Alia Bhatt shares Ranbir and Raha's Ramayana set photos on release day

Reviews of Ramayana are pouring in, but one opinion fans were waiting for came from home. On release day, 5 November, Alia Bhatt shared two behind-the-scenes photos of her husband Ranbir Kapoor with their daughter, Raha.

What happened?

Alia posted the pictures on Instagram. Both were taken on the sets of the film and show Ranbir with Raha.

Her caption read: "You poured everything into this one and somehow still had all of it left for her. So proud of you, Ranbir, and of every single person who brought their heart and soul to this incredible experience at the movies. Some stories are bigger than all of us & Ramayana is one of them."

The post comes just before Raha's fourth birthday. Alia and Ranbir welcomed their daughter in Mumbai in November 2022.

The theatre photo everyone is sharing

A grand pre-release screening was held in Mumbai on Tuesday, and Alia was there. A photo from the hall has since gone around online.

It shows her on a recliner, covering her face with both hands, apparently reacting with surprise or amazement to a scene. People around her are wearing 3D glasses.

When one user asked on X whether the picture was real, the person who posted it said yes. Another user claimed to have spotted filmmaker Amar Kaushik in the row below.

Fans joined in too. One wrote, "Wifey so amazed seeing her hubby creating history with coming days." Another joked, "She's been preparing for this role since birth."

What's next?

Ramayana is Nitesh Tiwari's two-part retelling of the epic. The first part opened worldwide on 5 November 2026, ahead of Diwali (India's festival of lights). The second part is slated for Diwali 2027.

Ranbir plays Ram, with Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. Sunny Deol and Ravi Dubey also play pivotal roles.