I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix to reflect one change. After just five days, Daawat-e-Ishq has disappeared from the streaming service. The same thing happened to Mardaani and Bewakoofiyaan, two other movies produced by Yash Raj Films. It took a few months for Bewakoofiyaan to return for its official run on the Netflix, so I expect it will be a while before we see Mardaani or Daawat-e-Ishq on the service again.
This serves as a warning that, whenever YRF’s most recent theatrical release, Kill Dil, hits Netflix, you’d better watch it right away.
If you just can’t wait to watch Kill Dil, Daawat-e-Ishq, or Mardaani, all three are currently available for rent on YouTube for $2.99 apiece.
Update: Mike of The Arts blog may have solved the mystery: no English subtitles. At least that was his experience watching Daawat-e-Ishq on Netflix the other day. It’s unknown (at least to me) if the YouTube videos have English subtitles, so rent with caution if you don’t speak Hindi.
Update 2: Thanks again to Mike for noticing that Daawat-e-Ishq is back on Netflix again, now with subtitles. Still not sure what happened to Mardaani, though.
Kathy – I tried to watch Dawaat-e-Ishq and rather than belabor the positives and negatives of the film – I’d like to point out that – Dawaat was taken down possibly because the version they had did not have English subtitles.
I tried and checked and rechecked my Netflix controls and despite the fact that the controls stating English subtitles was indeed checked, and enabled, I saw no subtitles.
As much as I like Parineeti and Anupham Kher – it was a chore watching without knowing what was being said most of the time. I’m not sure why Mardaani and Bewakoofiyaan were taken down – but as I have the DVDs for those films, it wasn’t an issue for me.
The DVD for Kill Dil is currently on its way to me.
Aha, Mike! I think you figured it out. If that’s the case, why do they keep making the same mistake, prematurely releasing them on streaming without subtitles? Weird.
I just called up my Netflix acct via my Samsung Smart TV- and Dawaat-e-Ishq is now airing with subtitles. I think I previously used the DVD player. You can add another addendum to your post.
Thanks, Mike!
Do you happen to know when Kill Dil will be released for streaming? Just wondering. Thanks!!
I would guess in the next month or so, Safin. I’ll update my site as soon as it’s available.