Filmmakers are back to give the audience some great entertainment, be it on the big screen or on OTT platforms. Given the many options, cinema lovers will surely have a lot of choices to choose from. While most of them eagerly wait for the weekend to arrive, some will also be confused about what they should watch in their free time. If you are also confused, don’t fret.
Here is a list of some of the movies and shows you can watch this weekend:
1. Munjya
- Release date: August 25, 2024 on OTT
- Star Cast: Sharvari, Abhay Verma, Sathyaraj, Mona Singh
- Director: Aditya Sarpotdar
- Genre: Horror/Comedy
- Where to watch/OTT platform: Disney+Hotstar
Inspired by Indian mythology, Munjya was released in cinemas worldwide on June 7, 2024. The film turned out to be a sleeper hit and became the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all time. But if you missed watching the film on the big screen, you can stream it on OTT platforms. The audience will definitely get to witness many episodes of laughter and also enjoy the twists and turns that will keep them glued to their seats.
2. IC 814: Kandahar hijacking
- Release date: August 29, 2024
- Star Cast: Vijay Verma, Naseeruddin Shah, Kumud Mishra, Diya Mirza Rekhi, Patralekhaa, Pankaj Kapoor
- Director: Anubhav Sinha
- Genre: Drama/Thriller
- Where to watch/OTT platform: Netflix
Vijay Verma is all set to play the role of Captain Devi Sharan in Anubhav Sinha’s film IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. The mini-series is based on true events and is also based on the Captain’s book Flight Into Fear: The Captain’s Story. It shows how the Indian Airlines plane was hijacked on December 24, 1999 while flying from Kathmandu to Delhi. It was diverted to Kandahar, which was under the control of the Taliban.
Sharing his experience of working on the film, Verma said that he was excited to see the result as he was only looking at a green screen during the shooting.
3. Murshid
- Release date: August 30, 2024
- Star Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tanuj Virwani, Zakir Hussain, Rajesh Shingarpure
- Director: Shravan Tiwari
- Genre: Crime/Thriller
- Where to watch/OTT platform: ZEE5
Kay Kay Menon is making a comeback to the television screens with his upcoming crime-thriller, Murshid. He will be seen in the lead role in the Shravan Tiwari directorial. The story revolves around a retired gangster, Murshid Pathan, who is forced to return to the streets of crime after receiving threats from his friend-turned-enemy. On the other hand, there is a cop who is investigating a case. As the story progresses, it shows how the former gangster and the police officer are connected through the case.
4. Troubles ensued
- Release date: August 30, 2024
- Star Cast: Samarpan Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Rajpal Yadav, Faisal Malik, Rajesh Sharma
- Director: Santosh Kumar
- Genre: Comedy
- Where to watch / OTT platform: In cinemas
Directed by Santosh Kumar, Pad Gaye Pange features Shastri Ji, a retired math teacher who leads a peaceful life in his house surrounded by his ex-wife. However, his peace is disturbed when his elder son’s wife, fed up with Shastri Ji’s antics, threatens to leave the house with her husband. Their lives take an unexpected turn when Shastri Ji and his former student and a young bank manager, Ayush, learn that they both have cancer.
5. The Story of a Marriage
- Release date: August 30, 2024
- Star Cast: Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Mukti Mohan, Akshay Anand, Monica Chaudhary, Pilu Vidyarthi
- Director: Abhinav Pareek
- Genre: Horror
- Where to watch / OTT platform: In cinemas
Preeti and Vikram want to live a happy life, so they prepare to get married. But their celebration turns to sorrow when death knocks on their door. After an untimely demise, everything goes wrong, and they become haunted and pursued by death. This wedding story, which leaves everyone in agony in the end, is not for the faint-hearted. Produced by Vinay Reddy, it will hit theaters on August 30, 2024.
6. West Bengal Diary
- Release date: August 30, 2024
- Star Cast: Arshin Mehta, Yujur Marwah
- Director: Sanoj Mishra
- Genre: Drama
- Where to watch / OTT platform: In cinemas
The upcoming political drama directed by Sanoj Mishra and produced by Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi is set against the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. Diary of West Bengal revolves around a widow who travels from Bangladesh to Bengal along with others like her, and loses many companions on her way. When Suhasini manages to reach Kolkata, she becomes a victim of love jihad and faces several religious discriminations. Seeing the dire situation and government involvement, she takes the lead to force the Indian government and human rights organizations to intervene and take action.
Which of these shows excited you? Let us know in the comments.
Also read: IC-814: Kandahar Hijack: Vijay Varma recalls shooting for Netflix series; ‘There are some actors who are like gods to me’
