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Joining ₹500 · Annual ₹500 · Waived on ₹1.5 lakh of annual spends
Earns BookMyShow discounts. The value arrives as monthly BookMyShow discounts rather than points
Verified 13 Aug 2026Forex markup3.5%
EMI1.5% of the amount or ₹150, whichever is higher, on every EMI conversion processing fee · A converted purchase stops earning rewards · RBL publishes no interest rate for merchant EMI, the rate arrives with the offer. · EMI conversions are excluded from the spend thresholds
Milestones
- ◆ Spend ₹5,000 per month → ₹500 discount at BookMyShow for the month Worth ₹500
Return by category
| Category | Return | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Online spend | 0% | Base rate |
| Amazon | 0% | Base rate |
| Flipkart | 0% | Base rate |
| Subscriptions & OTT | 0% | Base rate |
| Offline spend | 0% | Base rate |
| UPI spending | 0% | No RuPay variant is published, so UPI linking is unavailable |
| Dining | 0% | Base rate |
| Swiggy | 0% | Base rate |
| Zomato | 0% | Base rate |
| Groceries | 0% | Base rate |
| Quick commerce | 0% | Base rate |
| Swiggy Instamart | 0% | Base rate |
| Blinkit | 0% | Base rate |
| BigBasket | 0% | Base rate |
| Movies & shows | 0% | Base rate |
| BookMyShow | 10% | A ₹500 discount a month, unlocked by ₹5,000 of cycle spends. On exactly ₹5,000 that is 10%, spend more and the effective rate falls · Plus ₹100 of food and beverage value when booking tickets with the card on BookMyShow |
| PVR INOX | 0% | Base rate |
| Fuel | 0% | Fuel is excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Travel (general) | 0% | Base rate |
| Flights | 0% | Base rate |
| Hotels | 0% | Base rate |
| MakeMyTrip | 0% | Base rate |
| IRCTC rail | 0% | Railways are excluded from the spend thresholds |
| International | −3.5% | 0% reward − 3.5% forex markup |
| Utilities & bills | 0% | Utilities are excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Rent | 0% | Rent is excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Education fees | 0% | Education is excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Insurance premiums | 0% | Insurance is excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Government & tax | 0% | Government services are excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Wallet loads | 0% | Wallet loads are excluded from the spend thresholds |
| Anything else | 0% | Base rate |
| Jewellery | 0% | Base rate |
Rates are the card's own published rates, before any spend profile. Add this card inMy cards to rank it against the rest of your wallet.
Also worth knowing
- Welcome: a ₹500 BookMyShow discount on any purchase in the first 30 days
Other exclusions
- EMI conversions are excluded from the spend thresholds
What we liked
- ₹500 of BookMyShow value every month you spend ₹5,000, up to ₹6,000 a year
- ₹100 of food and beverage value per booking on top
- ₹500 welcome discount in the first 30 days
What to mind
- Earns nothing at all outside the BookMyShow benefit
- Ten categories do not even count toward the ₹5,000 threshold
- The discount only exists in months you remember to book
Sources
Every figure above comes from the issuer's own pages and documents. Last verified 13 Aug 2026.
- https://www.rbl.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-cards/rbl-bank-play-credit-card
- https://webassets.rbl.bank.in/document/Credit%20Cards/CardsScheduleCharges.pdf