Whether you are sifting through movies and series on Zee5, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, or any other OTT platform, it’s not a bad idea to pick the newest titles to kick-start your weekend binge-watch session. From Shershaah to Netrikann, What If…? to The Kissing Booth finale, here’s a compilation of new releases streaming online.
Movies:
Shershaah
Sidharth Malhotra stars in Shershaah, a war biopic by director Vishnuvardhan, that traces the life journey of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain Vikram Batra. The Indian soldier was martyred during the historic 1991 Kargil war and is considered a legend among soldiers in India. The movie features Sidharth in a double role, playing Vikram as well as his twin brother, and Kiara Advani as the protagonist's love interest.
Watch on Amazon Prime Video
Netrikann
In the nerve-wracking Tamil thriller Netrikann, actor Nayanthara essays the role of a visually impaired woman who becomes a prime witness for the police against a serial killer, who has kidnapped and murdered 12 women. While the cops chase the criminal (played by Ajman Ameer), he pursues Nayanthara’s character to kill her. Will the cops catch the serial killer or will he get the witness first? Watch the film to find out. The film is releasing in Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, apart from the Tamil language.
Watch on Disney+ Hotstar
The Kissing Booth 3
This is the third and final chapter of the popular American teen romantic comedy The Kissing Booth. The film features Elle, Noah, and Lee’s last summer before they head off to college. For those into mushy teen rom-coms, this movie is for you. But wait, if you haven’t watched the first two parts of the trilogy, we’d suggest you do that before getting to this.
Watch on Netflix
Kuruthi
A socio-political Malayalam thriller, Kuruthi stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Roshan Mathew in lead roles. The film is based on topics of communal disharmony and hate crimes. It tells the story of Ibrahim whose life takes an unexpected turn when an injured cop and a prisoner take refuge in his home.
Watch on Amazon Prime Video
Web series:
What If…?
Marvel’s new Disney+ series, narrated by Jeffery Wright as Uatu the Watcher, is an animated anthology series that explores an event in the Marvel Comics Universe from an alternate universe. In the alternate universe, the characters fans and followers know and love are put into new scenarios and their decisions boast the power to change the course of history.
Watch on Disney+ Hotstar
Shantit Kranti
Three friends, played by actors Abhay Mahajan, Lalit Prabhakar and Alok Rajwade, plan a Goa trip to seek a break from personal battles, but it turns into a journey of self-discovery for them. The film is Bollywood actor Shikha Talsania’s debut in the Marathi OTT space.
Watch on SonyLIV