Hotstar is India’s leading OTT streaming service provider. Hotstar provides services like TV shows streaming before television release, live sports, latest movies, original premium series and lots more. As they are the official streaming partners of Vivo IPL, watching matches in Hotstar has a lot of benefits(stated later).
If you are using hotstar for a while, you should be familiar with the super-user-friendly customer care services. Hotstar responds to its premium customers within 24 hours of lodging a complaint. You can request for an update and additional features and can give your feedback at the designated customer care email or number according to your country.
Hotstar Customer Care Contacts
After merging with Disney in India, Hotstar has been able to spread across the USA,UK and Canada too. Listed below are the contact details of the customer care of Hotstar in these countries.
USA, Hotstar Customer Care Contacts (Email and Toll Free Number)
- Hotstar USA contact email – help@hotstar.com
- Hotstar USA customer care number – 18332122120
You can contact customer care by the above mentioned email address and toll free number.
How to use hotstar in USA-
If you don’t own a hotstar subscription or don’t know how to use it, follow the steps bellow-
- Visit ‘us.hotstar.com’ from any browser or click on Subscribe Now Button.
- Click on Sign In and enter your Email ID required details.
- Choose Annual subscription and click on ‘Start Subscription.’
- Enter your Payment details
- Click on ‘Have a promo code’ (Green color text, located just below the credit card/debit card option)
- Enter the Hotstar USA Promo Code: WIN40 or any other promo codes you own and then click on ‘Start Subscription’ and enjoy the unlimited flow of Indian content today. Also, watch out for Vivo IPL 2021 starting 8th April.
Hotstar Plans in USA-
Hotstar used to have a $19 + taxes monthly plan before, but it doesn’t exist anymore. You have to take the Annual Plan.
| Duration | Price | Content |
| Annual Subscription Plan | 49.99 $ + taxes per year | All sports channel + latest American movies & TV shows |
Canada, Hotstar Customer Care Contacts (Email and Toll Free Number)
- email address – help@hotstar.com
- Hotstar toll-free number – 18334254250
You can contact customer care by the above mentioned email address and toll free number.
How to use hotstar in Canada-
If you don’t own a hotstar subscription or don’t know how to use it, follow the steps bellow-
- Visit ‘ca.hotstar.com’ from any browser or click on Subscribe Now Button.
- Click on Sign In and enter your Email ID required details.
- Choose Annual subscription and click on ‘Start Subscription.’
- Enter your Payment details
- Click on ‘Have a promo code’ (Green color text, located just below the credit card/debit card option)
Hotstar Plans in Canada-
The previous plan was worth $79.99 per year, which has been reduced to $49.99 per year now. A $30 discount! Go grab your subscription now. Canada users also have the option to cancel the subscription within 48 hours to get their refund.
| Duration | Price | Content |
| Annual Subscription Plan | CAD 49.99 + taxes per year | Sports + Entertainment |
UK, Hotstar Customer Care Contacts(Email and Toll Free Number)
- email address – help@hotstar.com
Hotstar is also available in the UK now. Here are the steps to subscribe to Hotstar plans-
- Visit ‘uk.hotstar.com’ from any browser or click on Subscribe Now Button.
- Click on Sign In and enter your Email ID required details.
- Choose Annual subscription and click on ‘Start Subscription.’
- Enter your Payment details
- Click on ‘Have a promo code’ (Green color text, located just below the credit card/debit card option)
Hotstar Plans in UK-
Hotstar yearly plan is now available at a discount of £84.
| Duration | Price | Content |
| Annual Subscription | £49.99 | Sports + Entertainment |
| Monthly Subscription | £5.99 | Sports + Entertainment |
India, Hotstar Customer Care Contacts (Email and Toll Free Number)
- Email address – hello@hotstar.com
- Customer care number – 02266305555
Here’s how to subscribe to hotstar in India-
- Visit ‘hotstar.com’ from any browser or click on Subscribe Now Button.
- Click on Sign In and enter your Email ID required details.
- Choose Annual subscription and click on ‘Start Subscription.’
- Enter your Payment details
- Click on ‘Have a promo code’ (Green color text, located just below the credit card/debit card option)
- Enter the Hotstar USA Promo Code: WIN40 or any other promo codes you own and then click on ‘Start Subscription’ and enjoy the unlimited flow of Indian content today. Also, watch out for Vivo IPL 2021 starting 8th April.
Hotstar Plans In India-
| Pack Name | Price | Content |
| Disney+ Hotstar (No Subscription) | Free | Select movies with ads |
| Select TV Shows with ads | ||
| 5mins of live cricket streaming | ||
| Live news channels | ||
| Disney+ Hotstar VIP | Rs 399 per year | All regional language movies |
| Multiplex movies (on up to 3 devices) | ||
| Latest Star network TV shows or serials at 6AM | ||
| Live sports including Indian Premier League (IPL), Formula 1, International and domestic cricket live match streaming | ||
| Disney+ exclusive content in regional languages | ||
| Dubbed Hollywood movies | ||
| Plan can be used on one device at a time | ||
| Disney+ Hotstar Premium Subscription | Rs 299 per month or Rs 1499 per year | All regional language movies |
| All latest Hollywood movies in English and regional languages | ||
| Multiplex movies (on up to 3 devices) | ||
| Latest Star network TV shows or serials at 6AM | ||
| Live sports including Indian Premier League (IPL), Formula 1, International and domestic cricket live match streaming | ||
| Exclusive Disney+ content in English and regioal languages | ||
| Plan can be used on two devices at a time |
IPL In Hotstar: USA, India, Canada, UK
IPL started from April 8, 2021 and if you still haven;t subscribed to Hotstar, you will miss out on the matches. IPL will be very interesting this year. With the introduction of new rules, the game returning to its homeland, the record breaking auction, missing the IPL is not the better option this time. If you are a cricket fan, you certainly will not like to miss the most explosive format of cricket, T20’s best league in the world.
No matter which corner of earth you are in, you can enjoy the IPL in Hotstar. In India, USA, Canada and UK, Hotstar is officially available and you can access the sites using the links given in the above sections. In other countries, you can use a VPN to use Hotstar.
Hotstar is by far the cheapest and the best option to watch Live Sports and other Indian content, especially the Indian Premier League.
Benefits of using Hotstar-
- The best feature of watching IPL on Hotstar is that no commercial advertisement breaks between the matches. So no more ads after every wicket or over.
- Get that Indian feel by listening to the commentary on eight different regional languages.
- With the new “watch with your friends” mode, you can watch the matches and interact with your friends worldwide.
- The app’s interface is amicable, due to which every user can use this app comfortably.