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Sass, sci-fi, spies and sadness, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options.
Bad Newz
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Hindi
What are the chances of a woman's romantic rendezvous with two men on the same night resulting in a twin pregnancy where both are the fathers?
Bad Newz turns the wild idea as the setting for his madcap comedy high on Vicky Kaushal's entertainer, Triptii Dimri's charms and Ammy Virk's deadpan wit.
Grave of the Fireflies
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Japanese (with subtitles)
One of the saddest movies ever made, the 1988 Studio Ghibli classic, directed by Isao Takahata in 1988, chronicles the heartbreaking struggle of a pair of siblings coping with the horrors of World War II.
Raghu Thatha
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Tamil (with subtitles)
Keerthy Suresh juggles between a bank clerk, anti-Hindi imposition activist and dedicated feminist in The Family Man writer Suman Kumar's directorial debut.
Sector 36
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Hindi
Taking inspiration from the real-life Nithari killings, Vikrant Massey's latest is a thriller revolving around a corrupt cop's search for a serial killer and abducted kids of a neighbourhood.
Berlin
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Hindi
Aparshakti Khurrana, Rahul Bose, Ishwak Singh headline Atul Sabharwal's 1990s based espionage drama about a sign language expert interrogating a deaf mute suspected of spying.
Emily in Paris Season 4 Part 2
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
From Emily in Paris to Emily in Rome, the American fashionista's whirlwind adventures show no signs of slowing down in part two of season four.
Bleeding Love
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: English
Real-life father-daughter duo Ewan McGregor and Clare lend authenticity to an estranged version of their relationship in a road trip drama about heart-to-hearts and healing.
Officer Black Belt
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Korean (with subtitles)
Kim Woo-bin stars as a do-gooder posing as a martial arts officer fighting off crime in Midnight Runners-fame Jason Kim's latest action comedy.
Uglies
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
Scott Westerfield's 2005 dystopian novel of the same name about highlighting the significance of imperfections in a beauty obsessed future gets the feature film treatment.
Khalbali Records
Where to watch? Jio Cinema
Language: Hindi
Following a personal tragedy, a disillusioned man leaves his father's music business behind to set up his own record label that holds art above commerce.
In Vogue: The 90s
Where to watch? Disney+Hotstar
Language: English
Deep dive into high end '90s fashion in the authoritative last words of Vogue editors Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour in this six-part documentary.
Mr Bachchan
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Telugu (with subtitles)
An official remake of Ajay Devgn's Raid, Mr Bachchan follows Ravi Teja's heroics as a dynamic income tax officer conducting large-scale raids unmoved by the position or power his targets hold.
Nunakkuzhi
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
What happens when the IT department confiscates a laptop containing racy videos of you in compromising positions? Jeethu Joseph investigates in the crime comedy.
The Beast
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: French (with subtitles)
Loosely inspired by Henry James's 1903 novella, The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello's drama looks into the imminent threat of artificial intelligence in Lea Seydoux's endeavours to preserve human emotions.
Thalavan
Where to watch? SonyLIV
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
Thalavan's compelling workplace drama unravels the cop life and the constant pressures of ego and hierarchy over the course of high profile cases.
How to Die Alone
Where to watch? Disney+Hotstar
Language: English
A brush with death inspires a down-and-out airport employee to take charge of her life in actor-creator Natasha Rothwell's comedy series.
