Sony Sets 'Ramayana' for November Global Release

Sony Pictures will release the upcoming Indian epic "Ramayana" in theaters worldwide outside of India on Nov. 6. The global release will come two days ahead of the film's Indian release courtesy of Dharma Distribution, which has timed its release to coincide with the Diwali festivities. The epic is the first half of a planned two-part series. Written more than 2,500 years ago by the poet Valmiki, the Ramayana is one of the foundational Hindu texts. It tells the story of the prince Rama, the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, who fights to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. . . .