For Netflix India’s top ten films list, the top-ranked title has been bagged by the intense period drama ‘Jogi’. While on the second and the third spots of the Netflix list are Mohit Suri’s romantic thriller ‘Ek Villain Returns’ and the investigative mystery thriller ‘HIT: The First Case’ starring Rajkummar Rao.
On the Netflix top ten TV shows front, this week’s top spot has been bagged by the fantasy drama series ‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ followed by the South Korean series ‘Narco Saints’ and the Emmy Award-winning police procedural show ‘Delhi Crime’ starring Shefali Shah.
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. Those Who Wish Me Dead
A daredevil wildland firefighter Hannah (Angelina Jolie) must come to the rescue of a forensic accountant’s son, who has witnessed his father’s murder. Now, Hannah must use her unique survival skills to save them both from a pair of deadly assassins hellbent on eliminating the young witness.
9. RRR (Hindi)
S.S Rajamouli’s period action movie features Ram Charan and Jr.NTR in the lead roles and Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in pivotal roles. ‘RRR’ 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. Dilwale
The action-comedy drama movie directed by Rohit Shetty features superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a gangster turned car tuner Raj (naam to suna hoga). He crosses paths with his ex-flame and rival gang’s daughter Meera (Kajol) after his younger brother Veer (Varun Dhawan) falls in love with Meera’s younger sister Ishita (Kriti Sanon).
7. Dear Zindagi
The story revolves around a successful albeit unhappy cinematographer (Alia Bhatt) who is going through a rough phase in her life. Her life changes for the good when she encounters an unconventional and charming psychologist (Shahrukh Khan), who transforms her perspective towards life. The feel-good film was helmed by Gauri Shinde (Director – English Vinglish).
6. Darlings
‘Darlings’ is a black comedy film that revolves around a mother-daughter duo (played by Shefali Shah and Alia Bhatt) that is set against the backdrop of a conservative and lower-middle-class Mumbai neighbourhood. The story is about how Alia Bhatt’s character Badru thinks that her husband (Vijay Varma) will change after he stops his drinking habit. But when things go out of control, both these women set out to exact revenge in their own amateurish way.
5. Thallumaala
Helmed by Khalid Rahman, the Malayalam language action-comedy movie features Tovino Thomas as Wazim, a carefree youngster who suddenly becomes famous on the internet after a fight goes viral during his own wedding with a video blogger Beepathu (Kalyani Priyadarshan). But things take an ugly turn when he crosses paths with a cop (Shine Tom Chacko).
4. Do Revenge
The dark comedy movie revolves around two high school students Drea (Camila Mendes) and Eleanor (Maya Hawke), who strike an unlikely friendship and decide to take revenge from each other’s bullies.
3. HIT: The First Case
Helmed by Sailesh Kolanu, the film’s plot revolves around an astute police officer of the titular Homicide Intervention Team aka HIT who makes it his mission to find a missing woman which will help him solve the disappearance case of his lover. The mystery thriller features Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles.
2. Ek Villain Returns
Mohit Suri’s romantic thriller ‘Ek Villain Returns’ features John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria in the lead roles. The story follows two men with one-sided love and how their decisions and the path they take decide who is the hero and the villain amongst them.
1. Jogi
The film is set in the year 1984 in Delhi against the brutal backdrop of the anti-Sikh riots and the plot revolves around how the protagonist (played by actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh) takes up the daredevil task of transporting a large group of people from Delhi to Mohali.
TOP 10 SERIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. Never Have I Ever
The high-school comedy drama series revolves around the life of Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), an Indian American teenage girl and focuses on her relationships with friends and her romantic interests.
9. Young Lady and Gentleman
The South Korean series follows a down-on-luck woman, who accidentally becomes a live-in tutor in an affluent family comprising a widower and his three children. How the two begin to get attracted to each other despite their age difference and other conflicts forms the show’s basic plotline.
8. Stranger Things
The initial story, set in the 1980s, revolves around a young boy’s disappearance and the ensuing investigation by his mother, police chief, and his friends amidst supernatural events. The sci-fi horror series (latest season) 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.
7. The Imperfects
The ‘coming of rage’ story revolves around three young adults named Abbi, Juan and Tilda, who gain incredible powers akin to legendary creatures after being subjected to a scientific experiment. Now, the three must team up with a doctor to find the person responsible and a possible cure for their condition.
6. The Crown
The big-budget historical drama television series revolves around the royal family and chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth-II from the year of her wedding until the modern times. The show touches upon several events including the Suez crisis, Prince Edward’s birth, the tenures of various Prime Ministers, and Prince Charles’s marriage to Princess Diana, etc.
5. The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
The show gives its viewers a sneak-peek into the glamorous lives of Bollywood wives and the latest season features Maheep Kapoor (Sanjay Kapoor’s wife), Bhavana Pandey (Chunky Pandey’s wife), Neelam Kothari (Sameer Soni’s wife) and Seema Sajdeh (Sohail Khan’s former wife).
4. Cobra Kai
The martial arts drama series is set more than three decades after the events of the 1984 cult film ‘The Karate Kid’. While the parent film featured Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in the role of the underdog protagonist and his adversary Johnny Lawrence was played by William Zabka. Whereas tables turned in the spin-off web series as the goings-on are also narrated from Johnny Lawrence’s point of view in a setting where he becomes the underdog. After Terry Silver unethically wins the Karate tournament in Season-4, Johnny and Ralph must team up again to outwit the formidable adversary.
3. Delhi Crime
International Emmy Award-winning show features Shefali Shah as senior cop DCP Vartika Chaturvedi alongside proficient actors like Rajesh Tailang (Mirzapur, Selection Day), Rasika Dugal (Mirzapur, Out of Love) and Adil Hussain (English Vinglish, Agent Vinod), amongst others. The first season revolved around the police investigation to nab the culprits responsible for the despicable gang rape that happened in the capital city. The second season follows a fictionalized take on a true crime that follows the cop’s new case which revolves around the killings of several senior citizens in the capital city by a brutal gang of killers.
2. Narco Saints
Helmed by Yoon Jong-bin and based on true events, the South Korean series revolves around a regular businessman Kang In-gu (Ha Jung-woo), who is forced to become a part of a dangerous plan to nab the dreaded Korean kingpin Jeon Yo-hwan (Hwang Jung-min).
1. Fate: The Winx Saga
It’s a live action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated series ‘Winx Club’ and revolves around Bloom, a fairy with fire related powers who joins the magical boarding school at Alfea. There, she meets other fairies with different powers and together they must find a way to overcome formidable ancient creatures from wreaking havoc and destruction.