The Legend of Hanuman Season 7 streams on JioHotstar from October 23
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The Legend of Hanuman Season 7, taking the animated series into the war in Lanka, began streaming on JioHotstar on 23 October 2026, with Sharad Kelkar voicing Ravan.
What Happened
The seventh season of The Legend of Hanuman, the animated series based on the Ramayana, began streaming exclusively on JioHotstar on Friday, 23 October 2026. The new season takes the story into the decisive phase of the war in Lanka, with Hanuman setting out to find a weapon that could finally defeat Ravan. Its trailer was released earlier in October, and the platform timed the premiere for the week of Dussehra, the festival that marks Ram's victory over Ravan.
Key Facts
- Show: The Legend of Hanuman, Season 7, an animated mythological series.
- Premiere: Friday, 23 October 2026, exclusively on JioHotstar.
- Story: the battle for Lanka reaches a turning point; as despair spreads through the vanara (monkey) army's camp, Hanuman searches for the one weapon that can end Ravan's reign.
- The season's journey moves across different eras, including Ram's past and the realm of death, where Hanuman learns more about his own divine nature, according to the makers.
- Voice cast: Sharad Kelkar returns as the voice of Ravan; Damandeep Singh Baggan voices Hanuman.
- Production: made by Graphic India; co-created by Sharad Devarajan; directed by Jeevan J. Kang and Navin John; written by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang, Sarwat Chadda and Shivangi Singh, according to the production's press material.
- The series had six earlier seasons before this one.
Why It Matters
Animation in India has long been seen mainly as children's entertainment, often built on imported cartoons. The Legend of Hanuman is one of the clearest examples of an Indian-made animated series aimed at a wider family audience, telling a familiar epic in a style closer to an action drama than a bedtime story. A seventh season shows that the format has kept an audience over several years on a streaming platform.
The timing is deliberate. Dussehra, celebrated across India as the day Ram defeated Ravan, has just passed, and the Diwali season is ahead. Mythological stories draw large audiences around these festivals, in cinemas and at home. Releasing the season's Lanka war chapters in this window ties the show to stories families are already talking about. It also arrives at a busy time for screen versions of the Ramayana: a big-budget live-action film adaptation is due in cinemas soon, and the epic remains one of the most retold stories in Indian popular culture.
The casting of Sharad Kelkar as Ravan has been one of the series' best-known features. His return keeps continuity for viewers who have followed the series from its early seasons. The writing team for this season adds Sarwat Chadda and Shivangi Singh to the show's creators, Sharad Devarajan and Jeevan J. Kang.
For the Indian animation industry, a long-running series of this kind matters beyond one title. Each season needs studios, animators, voice actors, writers and sound teams, and a steady show helps build skills and jobs. It also gives Indian studios a track record with an original property they can build on, rather than only work for hire.
| Detail | Season 7 |
|---|---|
| Platform | JioHotstar (exclusive) |
| Premiere date | 23 October 2026 |
| Ravan voiced by | Sharad Kelkar |
| Hanuman voiced by | Damandeep Singh Baggan |
| Directors | Jeevan J. Kang, Navin John |
Impact
Short-term: JioHotstar subscribers can watch the new season from 23 October, during the festive stretch between Dussehra and Diwali, when family viewing at home tends to rise.
Long-term: A seventh season strengthens the case for Indian studios to invest in long-form animated storytelling drawn from Indian epics and folklore, and for platforms to commission such shows for both children and adults.
Who is affected: Viewers who follow the series, families looking for festival-season viewing, JioHotstar, the production company Graphic India, and the animators, writers and voice artists who work on the show.
Key Takeaway
The Legend of Hanuman Season 7, which takes Hanuman into the climactic war in Lanka with Sharad Kelkar again voicing Ravan, started streaming on JioHotstar on 23 October 2026.
Questions and Answers
When and where can I watch The Legend of Hanuman Season 7?
The seventh season began streaming on Friday, 23 October 2026, exclusively on JioHotstar.
What is The Legend of Hanuman Season 7 about?
It covers a decisive stage of the war in Lanka. As the vanara army loses hope, Hanuman goes in search of a weapon that can defeat Ravan, a quest that takes him to Ram's past and the realm of death and teaches him more about his own divinity.
Who voices Ravan and Hanuman in the new season?
Sharad Kelkar returns as the voice of Ravan, and Damandeep Singh Baggan voices Hanuman.
Who makes the series?
It is produced by Graphic India and co-created by Sharad Devarajan. Season 7 is directed by Jeevan J. Kang and Navin John and written by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang, Sarwat Chadda and Shivangi Singh.
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