Disney Plus Hotstar Premium Subscription Plans

 

1. What is Hotstar?
2. Hotstar Free Account
3. Hotstar Premium vs VIP
4. Hotstar Subscription Price
5. Hotstar Subscription Offers
   4.1 Hotstar Jio Offer
   4.2 Airtel Hotstar Offer
   4.3 Hotstar Flipkart Offer
6. Disney+ Hotstar Features
7. What to Watch on Hotstar?
8. Competitors of Hotstar
9. Hotstar Premium – Is It Worth it?
10. Devices Compatible with Hotstar
11. How to Subscribe to Hotstar?
12. How to Cancel Hotstar Subscription?

What Is Hotstar?

Hotstar is an Indian digital streaming platform launched in 2015 by Star India. Disney+ and Hotstar recently came into collaboration and renamed the streaming service to Disney+ Hotstar. It combines the content of Hotstar which has the highest subscriber count among any Indian streaming service and provides 100,000+ hours of movies and TV shows in 8 languages, Live Sports Channels & Live TV Channels with Disney movies, Pixar movies, National Geographic Channel, and Disney Plus Originals.

Always up to date and consistent with the latest releases, Hotstar is famous for its quality collection of American TV Shows and Hollywood movies, Indian TV, and a plethora of Bollywood films to choose from. 

Keep reading to know about Hotstar Subscription Plan, how to get Hotstar Free Subscription, Hotstar Premium Price & more.

Hotstar Free Account

Even without any sign up on Disney+ Hotstar, you can enjoy certain features and limited content for free. While Disney+ movies and kids movies and shows won’t be available for Free account holders, new Indian Movies will be available one month later and Star serials will come the next day at 6 am.

Disney+ Hotstar provides the basic free plan for users with the following content: –

• Selective content available includes movies and shows like Housefull 4, Mission Mangal, Jolly LLB 2, Insidious, Koffee with Karan, Masterchef Australia, Nach Baliye, etc.
• This is an advertisement-based plan.
• Access to live broadcast of sports with a 5-minute delay.
• All content is available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telegu only.
• Access to Live News channels like ABP News, Republic TV, India Today, etc.
• The exclusive content from Hotstar and Disney+ are unavailable. 

Check out what more do you get if you buy a Hotstar membership and the difference between Hotstar Premium and VIP below.

Hotstar Subscription Plans: Hotstar Premium Vs VIP 

Know all about Hotstar Premium plan and Hotstar VIP Plan below –

CONTENT	FREE	DISNEY+ HOTSTAR VIP	DISNEY+ HOTSTAR PREMIUM
Disney+ Movies	╳	Dubbed Only	Dubbed & English
Kids Shows & Movies	╳	Dubbed Only	Dubbed & English
New Indian Movies	1 Month delayed	✓	✓
Hotstar Specials	First episode free	✓	✓
American TV Shows	╳	╳	✓
Hollywood Movies	╳	Dubbed Only	Dubbed & English
Unlimited Live Sports	Up to 5 mins free	✓	✓
Star Serials before TV	Next day, at 6am	Before TV, at 6am	Before TV, at 6am
FEATURES
Video Quality	SD (480p)	HD (720p)	FHD (1080p)
Screens you can watch on at the same time	1	1	2
Ad free Entertainment	╳	╳	✓

 

Disney Plus Hotstar VIP Plan

Disney+ Hotstar provides a VIP plan for Rs. 399 per year, which is non-refundable, with the following stipulations: –

• Access to all content, including Hotstar Specials, Bollywood and Hollywood movies, Disney+ shows and movies, dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
• Access to movies and serials before they’re broadcasted on TV.
• American movies and shows from the Premium section not available.
• This is an advertisement-based plan, where you will receive personalized ads.
• VIP subscribers can upgrade to Premium easily by just paying the difference amount, via the “My Account” section on the Disney+ Hotstar app or website.

Disney Plus Hotstar Premium Plan

Disney+ Hotstar provides a Premium plan for Rs. 299 per month or Rs. 1,499 per year (at a 58% discount). This subscription includes – 

• All content is available in English as well as selected languages.
• All the content on Disney+ Hotstar in all the available languages, without Ads.
• Access to all the Disney+ titles.
• Access to Unlimited Live coverage without any delay of sports like ISL, Cricket, Premier League, F1, Pro Kabaddi League, Tennis Grand Slams, and many more.
• Access to the latest Bollywood movies, Disney+ Originals, popular Disney kid shows and movies, digital premieres, Hotstar Specials, and serials before they are broadcasted on TV.
• Premium English shows, movies, American TV Shows, Hollywood movies, and popular Disney+ Originals (like The Mandalorian, Togo, Encore! and more).
• Early access to prime time TV shows.
• Access to the latest Bollywood and regional movies.
• One streaming device per user.

Disney+

• Disney+ is a platform for online video streaming, exclusively available on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, English, Telugu, and Tamil languages.
• It is a paid service, available for the VIP and Premium members of Disney+ Hotstar.
• Available content is from Marvel, Disney, Pixar, National Geographic, Star Wars, and kid shows like Shin-Chan and Doraemon. 

Hotstar Subscription Price

Although Disney+ Hotstar has free content, most of its titles, especially English sitcoms, and movies, as well as the latest Bollywood releases, are available on a Premium membership. Check out Hotstar Premium Cost below.

Plan	Cost
Disney+ Hotstar Premium	INR 1499 /year
Disney+ Hotstar Premium	INR 299 /month
Disney+ Hotstar VIP	INR 399 /year

Hotstar Subscription Offers

 

     1. Hotstar Jio Offer

Eligibility: Jio prepaid users with recharge packs of INR 401, 499, 598, 777, 2599 are eligible for FREE Hotstar VIP Plan for 1 year. Check out all details here.

Now that Star India has entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio, you can avail free Premium membership of Disney+ Hotstar, via JioTV. Jio TV is free with for every Jio Prime Subscriber. By signing up via Jio TV, you will have free access to Disney+ Hotstar Premium. Here’s are the steps – 

• Fire up the JioTV app and select a Star TV channel.
• Next, you will be redirected to the iTunes/Play Store to install Disney+ Hotstar.
• After installing or upgrading to the latest version, you will be prompted to connect your Jio account. 
• Once connected, you can easily watch StarTV channels through the JioTV app, as they’ll open up on Disney+ Hotstar automatically. 
• You will also get free access to watch Disney+ Hotstar premium movies and shows.

 

       2. Airtel Hotstar Offer

Eligibility: The following plans are eligible for a FREE Hotstar VIP Plan for 1 year.

• Airtel prepaid users with recharge plans of INR 401, 448, 499, 599, 2698
• Airtel users with Rs 499 and above Postpaid plans or 
• Airtel users with Rs. 999 and above Broadband plans

Details: Customers can check their eligibility for the Offer on the Thanks page of their Airtel Thanks app. If you’re eligible, click on the Disney+ Hotstar VIP card on the Thanks page.

       3. Hotstar Flipkart Offer

Eligibility: Flipkart Plus users with a supercoin balance of 399 or more get FREE Hotstar VIP Plan. Check out all offer details here.

If you’re not an existing VIP member of Disney+ Hotstar, you can also use Flipkart Supercoins to get One Year free Hotstar VIP Subscription. Here’s how: –

• Become a Flipkart Plus Member (if not already) and collect Supercoins by shopping on the site. You will need at least 365 Supercoins to avail this offer
• Next, visit the “Flipkart Supercoins Zone” and select the “Disney+ Hotstar VIP Membership” option.
• Use the 365 Supercoins to avail this offer, you will receive a voucher for Disney+ Hotstar.
• Go to Disney+ Hotstar subscription page, select VIP membership and use the voucher code during payment. 
• Tada! You’ve unlocked one year’s subscription for Disney+ Hotstar VIP.

Disney+ Hotstar Features

• Disney+ Hotstar Premium and VIP are ad-free.

• Download videos to watch offline from the Downloads tab.
• Disney+ Hotstar Premium videos are marked with “P” and the VIP videos with “V”.
• Add videos to your watchlist.
• Use buttons to rewind and forward 10 seconds during a video.
• Toggle the kid-safe mode, showing only kid-friendly content. Most of the feature features will be on, except for Downloads.
• Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil dubbing for several Hollywood movies are available with Disney+ Hotstar VIP. The Premium subscription unlocks their English versions. 

What Content Is Available on Hotstar?

Hotstar has a variety of content that leaves the user spoilt for choice, especially in the Premium category.

 

        1. Hotstar Movies 

Hotstar has movies in 9 languages – Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada. Check out some popular titles in each language available on Hotstar below – 

Popular Hindi Movies on Hotstar	Laxmii, Chhichhore, Housefull 4, Dil Bechara, Bala, Andrezi Medium, Super 30, etc
Popular English Movies on Hotstar	Avengers, The Lion King, Ford V Ferrari, Iron Man, Thor, Avatar, Pretty Woman, etc
Popular Bengali Movies on Hotstar	Kanchana, Jamai Badal, Bela Seshe, Jio Pagla, etc
Popular Telugu Movies on Hotstar	Ammoru Thalli, Prati Roju Pandage, Entha Manchivadavuraa, etc
Popular Malayalam Movies on Hotstar	Bangalore Days, Premam, Ustad Hotel, Kali, etc
Popular Tamil Movies on Hotstar	Mookuthi Amman, Ungalukkaga Oruvan, Majili, etc
Popular Marathi Movies on Hotstar	Farzand, Tanhaji, Yuntum, Shala, Tukaram, etc
Popular Kannada Movies on Hotstar	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Chamak, Jersey, Bharjari etc

 

• Hotstar also has a new feature of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex which is accessible only by VIP and Premium plan holders. Through this feature, Hotstar brings to you the most-awaited new releases like Laxmii, Bhuj, The Big Bull, Dil Bechara, Sadak 2, Khuda Haafiz, Lootcase to name a few.
• Popular titles like Iron Man, Avengers are available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubbing for the Indian audiences.2. Hotstar Sports  

The sports section on Hotstar includes live-streaming as well as highlights of popular sports such as cricket, kabaddi, football, badminton, F1, etc.

• Cricket: IPL, Asia Cup, India vs WI, NZ vs India, and more
• Football: Premier League, Football United Special, Scottish Premiership and more
• Kabaddi: Vivo Pro Kabaddi, Kabaddi Nationals
• Tennis: TATA Open, French Open, US Open among others
• Others: Formula 1, Badminton World Championships, Martial Arts, etc

      3. Hotstar TV Shows & Specials

• Some of the top-rated American TV Shows on IMDb like This Is Us, Game of Thrones, Westworld, Chernobyl, Grey’s Anatomy are available on Hotstar. 
• Hotstar also offers Indian TV Shows from Star Plus, Star Jalsha, Star Vijay, etc like Saath Nibhana Saathiyan 2, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, etc.
• Hotstar has its own collections of Hotstar Specials as well like Aryaa, Special Ops, Hostages, Bahut Huda Sammaan to name a few.

       4. Disney+ On Hotstar

 

The Disney+ section on Hotstar has all the content by Disney, National Geographic, Pixel, and Marvel. Lion King, Frozen Series, Aladdin, Toy Story Series, Dumbo, Star Wars series, X-men, Kedarnath Disaster Documentaries.

        5. Hotstar Kids

Hotstar has a separate section for kids with content categorized into Super Heroes, Onward, Shinchan, Doraemon, Narnia, Ultimate Spiderman, Mickey Mouse, Princesses, Animal Nature, etc for your kids to enjoy! Or maybe you could go down memory lane and enjoy some of the shows like Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Chacha Chaudhary, etc yourself.

        6. Hotstar News

Besides all of this, Hotstar provides live news, headlines of the day, and categorized news from TV channels such as Republic TV, Aaj Tak, ABP News, News Nation, Fox, India Today, etc.

Who Are The Competitors of Hotstar?

Netflix

Netflix has costlier packages ranging from INR 499 to INR 799 for a month for access on desktop, however, the service is world-renowned for its interactive UI design, original series’ and the ever-increasing collection of International titles. It is consistent with releasing the latest Indian films as well.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime offers Prime membership at a competitively lower cost (INR 129 for a month and INR 999 for a year. Prime membership provides access to not only diverse streaming content but also Prime Delivery membership of the online store. 

ALTBalaji

ALT Balaji is getting really popular among the Indians because of its youth-oriented content. It offers a huge library of movies, TV shows, and ALT Balaji originals like Apharan, Gandi Baat, Dev DD, and XXX uncensored.

For a clear understanding of how Hotstar stands in front of its competitors, take a look at the following table.

 

Hotstar Premium – Is It Worth The Bucks?

Hotstar is definitely worth the money for –

• Youngsters and fans of award-winning American shows, especially HBO originals
• Middle-aged women who watch Indian TV serials and want a platform to catch up on episodes online
• Sports fanatics
• Fans of Bollywood and other major Regional Language Films
• Those who want to be able to stream live news and current affairs
• Kids who love animated movies and shows

Which Devices Are Supported by Hotstar?

 

Hotstar currently supports the following devices and system requirements:

• Desktop: Microsoft Windows 7 or above, MAC OS 10.2 or above
  Web browsers: Google Chrome version 49.x, Mozilla Firefox version 44.x, Safari version 9.1.x
  With the latest version of Adobe Flash Player; Javascript and Cookies enabled
• App: For Android devices with version 4.0 and above
  iOS devices with version 9 and above
• It is Chromecast and Amazon Fire Stick friendly
• Also available on Android TV and Apple TV

How to Subscribe to Hotstar?

Hotstar plans are recurring and therefore auto-renewed monthly or yearly, as per the plan. In order to avail the membership, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Hotstar Website or App and choose a plan.
2. Sign up with a valid e-mail id and password, or with a Facebook account.
3. Enter payment details and confirm the payment.
   

How to Cancel Hotstar Subscription?

In order to cancel a Hotstar membership, go to the ‘My Account’ page on the website, and click on ‘Cancel Membership’. Membership will continue for the current billing cycle and will be canceled from the next billing period. To cancel the subscription in iTunes, users will have to go and remove the subscription from the iTunes panel.