A Call to Spy is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. (Photo: IFC Films)OTT platforms have been consistently entertaining us throughout 2020, and with the year coming to an end, it seems like streaming sites are keeping up their end of the bargain by providing good content to their audience.
This week’s OTT releases include Amazon Prime Video’s Durgamati and A Call to Spy, Netflix’s Torbaaz and The Prom, Sony LIV’s Shrikant Bashir and Disney+ Hotstar’s Triples.
Durgamati, starring Bhumi Pednekar in the lead role, is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film also stars Arshad Warsi, Mahie Gill, Karan Kapadia and Jisshu Sengupta in significant roles. The G Ashok directorial is the remake of the Telugu movie Bhaagamathie.
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Bhumi spoke about the original film and said, “When I watched the original, I was amazed and in awe of what Anushka had done. Her performance really excited me to take the film on. The idea is never to compete with someone who has done the film before. This is my take. This is my individual journey, and it has to be such.”
The actor added, “The narrative is different, and the scale is larger than life, sure. You usually see male characters do these parts. There is a lot of machoism and heroism attached to such parts. And that’s precisely the reason why I did it. So these qualities attached to both the genders now need to merge. Those lines need to be blurred.”
Torbaaz, starring Sanjay Dutt in the lead role, premiered today on Netflix. The film also stars Nargis Fakhri and Rahul Dev in significant roles. Directed by Girish Malik, this is Dutt’s second OTT release after Sadak 2, and the first film after his recovery from cancer.
In an earlier statement, Dutt spoke about Torbaaz and said, “The story of Torbaaz is closely aligned with the reality of Afghanistan, and the beautiful depiction of cricket as a means of deliverance is as true for the children as it is for my character, Nasser Khan, who bounces back from personal tragedy. I am truly grateful for all the love and support that I have received over the past few months, and I am glad to be returning to the screen with this powerful film.”
Web series Shrikant Bashir also hit SonyLIV today. The series follows two law enforcement officers who are up against the threat of a biological weapon. The two have to band together so they can save the city of Mumbai.
A Call to Spy, starring Radhika Apte, Sarah Megan Thomas and Stana Katic, has opened to good reviews on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher, the film is set during World War II when three women are required to be spies for their government. Apte plays the role of Noor Inayat Khan, a British spy of Indian descent in the film.
A Call to Spy is a World War II-set espionage thriller tells the true story of women who were recruited as spies by the then administration British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to sabotage the Nazi operations in France.
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Starring Saqib Saleem and Shweta Basu Prasad, this rom-com is streaming on ZEE5. Indianexpress.com's Anvita Singh wrote in her review of the film, "Shweta Basu Prasad does a credible job of playing someone who is confident and passionate about her goals. But Saqib looks like he is trying a tad bit hard to come across as the chill, upbeat and reckless Deep."
Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Sam Troughton, Tuppence Middleton, Mank is now streaming on Netflix. The Indian Express' Shalini Langer gave the film four stars and wrote, "Mank captures the life of Herman Mankiewicz between essentially 1933 and 1940, when America was in the midst of the Depression and watching uneasily, but from far, the gathering clouds of World War II."
Starring Radhika Apte, Sarah Megan Thomas and Stana Katic, A Call To Spy is now streaming on Prime Video. A Call To Spy is set during World War II when the three women are required to be spies for their government. Apte plays the role of Noor Inayat Khan, a British spy of Indian descent who played a key role in intelligence for the British. READ MOVIE REVIEW
In case you haven’t watched it yet, catch Scam 1992 on Sony LIV. Follows the story of Harshad Mehta, who was involved in the biggest Securities scam at the time. Directed by Hansal Mehta, the show stars Pratik Gandhi in the main role.
The new Tamil web series is now streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Indianexpress.com’s Manoj Kumar R shared in his review, “We get the Crazy Mohan-style comedy only in terms of names of the characters. There aren't enough clever wordplays, puns and laugh-out-loud moments to encourage us to overlook other problems.” READ MORE
Starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, this romantic comedy follows two single people who decide to become each other’s dates, just for holidays, so they don’t have to be alone.
Starring Sanjay Dutt in the lead role, Torbaaz is now streaming on Netflix. The film follows Dutt’s character as he tries to form a cricket team at a refugee camp with vulnerable children. He is fighting against the terrorism nexus who wants to recruit children. The film also stars Rahul Dev and Nargis Fakhri.
Starring Bhumi Pednekar, Durgamati is now streaming on Prime Video. The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta wrote in her review of the film, “Of course, life can be stranger than fiction, and there are things in this world that no one can explain. That’s what ‘horror-thrillers’ are meant for, and if you want to go down that path, you have to ensure that the viewers will fall for it, hook, line and several sinkers. But there are zero thrills or chills in Durgamati, the Hindi remake of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual Bhaagmathie, by the same director. The whole thing, which stretches for an inordinate 2.5 hours, is almost entirely unintentionally hilarious.” READ MORE