Action-packed film or rom-com, what's your pick?
SIDHARTH MALHOTRA to Pawan Kalyan, this week's streaming releases feature some of our favourite names! But there's still more to explore. Among the exciting titles that have dropped on OTT platforms across languages this week are Kurukshetra: Part 2, The Kardashians Season 7, Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh and Harlan Coben's Lazarus. See more here. |
What to Watch This Weekend |
From prestige dramas to live sports, this guide brings together all the top releases you’ll want to stream this weekend. And here’s the best part: JioHotstar is now part of the OTTplay vault! Unlock acclaimed originals, blockbuster films and live sports from JioHotstar — plus content from 30+ other platforms — all for just ₹149 with the Power Play Monthly Pack. |
| | Delhi lad Param is paired up with Sundari, a homestay owner in Kerala, by a dating app, leading to a north-south cultural clash and eventual romance. Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor star as the lead couple in the rom-com film.
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| The film revolves around Kittu, a 'fixer' who works at the secretariat and gets things done for big shots at a moment's notice. Vijay Antony plays the lead role in this political drama, which is helmed by Arun Prabhu Purushottaman.
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| | Pawan Kalyan stars as the notorious Ojas Gambheera, a former crime lord who returns to the Mumbai underworld, targeting his rival Omi Bhau. Priyanka Mohan plays the female lead, while Emraan Hashmi is seen as the villain in the actioner, helmed by Sujeeth.
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| A biographical drama, The Apprentice chronicles the growth of the young Donald Trump as he goes on to become a real estate tycoon in New York City. Sebastian Stan stars in the lead role, while Jeremy Strong plays his mentor Roy Cohn in the film, set in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Pitch To Get Rich is the latest reality show on streaming, which brings together Bollywood glamour and corporate business aspirations. Karan Johar, Akshay Kumar, Manish Malhotra, and Malaika Arora are the popular names on the show.
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| Set in the 1920s-30s, the survival thriller film follows a bunch of people from Europe who seek to settle down on the uninhabited island of Galápagos. But they face numerous challenges and even deadly threats from one another.
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| | Interview of the week with Senna Hegde
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Senna Hegde, the director of the National Award-winning Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam, has also worked in front of the camera, that too with the likes of Hindi filmmaker-actor Anurag Kashyap. The film is Rifle Club, helmed by Aashiq Abu, a movie with an ensemble cast in its truest sense. In an OTTplay interview, Avihitham director Senna Hegde opens up about his acting stint in Anurag Kashyap-Aashiq Abu's Rifle Club, which he swears is his first and last attempt. Read the interview here.
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A Candid Chat with Sharaf U Dheen
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Malayalam actor Sharaf U Dheen, whose film The Pet Detective was released in theatres recently, stated that he is happy to see the huge success of Lokah: Chapter 1-Chandra, just like any other Malayali. He continued by saying that he would love to be a part of this franchise. The star also discussed who he would like to play in the Lokah franchise in a candid conversation with OTTplay. Read the interview here. |
Virat Kohli Is Absent But Not Missing
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Kohli's return doesn't look like one; it's more of an appearance. Cricket used to be an extension of his personality; now it’s an exception to it. Rahul Desai writes.
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AS I WRITE THIS, the knives are out. The eulogies are being written. Social media is buzzing. The fandoms are frothing. And the experts are wondering. Virat Kohli has been dismissed for a second consecutive duck in a 3-match bilateral ODI series against Australia. The venue is Adelaide; the year is 2025. 11 deliveries and two innings later, he is yet to open his account. Two zeroes in a row is a cause for concern at any stage in a batsman’s career. But for Kohli, right now, at this very moment, the concern fuels a broader narrative. It’s his first international outing for India since he played his final Test match in early January. It’s a “return” to cricket, though he was never technically gone. He did play and win the IPL — for the first and only time — in a summer of curated absence. He has retired from two out of three formats already. He’s in shape, still chiselled and fit as ever, but competing is more of a part-time job now.
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