From patriotic movies to psychological thrillers — Here are the new OTT releases for the weekend
Aug 13, 2021
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Bhuj: The Pride of India | Platform — Disney+Hotstar
Release date — August 13 | This tells the story of the 1971 India-Pakistan war when the Indian Air Force airfield at Bhuj was bombed by Pakistan. It is a heroic story of how 300 women from a town in Gujarat helped the Indian Air Force recreate an entire airbase | Language — Hindi.
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Navarasa | Platform — Netflix
Release date — August 6 | A nine-film anthology, which explores the nine human emotions. The nine episodes represent a different emotion or rasa such as anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace, and wonder | Language — Tamil.
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Shershaah | Platform — Amazon Prime Video
Release date — August 12 | Shershaah is a biographical war film produced by Karan Johar. It traces the life of an army captain Vikram Batra, a Param Vir Chakra awardee whose contributions helped win the Kargil War of 1999.
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It stars Siddharth Malhotra in a double role. Johar confirmed in 2018 that he would be producing a biopic on the life of Captain Vikram Batra | Language — Hindi.
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Netrikann | Platform — Disney+Hotstar
Release date — August 13 | It is a psychological thriller starring Nayanthara as a visually challenged woman. It is a remake of the 2011 Korean film Blind. This film is produced by Vignesh Shivan under the banner of Rowdy Picture. | Language — Tamil.
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Dial 100 | Platform — Zee5
Release date — August 6 | The trailer of the film introduces us to a woman ready to take her revenge for the loss of her son and a police officer trying to stop her.
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Officer Nikhil Sood receives a call from a hysterical woman and he realises that the woman has some dangerous intentions | Language — Hindi.
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What if? | Platform — Disney+Hotstar
Release date — August 11 | It is based on the Marvel Comic series of the same name and it is the first animated series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first of the 10-episode series has the voice cast including the late Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther ) | Language — English.
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Beckett | Platform — Netflix
Release date — August 13 | A thriller directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino. This film follows a vacationing couple who falls victim to a violent conspiracy.
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The movie was hosted in Locarno Film Festival’s 74th edition in Switzerland on August 4, before premiering on OTT | Language — English.
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Kuruthi | Platform — Amazon Prime Video
Release date — August 11 | It is an action-thriller directed by Manu Warrier. This movie is about a young Hindu boy taken into police custody over the accidental death of a Muslim man during a communal clash and becomes the target for men who vow to kill him | Language — Malayalam.
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