Ramayana Part 2 Postponed to 2028: Namit Malhotra Confirms the Delay a Day Before Part 1 Releases

Ramayana Part 2 postponed to 2028 is now official. Producer Namit Malhotra confirmed on November 4, 2026 that the second instalment of Nitesh Tiwari's epic will not arrive on Diwali 2027 as originally planned, but will instead release in 2028. The confirmation came in an interview with E! News, reported on Tuesday morning in India, just one day before Ramayana: Part 1, subtitled Rise of a Legend, reaches cinemas worldwide on November 5, 2026. For fans who have been tracking the two-part epic for years, the wait for the conclusion just got a full year longer.

Ramayana Part 2 Postponed: What Namit Malhotra Actually Said

Malhotra framed the delay as a creative decision, not a production crisis. He said that when the first part was announced, the team thought of it primarily as an Indian film going to the world, but through the evolution of the film they arrived at two master versions, one in Hindi and one in English. Creating the English version involved a separate edit and a rewrite of the original Hindi script so that it could be presented in its own original form, rather than as a straight dub. That work, he said, is part of why the sequel needs more time.

On the extra year itself, Malhotra was direct: the makers want a little more time to make sure that when they present the grand finale, it lands at the scale the story demands. He said the additional year is what he genuinely believes the team needs to do justice to a film of this size, especially since Part 2 will be a whole other story from Part 1. The sequel will follow Ram's journey to find Sita after she is abducted by Ravana, which means the film's biggest war sequences and emotional climax all sit in the second instalment.

Ramayana Part 2 Postponed: From Rumour to Confirmation

The 2028 date is not entirely new to trade watchers. Reports in late October 2026 had already suggested Malhotra was considering pushing the sequel from Diwali 2027 to Diwali 2028 for more filming and production time, particularly the major war sequences. At that stage, though, the makers had not confirmed any change, and Diwali 2027 remained the reported plan. What changed on November 4 is the status of that report: the producer himself has now confirmed it.

That distinction matters. Until November 4, the 2028 date was reported as under consideration. Now it is the producer's own word to E! News, reported the same day by Indian outlets. No exact 2028 date has been confirmed in these reports, so Part 2 is slated for 2028, with the precise day still to be announced.

Ramayana Part 1 Releases Tomorrow: Premiere, First Review and Advance Buzz

The postponement news landed in a huge week for Part 1. The film held a star-studded Mumbai premiere attended by Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Sunny Deol and Neetu Kapoor, and early reactions from its Mumbai screening have been overwhelmingly positive. Content creator Ashish Chanchlani, who attended the screening, praised its breathtaking visuals, spectacular action and strong lead performances, calling it a potential historic blockbuster. That is one viewer's first reaction, not a critics' consensus, but it has added to the excitement a day before release.

• Director: Nitesh Tiwari. Producer: Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios, with Yash's Monster Mind Creations and effects by DNEG.
• Cast: Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, Ravi Dubey as Lakshman and Kunal Kapoor as Indra.
• Release: Part 1, Rise of a Legend, releases worldwide on November 5, 2026, in Hindi and English, including IMAX.
• Runtime and certification: 195 minutes, U certificate in India without cuts, PG-13 in the United States, according to reports.
• Budget and advance sales: reports put the budget near Rs 4,000 crore, with trackers estimating around Rs 100 crore for the opening weekend. Both are reported estimates, not official studio numbers.

What Ramayana Part 2 Will Cover

Part 1 covers the beginning of Lord Rama's journey, while Part 2 carries the story to its conclusion: Sita's abduction by Ravana, Ram's search for her, and the great war that follows. The second film is not a smaller follow-up; it holds the epic's largest battles and its emotional payoff, and Malhotra has said the team wants to present that finale with the grandeur it deserves rather than rushing it to Diwali 2027.

Ramayana Part 3: Still Only a Possibility, Not a Confirmation

The same interview also touched on the possibility of a third film, which has been a talking point since November 3, when Ranbir Kapoor mentioned a possible third part and Malhotra said the epic was originally conceived as three films. That talk remains exactly that: a possibility the makers have discussed, not a confirmed third film. Fans should keep the two stories separate. Part 2 moving to 2028 is confirmed by the producer. A Part 3 is, for now, only something the team has said could happen.

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