First Man, Bandish Bandits— and other shows that you can watch on Netflix, Zee5, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime

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First Man, Bandish Bandits— and other shows that you can watch on Netflix, Zee5, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime
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The weekend’s here. And here’s a list of shows that you can binge on — a romantic comedy Bandish Bandits, First Man — based on the life of Neil Armstrong, and Pareeksha, which is a real-life story based on a poor man’s struggles to educate his son.


Every Friday, Business Insider provides a list of top streaming shows and films that people can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime Videos, Disney+Hotstar, Sony LIV, and other streaming services.



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Bandish

Bandish
Amazon

​Pareeksha on Zee 5

​Pareeksha on Zee 5
Zee 5

Stars: Adil Hussain, Priyanka Bose, Shubham Jha, Sanjay Suri | IMDb: 8.2/10

Bucchi, a poor rickshaw puller in Bihar, wants to send his talented son to a private English medium school. But he faces stiff opposition from some of the privileged people in the society. This movie tracks the realities and struggles that he faces achieving the dream of educating his son in a premier school. Pareeksha is a heartwarming and inspiring movie — one that highlights the many problems of the Indian education system, including the class and economic divide and how it is a barrier that many have to overcome to get access to education.

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​Spies in Disguise on Disney+ Hotstar

​Spies in Disguise on Disney+ Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar

Stars: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled, Masi Oka | IMDb: 6.8/10

In this ‘high-flying’ animated comedy, super-spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave, and debonair. Walter is none of the above. But this unlikely duo must team up for the ultimate mission to save the world when a “biodynamic concealment” experiment transforms Lance into a brave, fierce, majestic...pigeon.

​Bandish Bandits on Amazon Prime Video

​Bandish Bandits on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Videos

Stars: Shreya Chaudhary, Ritwik Bhowmik, Naseeruddin Shah | IMDb: 8.5/10

Two opposite people — Indian classic singer Radhe and pop star Tamanna — embark on a journey to produce a fusion of Hindustani classical and pop music, Bandish Bandits. Radhe, whose grandfather is a celebrated singer in Rajasthan, believes music is all about the art and not the added paraphernalia. On the other hand, Tamanna believes in the show business. The series follows the story of how Radhe and Tamanna fall in love while making Bandish Bandits but drift apart later.

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​First Man on Netflix

​First Man on Netflix

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke | IMDb: 7.3/10

First Man is a detailed account of how Neil Armstrong, an American NASA test pilot, who made history by becoming the first human to set foot on the moon. The movie focuses on the sacrifices Armstrong made to be a part of NASA’s most challenging mission back in the 1960s.

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