Weekend Watchlist: The top shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar and other streaming services
Mehandi Circus on Netflix
Director: Raju Saravanan
Stars: Shweta Tripathi, Ankur Vikal
IMDb: 7.6/10
Description:
Mehendi Circus is a classic Indian love story where a boy falls in love with a girl who visits his village with a circus crew. Both these star-crossed lovers face the age-old problem of caste and class. The boy has to face the ire of villagers when they realise that he developed strong feelings for a circus girl.
What critics say:
A simple, effective love story, Srivastav S from the Hindu wrote.
Made on Earth ft Bicycle mayor Firoza Suresh on BBC World news
BBC’s Made on Earth series will feature Mumbai's first-ever Bicycle Mayor Firoza Suresh as part of a mini-series on global connectivity. The episode will air on two days — November 9 and 10.
The series airs at 02.30 and 08:30 GMT on Saturday. While the show timing are 14:30 and 21:30 GMT on Sunday
Hunter Killer on Apple TV
Director: Donovan Marsh
Stars: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common
IMDb: 6.6/10
Description:
American Captain Joe Glass must rescue the Russian president and escape from several water armies in the Arctic ocean to prevent WWII.
What critics say:
The film comes across as another excuse for 'good ole' American patriotism to save the world, and feels more than slightly outdated in the current environment, wrote Neil Soans from Times of India
The end of the f**cking world season 2
Stars: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther, Steve Oram
IMDb: 8.2/10
Description:
Alyssa and James goes on a crime spree two years after the two psychopath teens run from their home to die.
What critics say:
“It's the pace that makes it sing. Of course there were some manoeuvres to pull off, to bring all of the characters back into the fray, but it has been done with as little clumsiness as possible,” Rebecca Nicholson from Guardian.
Mission Mangal on Hotstar
Director: Jagan Shakti
Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha
IMDb: 6.6/10
Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal is based on India’s Mangalyaan.
A team of ISRO scientists work aggressively to send India’s first satellite to the red planet
The movie starring Akshay Kumar as the lead has a predominantly female star cast including Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Sanon.
What do critics say:
Jagan Shakti's exhilaratingly schmaltzy fact-based drama about India's epochal launch of a Mars-bound satellite is a rousing crowd-pleaser, Joe Leydon from Variety
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