India, Nov. 5 -- The biggest and grandest Indian film has arrived in theatres in magnificent style. Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana released worldwide on Thursday, November 5, ahead of the Diwali weekend in India. The Rs.1600-crore Part One is the most expensive Indian film ever made. Advance bookings indicated a strong start, and positive reviews have ensured that. Ramayana has taken off at the box office on its opening day.

Advance bookings for Ramayana opened on Dussehra, 15 days before release. After a disagreement between the exhibitors and distributors was sorted out last week, the pre-sales began in full flow. By the time of its release, Ramayana had already sold tickets worth Rs.200 crore worldwide. Of this, over Rs.120 crore was in Ind...