Best credit cards for BookMyShow

It depends on how much you spend there and what the cap allows. 13 cards name BookMyShow in their terms, 4 of them with an accelerated rate rather than a one-off perk; the cheapest of those is American Express SmartEarn. A high headline rate with a low monthly cap frequently pays less over a year than a lower flat rate, so check the cap against your actual monthly BookMyShow spend before applying.

Almost always. Indian issuers cap merchant-specific accelerated rewards monthly, exclude certain sub-categories (wallet top-ups, gift cards, liquor and EMI conversions are common), and can change the terms with notice. The recorded caps and exclusions for each card are quoted in the table above.

Only if your genuine spend at BookMyShow earns more than the fee plus GST each year, valued at a realistic redemption rate. Work out the yearly reward at your real monthly spend, cap it at the card's monthly ceiling, then subtract the fee — a card that pays ₹200 a month against a ₹500 fee is worth holding; one that pays ₹50 a month against a ₹2,500 fee is not.

A card appears only when the issuer's own recorded terms name BookMyShow — in an accelerated-earn label, a note or a listed benefit. Cards that might cover the merchant through a broad online or dining category are deliberately excluded, because that routing is not guaranteed and merchant category coding decides it.