state. Officials said that on the same lines as previous famous films like 'The Kerala Story', 'The Kashmir Files' and 'The Bengal Files' were given tax-free status in the state, now the film 'Ramayanam' based on Sanatan culture and the life of Lord Shri Ram has also been given this special exemption. Not only this, while talking about the future plans, the government has also indicated that in the coming days, the audience will be able to watch other grand films based on the great stories like Lord Shri Krishna, Arjun's life and 'Mahabharata' on the big screen, which will get the full support of the government. There is already a stir in advance booking, tickets are being sold in crores. There is still time for the film to be released in theatres, but 'Ramayanam' has already started breaking all the old box office records on the advance booking front. As per the initial data, huge frenzy is being seen among the audience for the first part of the film. The film has recorded bumper ticket sales for its initial release date i.e. November 5. According to reports from Sacnilk and trade analysts, even if the initial block bookings are kept aside, the film has sold millions of tickets on the opening day. According to the cities, Maharashtra is leading in these figures of advance booking, from where the maximum number of tickets have been booked. After Maharashtra comes Gujarat and Delhi. Surprisingly, almost 95% of the film's total advance booking earnings are coming from the top 10 big states of the country, which proves how much hype has been created about this film from metros to tier-2 cities. When will 'Ramayanam' be released? Know the special things related to the film. This mega-budget film, being made under the direction of Nitish Tiwari, will be released in theaters around the world in two different parts. The film is being produced by Namit Malhotra's prestigious banner 'Prime Focus Studios' in joint collaboration with DNEG and Yash's 'Monster Mind Creations'. The first part of this grand epic is all set to release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other major languages in theaters across the world on 5th November 2026 this year, while its second part will grace the theaters next year on the auspicious occasion of Diwali 2027. Ranbir Kapoor is playing the role of Lord Ram in the film, while Yash's ferocious and powerful form will be seen in the role of Ravana. Now it will be interesting to see what new earning records this film sets at the box office.
