For Netflix India’s top ten films list, the top-ranked title has yet again been bagged by Russo Brothers’ action thriller movie ‘The Gray Man’ starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in the lead roles. While on the second and the third spots of the Netflix list are the Jitendra Kumar starrer romantic comedy ‘Jaadugar’ followed by the romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’.
On the Netflix top ten TV shows front, this week’s top spot has been bagged by the biographical series ‘Masaba Masaba’ instead of last week’s true crime Indian docuseries ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’. And the second and the thirds spots are held by the mystery sci-fi series ‘Manifest’ followed by the globally acclaimed supernatural show ‘Stranger Things’.
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. 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.
9. Vaashi
The courtroom drama revolves around how two young lawyers Ebin (Tovino Thomas) and Madhavi (Keerthy Suresh), who are married to each other, end up fighting against each other in a sensitive case. The case is that of a young man who has been accused of sexual abuse by his female co-worker on the false promise of marriage. While Ebin is fighting for the alleged female victim, Madhavi will leave no stone unturned to save the male accused.
8. 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).
7. 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.
6. F3: Fun and Frustration
The film is a standalone sequel to the box-office hit F2, which came out in 2019. Like F2, ‘F3: Fun and Frustration’ has been helmed by Anil Ravipudi and features Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah, and Mehreen Pirzada. The film is about these group of scamsters who are always looking to make some easy money, but things do not go as they had planned.
5. Wrath of Man
Helmed by stylish filmmaker Guy Ritchie, the film follows a mysterious man named H (played by Jason Statham), who is recruited as a seemingly regular cash truck driver at a high-profile security company in LA. But when he single-handedly eliminates multiple armed robbers during an attempted heist, the ruthless incident alludes to his real motives and his dark past.
4. Foot Fairy (Hindi)
Directed by Kanishk Varma, the Mumbai-set psychological thriller revolves around a merciless serial killer who takes with him the feet of his victims as trophies after killing them. The ‘Foot Fairy’ case is handled by CBI investigating officer Vivan Deshmukh (played by Gulshan Devaiah), who must catch the culprit as body count begins to increase.
3. Purple Hearts
Based on Tess Wakefield’s book of the same name, the romantic drama movie follows the story of a budding singer Cassie (Sofia Carson) and a marine with a dark past Luke (Nicholas Galitzine). They duo agrees for a marriage of convenience which can take care of Cassie’s medical expenses and an increased paycheck for Luke. But after an incident, their fake marital relationship takes a more profound shape.
2. Jaadugar
Directed by Sameer Saxena, the film revolves around a small-time struggling magician named Magic Meenu (played by Jitendra Kumar), who lives in Neemuch town in MP. Despite no interest in sports, Meenu must now lead a down and out football team and win the coveted inter-colony football tournament – in order to marry his love interest (Arushi Sharma). The movie also features Jaaved Jaafery in an important role of a sports coach.
1. The Gray Man
Based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by Mark Greaney, the film revolves around an old-timer CIA mercenary Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling) who becomes the target of his own organization after learning about its dark secrets. Consequently, he is pursued by his psychopath ex-colleague Lloyd Hansen (played by Chris Evans), leaving him with no other option than to become a fugitive. Helmed by Russo Brothers, the movie also features Indian actor Dhanush and Ana de Armas.
TOP 10 SERIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. Alchemy of Souls
The South Korean series is set in a fictional region Daeho where mages can use the titular magic spell ‘Alchemy of Souls’ to switch bodies. The story follows an elite warrior Nak-su (Jung So-min), who gets trapped inside the body of a blind woman and helps a man (Lee Jae-wook) from a noble family to change his fate.
9. Resident Evil
The live-action series is based on Capcom’s globally popular and landmark survival horror video game series ‘Resident Evil’. Set around three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, the eight-episode show features Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, a character from the original game. The story focuses on a deadly outbreak which brings to light Umbrella Corp’s dark secrets.
8. Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
The bone-chilling true crime docuseries is based on the investigation around a series of gruesome killings by a cold-blooded murderer who was apparently disgruntled with the system and left taunting notes alongside his victims’ bodies outside a Delhi jail.
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. 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.
5. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
The South Korean series follows the story of a young lawyer Woo Young-woo (played by Park Eun-bin), who is on the autism spectrum but is blessed with high IQ and a razor-sharp memory. The plot revolves around how she deals with life inside the courtroom and the law firm she works for while also dealing with various challenges that life throws at her.
4. Keep Breathing
The six-part survival drama series revolves around the desperate efforts of a brilliant attorney Liv (Melissa Barrera), the only survivor of a plane which crashes into the Canadian wilderness. Now, she must battle the elements and her own personal demons to get out of the impossible situation alive.
3. 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.
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. Masaba Masaba
The biographical drama series is a fictional version of the lives of the real-life mother-daughter duo Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta. They play dramatized versions of their own selves amidst the glamorous backdrop of movies and fashion in Mumbai.
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