Sairat premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as a part of the Generation 14plus section, where it received a standing ovation.[27][1] The jury was composed of teenagers.[27] The film was released domestically on 29 April 2016 in about 200 screens.[28][29] It was released with English subtitles in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Kolkata, Bhilai, Raipur, Bhiwadi, Karnataka, and Telangana.[30] The film screened at more than 450 theatres, over 50 of which were outside Maharashtra.[31][7] Due to Sairat's popularity, additional shows at midnight and 3:00 am were introduced at a theatre in Rahimatpur in Satara district.[23] The film was also screened at the India Habitat Centre Film Festival, the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Film Festival in The Hague post its theatrical release.[9][32][33] It was the first Marathi film released in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.[34][35]