India, Oct. 22 -- Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana is seeing encouraging interest at the advance booking window, with audiences already booking tickets for the Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer ahead of its November release. The film opened advance bookings on Tuesday, October 20, coinciding with Dussehra. With nearly two weeks to go before it hits theatres, the early numbers have given the mythological epic a promising start.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Ramayana had collected Rs.5.33 crore gross across India by 3 pm on Wednesday, October 21, excluding block seats. The film had sold 1.28 lakh tickets across 3,710 shows.

Bookings have continued to rise since the initial 6 am cut-off, adding another Rs.21.71 lakh to the total. The film's ove...