Friday is invariably an exciting day for OTT viewers and today is no exception. Some eagerly anticipated Indian and foreign films and series have already been or will be released today as well on various Indian OTT platforms. For this article, we have compiled a list of the top streaming titles (in no particular order) that are already out or will be out on Indian OTT platforms today.
Shantaram (Streaming on Apple TV+)
Based on Gregory Davis’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, the drama thriller series follows the story of a fugitive named Lin (played by Charlie Hunnam). Lin makes a prison escape and lands in 1980s Bombay and falls for a mysterious woman named Karla.
Buffoon (Streaming on Netflix)
Directed by Ashok Veerappan, the action crime movie follows the story of a Koothu artist, who gets falsely implicated along with his friend and they become the victims of a ruthless political battle. How they try to escape from the cops and get out of the mess forms the film’s underlying plot.
Palthu Janwar (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
Helmed by Sangeeth P. Rajan (his directorial debut), the comedy drama movie features Basil Joseph who reluctantly accepts a government job of a livestock inspector in a village, leading to an amusing turn of events.
Byomkesh Hotyamancha (Streaming on Hoichoi)
Based on an incomplete story ‘Bishupal Bodh’ by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay, the film is a murder mystery set against the backdrop of the turbulent Naxalite uprising in Bengal in 1971. Directed by Arindam Sil, the film’s story is about the protagonist Byomkesh Bakshi, who witnesses a complex crime while attending a play in a theatre. It features Abir Chatterjee, Sohini Sarkar, and Suhotra Mukhopadhyay in the lead roles.
Rosaline (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
The film is a fresh take on William Shakespeare’s classic story ‘Romeo & Juliet’. The romantic comedy movie is narrated from the point of view of the titular protagonist – Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), who decides to foil the romantic relationship between Romeo and Juliet to win back her former lover.
Mismatched Season-2 (Streaming on Netflix)
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.
Good Bad Girl (Streaming on SonyLIV)
Directed by Abhishek Sengupta, the Indian drama web series features Samridhi Dewan in the role of Maya Ahuja. The nine-part series narrates the story of the character in three different timelines – Maya as a little girl, Maya’s life in law school, and Maya’s story after she becomes a lawyer.
Trigger (Streaming on Aha Video)
Helmed by Sam Anton, the action thriller movie follows an upright undercover police officer Prabhakaran (played by Atharvaa), who finds out that a kidnapping case is related to an old 1993 case which involved his father, a former cop suffering from Alzheimer. How he pursues the human trafficking case while dealing with the hurdles, forms the film’s crux.
Holy Family (Streaming on Netflix)
The Spanish drama thriller series revolves around a family, who is hiding a shocking secret as they make an attempt to restart their lives in Madrid. How their lives take an adverse turn after their dark past begins to follow them to the new place, drives the underlying story forward.
Black Butterflies (Streaming on Netflix)
The disturbing French thriller series follows an author, who accepts an offer to write a memoir of a dying man. But the novelist gets more than what he had bargained for after he learns about the man’s dark past.
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (Streaming on Netflix)
The comedy adventure movie follows a father and her teenage daughter who unwillingly team up to save their town from an evil spirit after its accidental release.
Take 1 (Streaming on Netflix)
‘Take 1’ is a Korean musical reality series which features different artists in each episode with the goal of delivering their finest performances. It features popular artists such as AKMU, Lena Park, Park Jung-hyun, and Sumi Jo, amongst others.
Everything Calls for Salvation (Streaming on Netflix)
The Italian drama show features Federico Cesari in the lead role of the twenty-year-old protagonist who ends up in a mental hospital after a psychotic episode. There, he meets other patients and unexpectedly he has a life changing experience from the most unlikely place and people.