Disney Plus Hotstar is among the most popular streaming platforms in India. It owes this popularity owing to its vast catalogue, including Disney titles such as Marvel and Pixar, along with hundreds of other movies and series from renowned production houses, including HBO, Fox, and Showtime. The Disney Plus Hotstar also has exclusive digital rights to IPL and a number of other live sports, namely Premier League, F1, and Wimbledon. Additionally, Disney Plus Hostar has most of its movies and shows available in local Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu to target a wider base. Here’s a quick look at Disney Plus Hotstar plans in India and various workarounds that you can use to get it for free:
Disney Plus Hotstar subscription plans in India for mobile, TV, and laptop
Disney Plus Hotstar plans in India are available in three tiers: Mobile, Super, and Premium. They are all yearly subscription plans from the streaming platform. While the catalogue of content remains the same across plans, they differ in terms of prices, screen support, and resolution. The Disney Plus Hotstar subscription plans are as follows:
Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription: price and benefits
This is the most basic plan from Disney Plus Hotstar. It works only on mobile phones (or tablets) and offers content, including 7 multiplex blockbusters, Disney Plus originals, Hotstar Specials, Live sports, and more in HD (720p). That said, the Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription supports just one screen at a time.
As for the price, the Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription is available in as many as four tiers. In addition to the yearly subscription, the company is offering monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly versions of this plan. Here’s how much they will cost:
- 1 month: Rs 49
- 3 months: Rs 149
- 6 months: Rs 199
- 12 months: Rs 499
Having said that, the Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile plans with monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly validity are part of promotional offers that are available for a handful of users. They are expected to cost more once they are officially rolled out for all in the country. It’s reported that the Rs 199 mobile-only plan with a validity of six months will cost Rs 299 after the offer ends.
Disney Plus Hotstar Super subscription: price and benefits
The Disney Plus Hotstar Super is priced at Rs 899/ year. This Hotstar subscription works on any device out there, including smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs. However, the plan supports two concurrent screens. The content catalogue and resolution remains the same as the Mobile plan.
Disney Plus Hotstar Premium price and benefits
This is the best Hotstar plan for TV. The Disney Plus Hotstar Premium subscription lets you stream 4K content on up to four devices simultaneously. The plan is priced at Rs 299/ month or Rs 1,499 a year.
Disney Plus Hotstar free subscription
There is also a free subscription to Disney Plus Hotstar in India; however, you hardly get anything here. The subscription doesn’t allow users to watch live sports, including TATA IPL 2022, for more than 5 minutes. Additionally, you can’t access popular Disney movies and TV shows, web series, and more. The content that is available to watch with the Hotstar free subscription is served with ads.
| PLAN NAME | KEY BENEFITS | SUBSCRIPTION COST | |
| Yearly | Monthly | ||
| Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile | Live sports, Hotstar Specials, Disney titles, American TV shows and movies, and Supports 1 screen | NA | Rs 149 for three months and Rs 199 for six months |
| Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile | Live sports, Hotstar Specials, Disney titles, American TV shows and movies, and Supports 1 screen | Rs 499/ year | Rs 49/ month |
| Disney Plus Hotstar Super | Live sports, Hotstar Specials, Disney titles, American TV shows and movies, and support for 2 concurrent screens | Rs 899/ year | NA |
| Disney Plus Hotstar Premium | Live sports, Hotstar Specials, Disney titles, American TV shows and movies, and Support for 4 concurrent screens | Rs 1,499/ year | Rs 299/ month |
Disney Plus Hotstar subscription offers/ discounts
Disney Plus Hotstar subscription is currently available with a discount offer. Below are the details of this offer and what you need to do to get it.
Magicpin
This third party platform is offering a 7 percent discount on Disney Plus Hotstar Premium subscription. You can purchase the subscription for Rs 1,394 instead of Rs 1,499.
Here’s how it works:
- Go to Magicpin website or app and search for Hotstar
- It’ll show you available discount offers. Right now only Disney Plus Hotstar Premium membership with 7 percent discount is up for grabs
- Add the voucher to the cart and make the purchase
- Now, go to https://www.gyftr.com/entertainment –> sign in with your registered mobile number –> click on redeem now option –> add the voucher code to your wallet –> select the subscription from the given option and fill out the relevant details –> once submitted, you will get a subscription code –> visit Hotstar website/app and enter the codes to activate the subscription.
How to get Disney Plus Hotstar subscription for free
You can get Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription in India for free with select Airtel, Vi, and Jio recharge plans. These recharge plans are also bundled with free voice, data, SMS, and other benefits, in addition to the subscription. This makes them better offerings than the straightforward Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription plan, which is worth Rs 499.
Jio recharge plans with free Disney Plus Hotstar subscription
Jio offers complimentary access to Premium plans of Disney Plus Hotstar through its prepaid plans. Postpaid users can get a Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription by going with a Rs 399 connection. Here’s a quick look at the benefits they offer along with their validity.
- Rs 1,499 Jio recharge plan: Comprises Disney Plus Hotstar Premium subscription, 2GB of data per day, free voice calls, 100 daily SMSes, and complimentary access to Jio apps. The recharge plan has a validity of 84 days.
- Rs 4,119 Jio recharge plan: Provides Disney Plus Hotstar Premium subscription, 2GB of data per day, free voice calls, 100 daily SMSes, complimentary access to Jio apps, and 365 days validity.
- Postpaid plans starting at Rs 399/ month: You can also get Jio postpaid connection starting at Rs 399 to get free access to Disney Plus Hotstar.
The Disney Plus Hotstar subscription is also available with Jio Fiber recharge broadband plans starting at Rs 999.
Airtel recharge plan with free Disney Plus Hotstar subscription
For Airtel users, Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription is available with the following plans:
- Rs 399 Airtel recharge plan – Benefits include 3-month Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription, 2.5GB data per day, unlimited calls, and a quota of 100 SMSes a day. The plan has a validity of 28 days.
- Airtel Rs 499 recharge plan: This plan comprises a 1-year Disney Plus Hotstar subscription, 2GB of data per day, free 100 outgoing SMSes, and 28 days validity.
- Airtel Rs 599 recharge plan: Benefits include Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription, 3GB data per day, free voice calls, 100 SMS per day, Prime Video Mobile Edition free trial subscription, and complimentary access to Airtel apps.
- Airtel Rs 839 recharge plan: As for this plan, you get a 3-month Disney Plus Hotstar subscription along with 2GB of data per day, free voice calls, 100 SMS per day, Prime Video Mobile Edition free trial subscription, and complimentary access to Airtel apps. The Rs 839 pack comes with a validity of 56 days.
- Airtel Rs 3,359 recharge plan: Benefits include Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription, 2GB data per day, free voice calls, 100 SMS per day, Prime Video Mobile Edition free trial subscription, and complimentary access to Airtel apps.
- Airtel postpaid plans: The Disney Plus Hotstar subscription is also available for free with a handful of postpaid plans, including Rs 499, Rs 999, and Rs 1,499.
Vi recharge plans with free Disney Plus Hotstar subscription
Vi has also partnered with Disney+ Hotstar to offer a free Mobile subscription that includes live sports such as IPL 2022, exclusive Hotstar Specials, movies, and more to its subscribers. The subscription is available to all Vodafone Idea prepaid users with plans starting at Rs 499. Vi postpaid users can subscribe to Rs 499 or above to get access to Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription and watch IPL and more for free.
- Rs 499 Vi recharge plan: The plan is bundled with 1-year Disney Plus Hotstar mobile subscription, 2GB data per day, unlimited voice calls, and 100 SMS a day. The pack has a validity of 28 days.
- Rs 601 Vi recharge plan: This all-in-one plan includes a 1year Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription, 3GB data per day, unlimited voice calls, and 100 free outgoing messages for 28 days.
- Rs 901 Vi recharge plan: It has a validity of 70 days. The benefits of Rs 901 Vi recharge plan are as follows 1-year Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription, 3GB data per day, unlimited voice calls, and a quota of 100 outgoing SMSes a day.
- Rs 1,066 Vi recharge plan: Benefits include truly unlimited calls, 2GB data per day, 84 days validity, 100 SMS a day, and 1-year Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription.
- Rs 3,099 Vi recharge plan: This is a long-term plan with 365 days validity. Along with 1-year Disney Plus Hotstar subscription the Rs 3,099 Vi recharge plan is also bundled with 2GB data per day, truly unlimited voice calls, 100 SMS/ day, and other benefits.
- Postpaid plans starting at Rs 499/ month: Like Airtel, you can also get Vi postpaid connection starting at Rs 499 to get free access to Disney Plus Hotstar.
Free Disney Plus Hotstar subscription with Flipkart SuperCoins
In addition to these Airtel, Jio, and Vi recharge and postpaid plans, the Disney Plus Hotstar subscription is also available for free with Flipkart SuperCoins. The reward-based system from the e-commerce platform allows you to buy the Mobile subscription of the streaming platform for as low as 299 SuperCoins. You can earn these SuperCoins with regular shopping via Flipkart. If you have 299 SuperCoins, here’s how to avail them for the Hotstar subscription:
- Go to Flipkart’s site and log in if you haven’t
- Check for Disney Plus Hotstar offer on the SuperCoins page. Alternatively, you can click on this link