From Taapsee Pannu’s romantic-thriller Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba to Korean action flick Mission: Cross, the list of new OTT releases this Friday (August 9, 2024) includes many exhilarating movies and shows. Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon’s romantic film Ghudchadi also arrives on JioCinema later this week. The compilation also includes exciting titles like Life Hill Gayi, Gyaarah Gyaarah, The Instigators, Django and many more.
1. The Instigators – Apple TV+
Starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, this heist comedy movie follows an unlikely duo who team up for a heist. However, when their plan goes awry, they must quickly come up with a solution to escape the cops and their boss.
2. Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba – Netflix
Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey are back with a sequel to their hit romantic thriller Haseen Dillruba (2021). Picking up from where the previous part ended, the movie continues to focus on Rani and Rishu, whose plan to evade the cop takes an unexpected turn, forcing the former to approach an innocent admirer of hers for help. What ensues next forms the main plot of the movie. The film also stars Sunny Kaushal in a pivotal role.
3. Borderlands – Theatres
An adaptation of a video game, Borderlands tells the story of an infamous bounty hunter, who teams up with a group of misfits to save a missing girl with unimaginable power. The ensemble cast of the adventure-action movie includes Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Jamie Lee Curtis, among others.
4. Lisa Frankenstein – JioCinema
Lisa Frankenstein is a comedy-horror movie that follows a teenage girl who falls in love with a handsome Victorian-era corpse. Watch the duo embark on a murderous journey together, in search of missing body parts. This is another binge-worthy movie on the list of new OTT releases arriving later this week.
5. Pradhan – Hoichoi
The Bengali movie follows a young police officer, who gets transferred to Dharmapur, where he faces social and political challenges. Will he be able to overcome these challenges? The Avijit Sen directorial features Dev, Paran Bandopadhyay, Anirban Chakrabarti and Mamata Shankar in lead roles.
6. Mission: Cross – Netflix
Like Korean shows and movies? If so, then here’s one that you need to bookmark right away. Titled Mission: Cross, the upcoming comedy-action thriller centres around a retired-agent-turned-house-husband who is forced into action when his detective wife, unaware of his past, accepts a dangerous mission.
7. Turbo – SonyLIV
Headlined by Mammootty, this Malayalam action-thriller promises to keep you hooked to the screen with its surprising plot twists. The movie follows a driver named Aruvipurathu Jose, also known as Turbo, who sets out on a mission to kill the ones responsible for the death of a close friend.
8. Life Hill Gayi – Disney+ Hotstar
The list of new OTT releases arriving this Friday includes a comedy show titled Life Hill Gayi. The plot of the upcoming drama follows two siblings who accept their grandfather’s challenge to turn his non-functional property into a successful hotel. Who will win the challenge? The show features an ensemble cast, including Divyendu Sharma, Kusha Kapila, Mukti Mohan, Vinay Pathak, and Atul Srivastava.
9. Django – Lionsgate Play
Set in the fictional city of New Babylon, founded by John Ellis for all outcasts, this family drama tells the story of a wanted criminal named Django, who tries to reconnect with his long-lost daughter. The series is inspired by Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 Italian movie of the same name.
10. Ghudchadi – JioCinema
Apart from Life Hill Gayi, Mission: Cross, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba and other titles, the list of new OTT releases arriving this Friday also includes a rom-com titled Ghudchadi. It revolves around two former lovers who decide to give their relationship another chance. However, the story takes a shocking twist when they learn that their children are in love with each other and want to settle down together. What will happen next? The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Parth Samthaan and Khushalii Kumar.
11. It Ends with Us – Theatres
It Ends with Us is a romantic movie that delves into the life of a woman named Lily Bloom, a florist by profession, whose life turns upside down when her childhood love returns to her life and makes her question her toxic relationship. Directed by Justin Baldoni, the movie stars Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and Hasan Minhaj in significant roles. The movie is based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel of the same name.
12. Gyaarah Gyaarah – ZEE5
ZEE5’s upcoming fantasy investigative drama, Gyaarah Gyaarah, revolves around three officers from different timelines who help each other solve a series of crimes with the help of a walkie-talkie. Other new OTT releases arriving this Friday include The Instigators, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, Mission: Cross and many more.