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Streaming Video News: November 18, 2022

I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix with today’s additions of the Hindi thriller Dhokha: Round D Corner and the political drama Godfather, available in its original Telugu and in Hindi. Yesterday, Netflix added the Malayalam horror movie Kumari for streaming.

In other Netflix news, though the streamer hasn’t officially announced it, Pinkvilla reports that Sidharth Malhotra’s forthcoming movie Mission Majnu is releasing directly on Netflix on January 18, 2023. What’s on Netflix noticed that the Excel Entertainment movies will expire on December 15. Netflix just released a trailer for Randeep Hooda’s undercover series CAT, which debuts December 9.

I also updated my list of Bollywood movies on Hulu with Wednesday’s addition of the Telugu film Iravatham. Disney+ Hotstar announced that Vicky Kaushal’s comedy Govinda Naam Mera will premiere directly on Disney+ Hotstar/Hulu on December 16.

Finally, I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with the addition of the Tamil film Iravin Nizhal. Have a great weekend!

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Streaming Video News: September 26, 2022

I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix with links to teasers for all of the titles featured in last weekend’s Tudum event. You can watch recaps of all of the global Tudum events on Netflix itself (India’s segment is hosted by Anil Kapoor), or you can watch a video of the full Netflix India event hosted by Prajakta Koli and Zakir Khan on Netflix India’s YouTube page.

Unfortunately, no release dates were announced at the Tudum event. While every other show or movie got a new official teaser, Monica, O My Darling got a music video. If I had to bet, that’s the one I’d pick as next to release. Here are all of the shows that got new promo material:

CAT, Season 1 (2022) — [teaser]
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2022) — [teaser]
Class (2022) — [teaser]
Guns & Gulaabs, Season 1 (2022) — [teaser]
Kathal (2022) — [teaser]
Khufiya (2022) — [teaser]
Monica, O My Darling (2022) — [music video]
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale (2022) — [teaser]
Qala (2022) — [teaser]
Rana Naidu, Season 1 (2022) — [teaser]
Scoop, Season 1 (2022) — [teaser]
Soup, Season 1 (2022) — [teaser]

In other Netflix news, @CinemaRareIN on Twitter found a bunch of other UTV titles set to expire from Netflix on October 1 beyond the initial list I posted on September 2. The new batch makes a total of 28 titles on their way out in the next week. Update your watch priorities accordingly.

Here are all the additional titles expiring from Netflix October 1, with titles I’ve reviewed at the top followed by other titles in alphabetical order:

Jodhaa Akbar (2008) — ★★★½
Wake Up Sid (2009) — ★★★½
Delhi-6 (2009) — ★★★
We Are Family (2010) — ★★★
Jagga Jasoos (2017) — ★★
Kaminey (2009) — ★★
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) — ★★
Race 2 (2013) — ★★
Race (2008) — ★½
Anjaan (2014/Tamil)
My Friend Pinto (2011)
Pizza (2014)
Thaandavam (2012/Tamil)
Theeya Velai Seyyanum Kumaru (2013/Tamil)
Vettai (2012/Tamil)

Streaming Video News: February 22, 2022

In the last week, Netflix announced three new Indian productions. First up is a series I covered in my 2022 Netflix India preview for What’s on Netflix — Eternally Confused and Eager for Love. The new series from Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment and Zoya Akhtar’s Tiger Baby Films stars Vihaan Samat as a guy with a floundering love life and a wizard figurine that talks to him. Eternally Confused and Eager for Love premieres on March 18. Check out the trailer below:

The two other series that Netflix announced in the last couple of days are brand new and classified as “coming soon.” The Western noir Thar stars Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor as a man seeking revenge in Rajasthan. Anil Kapoor co-produces and co-stars in the project, reuniting father and son on screen again after the excellent 2020 Netflix Original thriller AK vs AK.

(On a related note, I was intrigued by the “Western noir” descriptor and found an interesting explanation of the sub-genre at CrimeReads. Check out the Chris Pine-Jeff Bridges flick Hell or High Water on Netflix for a great recent example of Western noir.)

Today, Netflix announced the hinterlands revenge drama series (I’m sensing a theme) CAT, starring Randeep Hooda. Given how often the press release mentions Randeep’s role in the 2020 action flick Extraction, I’m a little surprised it’s taken this long for Netflix to announce a project with him.

The timing of these announcements is interesting. Last year, Netflix held it’s “See What’s Next India” event on March 3, in which it revealed more than 40 new Indian series and movies in the works. Are these announcements from the last week leading up to another big event, or are they happening in lieu of one? We’ll have to wait and see.

This post seems like a good opportunity to link to press releases about the two other Indian series Netflix has announced since the start of the year. Filmmaking duo Raj & DK are working on the crime comedy Guns & Gulaabs, and director Hansal Mehta is adapting the character drama Scoop from the book Behind the Bars in Byculla.

Which of these upcoming projects are you looking forward to the most?

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