For Netflix India’s top ten films list, the top-ranked title has been bagged by the Hindi version of the Kannada blockbuster ‘Kantara’ followed by Vikas Bahl’s comedy drama movie ‘Goodbye’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and the romantic drama movie ‘Love Today’.
On the Netflix top ten TV shows front, this week’s top spot has been bagged by action thriller web series ‘CAT’ starring Randeep Hooda in the titular role. While on the second and the third spots of the Netflix list are the horror comedy series ‘Wednesday’ and Neeraj Pandey’s crime action-drama series ‘Khakee: The Bihar Chapter’.
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. Qala
The music-based Netflix drama features Triptii Dimri, Swastika Mukherjee, and Babil Khan (in his Bollywood debut). The film’s story focuses on a gifted singer with a promising career and how she deals with the pressures and her complex relationship with her mother.
9. Monica, O My Darling
Directed by Vasan Bala, the mystery thriller movie features Rajkummar Rao as a robotics expert who gets involved in a passionate affair but eventually ends up being blackmailed. Desperate to get out of the mess, he teams up with a bunch of unlikely allies and intends to execute the perfect murder. The movie also features Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte, and Sikander Kher, etc. in important roles.
8. Nazar Andaaz
The comedy drama movie follows a 50+ blind man Sudhir (Kumud Mishra), who lives with his caretaker Bhavani (Divya Dutta). After he meets a petty thief Ali (Abhishek Bannerji) and invites him to his home. The incident causes a battle of wits between Bhavani and Ali as both of them have their eyes set on Sudhir’s wealth.
7. GodFather (Hindi)
The political action thriller movie features veteran actor Chiranjeevi as the titular protagonist GodFather aka Brahma, who rises amidst extreme circumstances after the death of a senior political leader. Amidst the ruthless succession battle, he must face some corrupt elements with the help of his trusted aide Masoom Bhai (Salman Khan).
6. Nitham Oru Vaanam
After his fiancé leaves him, a timid and introverted man named Arjun (Ashok Selvan) suffering from OCD reads two compelling but incomplete stories. He begins a journey to find the ending of these stories and along the way, he meets a young woman Subha (Ritu Varma), who accompanies him.
5. Troll
The Norwegian monster movie follows a fearless paleontologist, who must stop a gigantic ancient creature, who has recently awakened following an explosion in the Norwegian mountains, from destroying everything that comes its way.
4. Urvasivo Rakshasivo
The romantic comedy movie focuses on a middle-class IT employee Sree Kumar (Allu Sirish), whose conservative parents want him to get married soon. But Sree is madly in love with his broad-minded office colleague Sindhujha (Anu Emmanuel), who wants a live-in relationship instead.
3. Love Today
The premise of the Tamil language romantic drama movie revolves around a couple whose phones are exchanged for a day, leading to an amusing turn of events. It features Pradeep Ranganathan alongside Radhika Sathyakumar, Sathyaraj, and Yogi Babu.
2. Goodbye
Directed by Vikas Bahl, the comedy drama movie features Amitabh Bachchan alongside Rashmika Mandanna, Neena Gupta, Sunil Grover, Pavail Gulati, and Ashish Vidyarthi, amongst others. The story revolves around the dysfunctional Bhalla family. The goings-on take a drastic turn after the sudden demise of a family member, and focuses on the deceased member’s funeral.
1. Kantara (Hindi)
The man vs nature centric film has been written and directed by and features actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty. The film is set in the fictional village of Kantara and follows the story of a hot-headed henchman named Shiva (Rishab Shetty). When a forest officer Murali (Kishore) tries to stop the local superstitions in the village and save the forest from the residents, Shiva locks horns with Murali with support from his landlord (Achyuth Kumar).
TOP 10 SERIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. 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.
9. Too Hot to Handle
It’s a reality dating TV show that involves a bunch of commitment-phobic singles who are brought together in a house for a period of a few weeks. In order to win the prize money, they must remain abstinent during their time spent together.
8. Mismatched
An adaptation of Sandhya Menon’s bestseller, ‘When Dimple Met Rishi’, the series features Rohit Saraf and Prajakta Koli as two teens who become friends during a summer program.
7. Business Proposal
The South Korean show follows the story of a woman named Shin Ha-ri, who goes out on a blind date instead of her unwilling friend. However, by a twist of fate, the prospective partner she meets turns out to be the CEO of the company where she works.
6. 1899
Set in the year 1899 and from the makers of ‘Dark’, the eight-episode German mystery sci-fi series revolves around a group of European immigrants travelling aboard a steamship from London to New York. Their journey takes a mind-boggling and an incredibly adventurous turn after they encounter another mysterious ship out on the open sea.
5. Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
Set in the Korean peninsula, the Korean remake/spinoff of the cult Spanish heist show ‘Money Heist’ ostensibly follows a similar hostage situation plotline masterminded by an enigmatic genius The Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) and his attempt to pull off a virtually impossible heist with the help of his skilled team.
4. Harry & Meghan
Helmed by Liz Garbus, the six-part documentary series focuses on the high-profile love story of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex right from their courtship days to how they stepped back from their full-time roles in the royal family. It also features insightful remarks from their friends and family members.
3. Khakee: The Bihar Chapter
Neeraj Pandey’s crime action-drama series revolves around the violent face-off between an upright super-cop and a dreaded criminal amidst the backdrop of chaos, violent and rampant corruption. It features an ensemble cast that includes Karan Tacker, Avinash Tiwari, Abhimanyu Singh, Ravi Kishan, Ashutosh Rana, and Anup Soni, amongst others.
2. Wednesday
The horror comedy series focuses on The Addams Family character named Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega). The story is about how the titular protagonist, a gothic teenage girl, hones her psychic abilities and attempts to investigate a series of brutal killings.
1. CAT
Helmed by Balwinder Singh Janjua, the action thriller web series follows the story of a former police informant aka CAT (Randeep Hooda) who is enlisted by a disgruntled cop for a daredevil mission to infiltrate a drug empire and to cause a powerful politician’s downfall. Now, he must deal with a dangerous drug gang and his dark past to save his brother’s life.
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