Durga Puja
Annual Hindu festival
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| August 16 2024 | At the National Film Awards, Ayan Mukerji won Best Film in Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic, Pritam won Best Music Direction, and Arijit Singh won Best Male Playback Singer for 'Kesariya'. |
| March 18 2024 | At the Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards, Karan Johar won Best Director (Jury's Choice), and Shabana Azmi won Best Supporting Actress. |
| March 10 2024 | At the Zee Cine Awards, the film received nominations, and won Best Costume Design for Manish Malhotra and Eka Lakhani. |
| January 28 2024 | At the Filmfare Awards, Alia Bhatt won Best Actress, Shabana Azmi won Best Supporting Actress, and Ganesh Acharya won Best Choreography for 'What Jhumka?' |
| 2023 |
Jagaddhatri
Chatterjee family's Jagadhatri puja shifts to Bangalore for the first time, marking a historic move to South India.
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| 2023 | Film Companion included the movie among the top ten pan-Indian films and top five Hindi films of the year. |
| 2023 | Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt were listed among the top fifteen performances of the year by Indiatimes. |
| 2023 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani emerged as the seventh highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023, with a total worldwide box office collection of ₹355.61 crore (US$42 million). |
| 2023 | Alia Bhatt was named the best actress of 2023 by Bollywood Hungama. |
| 2023 | The film had a moderate opening day in India, earning ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) nett, with weekend collections increasing to ₹44.5 crore (US$5.3 million) by Sunday. |
| 2023 | Performed exceptionally well in overseas markets, particularly in North America, United Kingdom, Gulf countries, and Australia, grossing US$4 million in its first weekend. |
| 2023 | By the third week, grossed over US$15 million internationally, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year in overseas territories. |
| 2023 | In the UK, achieved the second-biggest opening for a Hindi film in 2023, ranking seventh over the weekend and earning £370,882. |
| 2023 | The film was included in The Indian Express's Shubhra Gupta's annual top film selections. |
| 2023 | Maintained strong collections in India and internationally during its first week, performing best in urban multiplexes. |
| 2023 | In the second weekend, experienced around 30% drop in India, earning ₹31 crore (US$3.7 million), while North American collections declined by less than 5%. |
| December 13 2023 | The film won Best Feature Film at the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival. |
| December 10 2023 | Film screened at the 23rd River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Feature Film. |
| November 22 2023 | Karan Johar won Director of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards for the film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. |
| October 9 2023 | Film selected for screening at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in the 'Open Cinema' section. |
| July 31 2023 | Complete soundtrack album with 13 tracks was released digitally. |
| July 28 2023 | Official theatrical release of the film. |
| July 4 2023 | Official trailer of the film released. |
| June 20 2023 | First teaser of the film launched by Shah Rukh Khan, marking the first time he was not involved in a Karan Johar directorial project. |
| May 26 2023 | At the IIFA Awards, the film received multiple awards. Mouni Roy won Best Supporting Actress, Pritam won Best Music Director, Amitabh Bhattacharya won Best Lyricist for 'Kesariya', and Arijit Singh won Best Male Playback Singer for 'Kesariya'. |
| April 28 2023 | Initial rescheduled release date, further deferred to avoid box office clash with Ponniyin Selvan: II. |
| April 27 2023 | Filmfare Awards ceremony where the film was nominated in multiple categories, winning awards for Best Music Director (Pritam), Best Lyricist (Amitabh Bhattacharya), and Best Male Playback Singer (Arijit Singh). |
| March 2023 | Principal photography for the film concluded, with the production schedule delayed due to Alia Bhatt's pregnancy. |
| February 26 2023 | Zee Cine Awards ceremony where the film received multiple nominations and wins, including Best Director for Ayan Mukerji and Best Music Director for Pritam. |
| February 10 2023 | Original planned release date for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which was subsequently postponed due to filming delays from Alia Bhatt's pregnancy. |
| 2022 | The economy of West Bengal was estimated to receive a significant boost of 50,000 crore rupees during Durga Puja, with the annual GDP expected to expand by 20-30 percent due to increased earnings in transport, tourism, industry, business, and shopping. |
| 2022 | Kolkata Metro Railway recorded earnings of ₹6 crore during just five days of Durga Puja, highlighting the festival's economic impact. |
| December 7 2022 | Film and its English dub released on Disney+. Actress Samridhii Shukla provided the English dubbed voice for Alia Bhatt's character. |
| November 4 2022 | Digital premiere of the film on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Hotstar in India and Asia, with an English dub also released. |
| October 9 2022 | Film 'Shyam Singha Roy' received multiple nominations at the Filmfare Awards South, including Best Director for Rahul Sankrityan, Best Actor for Nani, and Best Actress for Sai Pallavi. Nani won the Critics Best Actor award, and Sai Pallavi won the Critics Best Actress award. |
| September 17 2022 | Disney's Rebecca Campbell confirms that Brahmāstra will stream on Hulu (US), Star+ (Latin America), and Disney+ (internationally) following the film's success on Disney+ Hotstar. |
| September 9 2022 | Film's release date, chosen by director Mukerji as nine is his lucky number. |
| September 9 2022 | Film is theatrically released by Star Studios, becoming the first film released under the studio's new name after Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox. |
| September 9 2022 | Official theatrical release of Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva in multiple languages, shown on 8000 screens worldwide, including 5000 in India and 3000 overseas. |
| September 8 2022 | Paid previews of the film were held in the United States, one day before the main release. |
| September 8 2022 | An exclusive 3D fan preview screening of the film was held in Mumbai with Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Ayan Mukerji, with tickets selling out within minutes. |
| September 6 2022 | 3D exclusive fan preview screening announced for Mumbai, held on 8 September; fan-meet and press conference in New Delhi to promote the film. |
| September 3 2022 | Pre-release promo in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil announced opening of advance booking. |
| September 2 2022 | Delhi High Court issued an interim order restraining eighteen piracy websites from illegally streaming the film, following a lawsuit by Star India. |
| September 1 2022 | Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada versions of 'Vision of Brahmāstra' featurette released; clip introducing Vānarāstra released. |
| August 2022 | Dharma Productions announced the completion of principal photography, with only one song remaining to be filmed. |
| August 2022 | Television actors Arjun Bijlani, Shraddha Arya, Sriti Jha, and Arjit Taneja filmed cameo appearances for a sequence in the film. |
| August 2022 | Mouni Roy confirms Shah Rukh Khan has a cameo appearance in the film, reprising his character from Swades (2004). |
| August 30 2022 | First clip of Kapoor's character Shiva released as part of ten-day countdown to film's release. |
| August 24 2022 | Promotional event in Chennai led by Kapoor, Rajamouli, and Nagarjuna. |
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