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Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana and Rajpal Yadav were among the top newsmakers on Wednesday, October 7.
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News18•07-10-2026, 23:40
Ramayana Release Date Shifts As Supreme Court Directs Rajpal Yadav To Deposit Rs 2 Crore
  • •The theatrical release of Nitesh Tiwari directorial Ramayana: Part One, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, has reportedly been shifted to the pre-Diwali period with paid previews on November 4, 2026.
  • •The Income Tax Department recently conducted raids at the Mumbai offices of Prime Focus Ltd, the production company behind Ramayana, to probe foreign remittances.
  • •The Supreme Court has directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit Rs 2 crore by October 13 in a long-running cheque-bounce case linked to his 2012 film Ata Pata Laapata.
  • •Actor Prakash Raj has urged citizens to join the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Bengaluru against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with YouTuber Dhruv Rathee also expected to attend.

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Ramayana: Part One is reportedly shifting from a Diwali release to the pre-Diwali period, with paid previews planned in India on November 4, 2026, and its official theatrical opening on November 5, 2026, instead of November 8.

The Income Tax Department conducted raids at the Mumbai offices of Prime Focus Ltd to probe foreign remittances, which involve the transfer of money from India to other countries.

The Supreme Court directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit ₹2 crore by October 13 in a long-running cheque-bounce case linked to his 2012 film Ata Pata Laapata, after he produced a demand draft of ₹1.15 crore.