OTT Releases Jan 17th to 23rd
Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web
Platform: Netflix
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Anurag Sinha
Genre: Crime drama
The thriller tracks Superintendent Arjun Meena (Emraan Hashmi) and an elite Mumbai Customs unit as they close in on a sprawling global smuggling racket run by the slippery kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar). Spanning Mumbai’s bustling terminals and international hubs in Milan and Bangkok, the story peels back the layers of the operation — from gold stashed in aircraft toilets to high-end contraband ferried along coded tourist routes.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
Platform: Netflix
Cast: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham, Martin Freeman
Genre: Whodunnit
What begins as a mischievous country-house prank involving eight alarm clocks spirals into murder when one guest turns up dead and a single clock vanishes. Unconvinced by the official ruling of misadventure, the headstrong Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent launches her own probe, only to stumble into a perilous web of secrets — a clandestine society, a stolen formula and a shadowy London nightclub called Seven Dials.
120 Bahadur
Platform: Prime video
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Raashii Khanna, Vivan Bhatena
Genre: War drama
The film chronicles the heroic last stand of Major Shaitan Singh Bhati and 120 soldiers of the 13 Kumaon Regiment, who defended a crucial mountain pass in Ladakh against an overwhelming force of nearly 3,000 Chinese troops. Fighting in brutal sub-zero conditions with communication lines cut off, the story lays bare the resolve of Charlie Company as they reject retreat and fight on, making a sacrifice that has since become a defining chapter in India’s military legacy.
FILM RELEASES
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Release: January 16
Cast: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis
Genre: Survival saga
Ralph Fiennes returns as the unsettling yet strangely humane Dr. Kelson, now attempting the unthinkable – controlling the infected rather than simply surviving them. Standing ominously beside him is Chi Lewis-Parry’s Samson, an “Alpha” variant whose towering, corpse-rotted presence signals that the rage virus has evolved into something far more complex and terrifying.
Jana Nayagan
Release: January 16
Cast: Thalapathy Vijay, Pooja Hedge, Bobby Deol
Genre: Political drama
The story tracks an ordinary man whose life takes a dramatic turn after he witnesses and challenges a local injustice, unexpectedly propelling him into the public eye. As circumstances force him to take a stand, he evolves from a reluctant bystander into a mass leader and a voice for the people. While the film is said to draw loose inspiration from the Telugu hit Bhagavanth Kesari, it is expected to carve out its own identity, with distinctive narrative elements and Vijay’s star power giving the tale a fresh, crowd-pulling edge.
Rahu Ketu
Release: January 16
Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Shalini Pandey
Genre: Comedy
The comedy adventure spins around Rahu and Ketu, two hapless, ill-fated misfits who spring to life from the enchanted notebook of writer Churu Lal Sharma. Conceived as tools to combat corruption, the duo instead tumble into chaos, undone by their own bad luck. The story shifts gears when Meenu Taxi, a sharp-witted, street-smart prankster, swipes the notebook and takes charge of their destiny, setting off a riotous ride packed with mafia mayhem, absurd twists and laugh-out-loud moments.