Upcoming Indian Films 2026 — Release Calendar

April 2026

7 films

Awarapan 2

Hindi

📅 Apr 3, 2026 Dir. Mohit Suri (expected) Emraan Hashmi

Almost 20 years in the making

🏢 T-Series Films ↗

Swayambhu

Telugu

📅 Apr 10, 2026 Dir. Gunasekhar Nandamuri Balakrishna · Trisha Krishnan

Telugu · Apr 10

🏢 Sithara Entertainments ↗

Bhooth Bangla

Hindi

📅 Apr 10, 2026 Dir. Priyadarshan Akshay Kumar · Wamiqa Gabbi · Paresh Rawal · Tabu · Rajpal Yadav

Akshay-Priyadarshan reunion. Teaser released Mar 12. Trailer expected with D2 prints

₹120 Cr Cr 🏢 Jio Studios ↗

KD – The Devil

Kannada

📅 Apr 14, 2026 Dir. Prem Dhruva Sarja · Rebelstar Kannada Rockstar

Kannada action. Independence Day Apr 14

🏢 Hombale Films ↗

GWS

Ginny Weds Sunny 2

Hindi

📅 Apr 24, 2026 Dir. Puneet Khanna Avinash Tiwari · Medha Shankar

Spiritual sequel. Netflix release April 24

🏢 Dharma Productions ↗

TAF

Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-ups

Kannada

📅 Apr 30, 2026 Dir. Geetu Mohandas Yash · Nayanthara

Postponed from Mar 19 — Middle East business concerns amid regional turmoil

₹300 Cr Cr 🏢 Hombale Films ↗

Peddi

Telugu

📅 Apr 30, 2026 Dir. Buchi Babu Sana Ram Charan · Janhvi Kapoor · Dr Shiva Rajkumar

A.R. Rahman music. Mythri Movie Makers + Sukumar Writings

~₹180 Cr 🏢 Mythri Movie Makers ↗

May 2026

4 films

Ek Din

Hindi

📅 May 1, 2026 Dir. Srijit Mukherji Sai Pallavi · Junaid Khan

Remake of 2016 Thai film One Day

Raja Shivaji

Hindi/Marathi

📅 May 1, 2026 Dir. Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh

Historical drama. Shot in Hindi + Marathi simultaneously

The Paradise

Telugu

📅 May 2026 Dir. Dr Bikash Dhar Mukesh Chhabra · Triptii Dimri

Period drama set in 1960s Benaras

Bandar

Hindi

📅 May 22, 2026 Dir. Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap directorial

Anurag Kashyap. Battle Zoo Amar Akbar Anthony's district. May 22

June 2026

3 films

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

Hindi

📅 Jun 5, 2026 Dir. Mudassar Aziz Vicky Kaushal · Triptii Dimri · Wamiqa Gabbi

Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, Pooja Hegde. David Dhawan directorial. Jun 5.

Dragon

Telugu/Hindi

📅 Jun 26, 2026 Dir. TBC Pan-India action

Pan-India action. Jun 25.

🏢 Arka Media Works ↗

Cocktail 2

Hindi

📅 Jun 30, 2026 Dir. Homi Adajania Saif Ali Khan · Deepika Padukone (expected)

Sequel. Production ongoing. Release date TBC

July 2026

3 films

D4

Dhamaal 4

Hindi

📅 Jul 3, 2026 Dir. Indra Kumar Arshad Warsi · Javed Jaffrey · Riteish Deshmukh · Sanjay Dutt

Dhamaal franchise. Fourth installment. Jul 3

🏢 T-Series Films ↗

Alpha

Hindi

📅 Jul 2026 Dir. Shiv Rawail Alia Bhatt · Sharvari

YRF Spy Universe. Moved from Apr 17 to Jul 2026

🏢 Yash Raj Films ↗

Welcome to the Jungle

Hindi

📅 Jul 2026 Dir. Ahmed Khan Akshay Kumar · Suniel Shetty · Jackie Shroff · Raveena Tandon · Disha Patani

Welcome franchise fourth installment

August 2026

4 films

Bhediya 2

Hindi

📅 Aug 14, 2026 Dir. Amar Kaushik Varun Dhawan · Kriti Sanon

Independence Day clash with Battle of Galwan + Naagzilla. Aug 14

🏢 Maddock Films ↗

Naagzilla

Hindi

📅 Aug 14, 2026 Dir. Aashiq Abu Kartik Aaryan

Confirmed Aug 14 — clash with Battle of Galwan + Bhediya 2. Maddock Films

🏢 Nadiadwala Grandson ↗

Battle of Galwan

Hindi

📅 Aug 15, 2026 Dir. Apoorva Lakhia Salman Khan · Chitrangda Singh

Moved from Apr 17. Independence Day clash with Naagzilla + Bhediya 2

~₹200 Cr 🏢 RSVP Movies ↗

Fauji / Fauzi

Hindi

📅 Aug 2026 Dir. TBC TBC

Expected Aug 2026

September 2026

1 film

M–T

Mirzapur – The Film

Hindi

📅 Sep 4, 2026 Dir. TBC Ali Fazal · Pankaj Tripathi

Amazon Prime series comes to big screen. Sep 4

🏢 Excel Entertainment ↗

October 2026

1 film

Drishyam 3

Hindi/Malayalam

📅 Oct 2, 2026 Dir. Drishyam Films Ajay Devgn · Tabu · Akshaye Khanna · Shriya Saran

Gandhi Jayanti. Drishyam franchise third chapter

🏢 Ajay Devgn Ffilms ↗

December 2026

2 films

Chamunda

Hindi

📅 Dec 4, 2026 Dir. TBC TBC

Maddock Horror Comedy Universe. Dec 4

King

Hindi

📅 Dec 24, 2026 Dir. Siddharth Anand Shah Rukh Khan · Suhana Khan · Abhishek Bachchan

SRK Christmas 2026. Most anticipated of year-end

~₹350 Cr 🏢 Red Chillies Entertainment ↗

2027+

2 films

Love & War

Hindi

📅 Jan 22, 2027 Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali Ranbir Kapoor · Alia Bhatt · Vicky Kaushal

SLB epic. Streaming partner: Netflix. Jan 2027

~₹350 Cr 🏢 Yash Raj Films ↗

Varanasi

Telugu (Pan-India)

📅 Apr 1, 2027 Dir. TBC Multi-cast epic

RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED: Apr 7, 2027 (Ugadi/Gudi Padwa). SS Rajamouli's next after RRR (global phenomenon, Oscar winner). Cast: Mahesh Babu (dual role: Rudhra + …

₹1,000–1,200 Cr Cr

TBC / Date Unconfirmed

6 films

NTR – Neel

Telugu

📅 TBC 2026 Dir. Prashanth Neel Jr NTR

NTR after RRR — massive pan-India expectations. Date TBC

Billa Ranga Baasha

Kannada

📅 TBC 2026 Dir. TBC TBC

Kiccha Sudeep. Pan-India Kannada biggie. Date TBC.

Khalifa

Malayalam

📅 TBC — Independence 2026 Dir. Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran · Malayalam

Prithviraj Sukumaran. Mollywood biggie. Date TBC.

Patriot

Malayalam

📅 TBC 2026 Dir. Mammootty directorial Mammootty

Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban. Pan-Malayalam event film. Date TBC.

Kattalan

Malayalam/Pan-India

📅 TBC 2026 Dir. TBC Tamil action

Antony Varghese. Pan-Indian action thriller. Cubes Entertainments. Date TBC.

RPO

Ramayana: Part One

Hindi

📅 Diwali 2026 Dir. Nitesh Tiwari Ranbir Kapoor · Sai Pallavi · Yash · Sunny Deol

Largest Indian production ever. VFX-heavy. Pan-India. Diwali 2026 target

~₹600 Cr 🏢 Nadiadwala Grandson ↗