For Netflix India’s top ten films list, the top-ranked title has been bagged by the Hindi version of Adivi Sesh starrer biographical action drama ‘Major’. On the second and the third spots of the Netflix list are the interactive special ‘Ranveer Vs Wild With Bear Grylls’ and the animated adventure movie ‘The Sea Beast’.
On the Netflix top ten TV shows front, this week’s top spot has been bagged by the globally acclaimed supernatural series ‘Stranger Things’. While on the second and third spots are the mystery sci-fi series ‘Manifest’ followed by Imtiaz Ali’s crime drama ‘She’.
Here’s the full list of the top ten movies and TV shows on Netflix India this week:
TOP 10 MOVIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. CBI 5: The Brain
It’s the fifth movie of the CBI film series featuring veteran actor Mammootty in the lead role of CBI officer Sethurama Iyer. The movie’s plot focuses on how the super cop approaches a tough case of basket killings whose victims are several people like a cardiologist, a cop, a minister, etc. who are somehow connected with each other.
9. RRR (Hindi)
Helmed by S.S Rajamouli, the blockbuster period action movie ‘RRR’ features Ram Charan and Jr.NTR in the lead roles and Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in pivotal roles. The film is a fictional tale set in the 1920s that revolves around two legendary Indian revolutionaries namely Alluri Sitarama Raju (played by Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (played by Jr. NTR).
8. Virata Parvam
Directed by Venu Udugala, it’s a period romantic action drama set against the backdrop of the Naxal movement in the Telangana region in the 1990s period. The film’s plot follows a strong-willed woman named Vennela (Sai Pallavi), who sets out to find the writer of revolutionary poems and with whom she has fallen in love. The man is revealed to be commander of armed Naxal forces Comrade Ravana (Rana Daggubati) aka Aranya. Vennela’s valiant efforts to find Aranya and how her life changes after she meets him forms the rest of the film’s plot.
7. Anek
Anubhav Sinha’s socio-political action thriller film features Ayushmann Khurrana in the role of a government secret agent Joshua. He is sent to the turmoil-ridden region in the North-East with a mission to help in a peace accord between the government and the separatist groups headed by Tiger Sangha. For his undercover mission, he builds friendship with an aspiring boxer (Andrea Kevichüsa), who is the daughter of a separatist group member.
6. Operation Romeo
Directed by Shashank Shah, it’s the Hindi remake of the Malayalam movie ‘Ishq Not a Love Story’. Set in Mumbai, the film’s plot follows the story of two lovers Aditya (Siddhant Gupta) and Neha (Vedika Pinto), who find themselves at the mercy of two cops who turn their romantic date into an unforgettable nightmare.
5. Major (Telugu)
The film is inspired by the life, love, and legacy of the hero of the 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks – Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an Indian Army officer who served in the elite Special Action Group of the National Security Guards (NSG). The film narrates the events of how Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan saved the lives of many hostages during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, Adivi Sesh plays the titular role, and the film also features Revathi, Prakash Raj, and Sobhita Dhulipala, etc.
4. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Directed by Anees Bazmee, the comedy-horror flick is a standalone sequel to Priyadarshan’s 2007 film starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan. The sequel features Kartik Aaryan as Ruhan, who meets a woman named Reet during a trip. Their chance encounter leads them to a haunted mansion in Rajasthan following which Ruhan poses as a psychic, leading to an interesting turn of events.
3. Sea Beast
The animated adventure movie revolves around a girl named Masie Brumble (Zaris-Angel Hator) who stows away on the ship of the legendary sea monster hunter Jacob Holland (Karl Urban) from whom she learns the tricks of the trade.
2. Ranveer Vs Wild with Bear Grylls
The interactive special features popular Indian actor Ranveer Singh alongside globally acclaimed daredevil adventurer Bear Grylls where viewers will be able to click through it and help the duo who are in the harsh Serbian wilderness with a mission to find a rare flower.
1. Major (Hindi)
The film is inspired by the life, love, and legacy of the hero of the 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks – Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an Indian Army officer who served in the elite Special Action Group of the National Security Guards (NSG). The film narrates the events of how Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan saved the lives of many hostages during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, Adivi Sesh plays the titular role, and the film also features Revathi, Prakash Raj, and Sobhita Dhulipala, etc.
TOP 10 SERIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. She Would Never Know
Based on a 2017 web novel, the South Korean series revolves around the romantic relationship between a senior executive Yoon Song-ah (Won Jin-ah) at a cosmetics brand and an intern Chae Hyun-seung (Rowoon).
9. The Longest Night
The six-episode Spanish language series revolves around a psychiatric prison facility which gets surrounded by armed persons who intend to capture a dangerous serial killer. However, their plan meets resistance from the prison warden.
8. Money Heist
The show follows a hostage situation plotline masterminded by an enigmatic genius and his attempt to pull off a virtually impossible heist with the help of his skilled team.
7. All of Us Are Dead
Based on the webtoon ‘Now at Our School’, it’s a South Korean show where high school students are forced to fight a zombie outbreak in a battle for survival, in order to avoid becoming the infected creatures themselves. Killing or getting killed are the only two options left for them.
6. Ghost Doctor
The South Korean fantasy comedy series follows the story of a first-year medical student who gets possessed by the ghost of a genius but arrogant surgeon, thereby making the newbie doctor an overnight sensation.
5. Boo, Bitch
The eight-part comedy series revolves around a high school senior whom not many people are even aware of her existence in the school. One night, she decides to change her situation, but she eventually learns about a startling fact about herself.
4. The Umbrella Academy
Based on the comic book series of the same name, the Emmy-nominated superhero show revolves around the daredevil adventures of a group of estranged superhero siblings. While dealing with their complex inter relationships, the superhero family team up to save the world.
3. She
The show’s plot revolves around a female police constable named Bhumika (played by Aaditi Pohankar), who is sent on an undercover mission to expose a drug cartel. Along the way and while dealing with her personal problems, the poor cop learns how her sexuality can be a game changer in her life.
2. Manifest
The mystery sci-fi series revolves around a group of passengers who somehow safely land after a turbulent flight. However, they soon learn that five years have already passed mysteriously in such a short time and the world has moved on after assuming that they were gone forever. They eventually realize that their second chance is meant for something greater.
1. Stranger Things
The latest season of the sci-fi horror series follows the aftereffects of the devastating Battle of Starcourt at the Hawkins town in Indiana. The show’s young protagonists are now living separately and trying to move on in their lives. At this juncture, a long-buried, supernatural threat that connects everything, emerges on Earth and the Upside Down. The fourth season’s first volume comprising seven episodes was released on 27th May while the second volume with two episodes came out on 1st July.