The bootleggers brought their phone cameras into the cinema halls. Producer Namit Malhotra brought the High Court.
Two days after Ramayana Part 1 opened in theatres on November 5, 2026, the film's production team issued an uncompromising notice against social media users and messaging networks sharing bootlegged recordings. The warning was blunt. Anyone filming screens or uploading clips faces immediate criminal prosecution, steep fines, and contempt proceedings.
Screen piracy has stalked major releases for decades, but the producers moved early to arm themselves with judicial muscle. They secured two back-to-back injunctions from the Bombay High Court on November 2 and November 6, 2026, under Commercial IP Suit (L) No. 37230 of 2026. The orders restrain all individuals—known or unknown—from capturing, hosting, or disseminating any snippet of the feature.
The production team warned that leaks cross multiple statutory tripwires. Recording inside an auditorium violates the Cinematograph Act of 1952 and the Copyright Act of 1957, while digital circulation triggers penal sanctions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000. Defying the High Court's explicit restraint adds civil and criminal contempt to the rap sheet.
"All persons are strictly directed to refrain from recording, posting, or sharing any such content and to delete anything already posted," the makers said in a formal notice issued through their official channels. "Offenders will be reported to the authorities and platforms and will face criminal, civil, and contempt proceedings without further notice."
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the big-budget mythological adaptation stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita, and Yash as Ravana, alongside Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. The first chapter of the planned two-part epic entered production after being initially conceived in May 2017 as a Valmiki adaptation, leaving the studio determined to protect its box office run from leaking onto feeds and chat groups.
Every unauthorized clip detected online is now being pulled down and flagged directly to law enforcement agencies for immediate penal action.