RBI's new five-part documentary premieres on Jio Hotstar: ‘RBI Unlocked: Beyond the Rupee'
In an official announcement, the Reserve Bank of India said that the documentary series is titled 'RBI Unlocked: Beyond the Rupee' and has been produced by a Mumbai-based production house named Chalkboard Entertainment.
'The Reserve Bank of India, in collaboration with Jio Hotstar, has launched a five-part documentary series titled 'RBI Unlocked: Beyond the Rupee'. The project has been produced by Chalkboard Entertainment,' said RBI in the press release.
The announcement also shed some light on how the project 'RBI Unlocked' has focused on the visual documentation of RBI's 90-year history, which emphasises various functions and roles in the organisation.
'The project was commissioned by RBI to visually document its 90-year history, with the objective of creating awareness about its various functions and roles,' said RBI in the statement.
The documentary provides a first-time insight into the working of the RBI, and people can watch the episode on 3 June 2025.
'The RBI, as a full-service central bank, performs a wide range of functions including currency management, monetary policy, regulation and supervision of banks and NBFCs, regulation of currency and interest rate, markets and payment and settlement systems, and financial inclusion. This documentary portrays the essence of RBI's functions in an intelligible manner to a wider demographic of people,' said RBI in the official announcement.
According to the official Jio Hotstar data, the entertainment platform's subscription comes in three plans: two ad-supported plans and one premium plan without ads. Jio Hotstar allows users to pay monthly, quarterly, or annually.
The Jio Hotstar 'mobile' subscription is an ad-supported plan starting at ₹ 149 for three months and ₹ 499 for a year. It allows you to view the content on 'one' mobile device at a time.
The second is the Jio Hotstar 'super' subscription is the second ad-supported plan which starts at ₹ 299 for every three months and ₹ 899 per year. This gives you access to stream Jio Hotstar from any two devices at a time.
Jio Hotstar's 'premium' ad-free plan costs ₹ 299 per month and can only be purchased through a web browser. You can also pay ₹ 499 for three months and ₹ 1,499 per year. This gives you access to stream entertainment content on any four devices at a time.
The premium plan does not support advertisements during shows, programs, or live telecasts, hence the higher cost charged to customers.
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