Attendees at the exclusive trailer showcase at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 for Nitesh Tiwari's much-anticipated Ramayana walked away with a gold-coloured shankha, the ceremonial conch shell central to Hindu iconography, inside a lotus-motif presentation box. Within hours, a fan’s unboxing video had gone properly viral, racking up shares across X and Instagram and reigniting global chatter around one of Indian cinema's most expensive productions.
The clip, posted by an attendee who described it simply as unboxing "Attendees at the #SDCC presentation of #Ramayana reportedly received a beautifully crafted gold-coloured Shankha in a special presentation box, along with a note from the makers. A unique promotional gift celebrating India's epic on the global stage." shows the reveal in real time: a pink box opens to expose the ornately detailed shankha, catching the light as she turns it over to admire the craftsmanship. Tucked alongside it was a note from the makers.
The gift was more than just a one-off; it marked the end of Ramayana's first major worldwide display. The panel, held July 23 in SDCC's 4,800-seat Ballroom 20, brought out stars Ranbir Kapoor (Lord Rama) and Yash (Ravana), alongside director Nitesh Tiwari and producer Namit Malhotra, for an exclusive footage preview ahead of the film's global trailer drop.
Notably, the makers chose to premiere the trailer on the Comic-Con stage before releasing it to audiences back home in India — an unusual sequencing for a film this culturally significant, and one that underscores just how aggressively the project is courting a worldwide audience.
Ramayana arrives as a two-part epic, shot for IMAX, with Part 1 slated for Diwali 2026 and Part 2 following in Diwali 2027. The starry ensemble includes Sai Pallavi, Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey and Rakul Preet Singh, with a score from Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman rounding out the film's blockbuster ambitions.
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