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'. |
| 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 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). |
| 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. |
| 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 | 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. |
| August 18 2022 | 'Afterparty' livestream session on YouTube Premium with Mukerji, Kapoor, and Bhatt discussing film's music and production. |
| August 17 2022 | Video released featuring Mukerji explaining his inspirations for the film. |
| July 2022 | Director Ayan Mukerji released a video explaining the mystical universe of astras, detailing their origins from Brahm-Shakti and describing various types of astras like Jalāstra, Pawanāstra, Agnyastra, Vanarāstra, and Nandiāstra. |
| July 17 2022 | Song 'Kesariya' unveiled in a livestream hosted by Bhatt and Mukerji on Instagram. |
| June 2022 | Mukerji announces Brahmāstra will be the first installment of a trilogy franchise under the Astraverse. |
| June 15 2022 | The film's official trailer was released, with a preview screening held a day prior in Mumbai. |
| June 13 2022 | Announcement that Chiranjeevi will voice Kapoor's character Shiva in Telugu version; first look motion poster of Roy's character Junoon released. |
| May 2022 | Director Ayan Mukerji attended an international studio summit in Los Angeles, presented Brahmāstra, and discussed potential cinematic universe plans with Kevin Feige from Disney. |
| May 31 2022 | The film's teaser trailer was released, with an event and fan meet-and-greet held in Visakhapatnam. |
| May 27 2022 | Teaser of Telugu version of 'Kesariya' song, titled 'Kumkumala', was released by Rajamouli. |
| March 29 2022 | Promotional announcement video commemorating the film's wrap was released. |
| March 29 2022 | Filming wrapped up in Varanasi, marking the completion of principal photography. |
| March 26 2022 | Mukerji, Kapoor, and Bhatt featured in Byju's 'Cricket Live' segment during IPL 2022 inaugural game. |
| March 16 2022 | A poster and the first prologue of Bhatt's character, Isha, was released. |
| January 21 2022 | Film begins streaming on Netflix in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages after Netflix acquired the digital rights. |
| 2021 | Sai Pallavi was officially cast in the film, reuniting with actor Nani after their previous collaboration in Middle Class Abbayi. |
| 2021 | Madonna Sebastian was confirmed as a lead actress, marking her comeback to Telugu cinema after her last film Premam in 2016. |
| December 2021 | Final release date of 9 September 2022 announced. |
| December 2021 | UNESCO inscribed Kolkata's Durga Puja on the intangible cultural heritage list, recognizing its significant cultural importance. |
| December 24 2021 | Film was theatrically released, becoming the seventh highest-grossing Telugu film of 2021. |
| December 24 2021 | The film was theatrically released, featuring Nani in a dual role and starring Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty. |
| December 19 2021 | Event in Hyderabad to launch Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada versions of the motion poster. |
| December 15 2021 | A motion poster featuring Kapoor's character Shiva was released, accompanied by a fan event in New Delhi broadcast live by Disney+ Hotstar. |
| December 14 2021 | A motion poster featuring Ranbir Kapoor's then-undisclosed character was released. |
| July 2021 | Filming resumed after being briefly halted due to COVID-19 lockdown in India. The Kolkata set in Hyderabad, which was damaged by heavy rains, was restored by art director Avinash Kolla. |
| July 2021 | Principal photography for 'Shyam Singha Roy' concluded after filming in Hyderabad and Kolkata. |
| July 26 2021 | Filming was completed, and post-production began. |
| March 2021 | Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta was signed to play an important role in the film Shyam Singha Roy, marking a significant casting development for the movie. |
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