Top 8 OTT Release To Watch In August 2021: Bhuj, Shershaah, Kissing Booth 3, Annette & More
While theatres are slowly reopening around the country, OTT platforms have shown no signs of slowing down. New releases are announced every month and new titles are attended to the platform's catalogue almost every day. Some of the awaited releases in August 2021 include Bollywood festival releases Shershaah and Bhuj: The Pride Of India. Meanwhile, the final instalment of the Netflix Kissing Booth will also be release this month.
Here are some of the unmissable releases of August 2021
Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India
(Disney+
Hotstar
-
August
11)
Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India,
set
during
the
1971
India-Pakistan
war
will
recount
the
heroic
story
of
how
300
ladies
from
a
town
in
Gujarat
helped
the
Indian
Air
Force
in
recreating
the
airbase
that
was
obliterated
in
the
PAF
ground
strikes.
While
Ajay
Devgn
fills
the
role
of
Squadron
Leader
Vijay
Karnik,
the
film
also
stars,
Nora
Fatehi,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Sharad
Kellar
and
more.
Shershaah
(Amazon
Prime
Video
-
August
9)
Sidharth
Malhotra-starrer
Shershaah
is
a
biographical
war
action
film
based
on
the
1999
Kargil
war.
The
film
follows
the
journey
of
Param
Vir
Chakra
awardee
and
army
captain
Vikram
Batra
who
sacrificed
his
life
fighting
for
the
motherland.
The
film
also
stars
Kiara
Advani
as
his
love
interest.
What
If...?
(Disney+
Hotstar
-
August
11)
The
first
animated
release
in
the
MCU
will
follow
unknown
stories
of
characters
in
the
cinematic
universe.
It
will
also
answer
questions
as
to
how
different
the
MCU
would
look
if
certain
characters
followed
different
paths
in
life.
This
anthology
series
will
be
non-cannon
but
will
be
enjoyable
by
the
fans
as
the
voice
cast
includes
Chris
Hemsworth,
Paul
Rudd,
Chadwick
Boseman
and
Tom
Hiddleston.
The
Kissing
Booth
3
(Netflix
-
August
11)
Netflix's
popular
rom-com
series
is
set
to
end
with
Kissing
Booth
3
as
Elle
finally
has
to
choose
between
her
best
friend
Lee
and
boyfriend
Noah.
Elle
has
to
decide
where
to
spend
the
next
four
years
of
college.
Though
the
plot
may
turn
out
to
be
predictable,
the
film
is
set
to
bring
an
emotional
end
tot
he
series
on
August
11.
Disney+
Hotstar
Announces
New
Line-Up
Featuring
Sushmita
Sen,
Ajay
Devgn,
Pratik
Gandhi
&
Others
Beckett
(Netflix
-
August
13)
John
David
Washington
in
Beckett
will
be
seen
as
an
American
tourist,
who
becomes
the
target
of
a
manhunter
after
a
devastating
accident.
The
action
thriller
also
stars
Alicia
Vikander
in
a
pivotal
role.
The
trailer
had
created
quite
the
buzz
and
is
expected
to
create
a
similar
stir
among
fans
as
Extraction
did
in
early
2020.
Nine Perfect Strangers (Amazon Prime Video - August 18)
The series starring Nicole Kidman is another awaited book adaptation. The story based on the book of the same name by Liane Moriarty will follow a group of people who attend a wellness retreat together. However, soon the strangers find out things aren't quite what they seem. The cast also includes Luke Evans, Michael Shannon and Melissa McCarthy, and the series will hit Hulu in mid-August.
The
Witcher:
Nightmare
of
the
Wolf
(Netflix
-
August
23)
While
everyone
is
waiting
for
the
release
of
The
Witcher
Season
2,
Netflix
is
set
to
offer
an
animated
film
titled
The
Witcher:
Nightmare
of
the
Wolf.
The
film
will
focus
on
Vesemir,
Geralt's
mentor
and
fellow
Witcher.
Not
much
is
know
about
the
film's
plot
but
Netflix
has
described
the
title
as,
"Vesemir,
a
cocky
young
witcher,
delights
in
slaying
monsters
for
coin.
When
a
dangerous
new
power
rises
on
the
Continent,
Vesemir
learns
that
some
witchering
jobs
are
about
more
than
just
money."
Annette
(Amazon
Prime
Video
-
August
29)
Annette
reportedly
is
a
musical
drama
following
Henry,
a
stand-up
comedian
with
a
fierce
sense
of
humour.
He
falls
in
love
with
Ann,
a
world-renowned
opera
singer.
Together
they
form
a
passionate
and
glamorous
couple,
however,
with
the
birth
of
their
first
child
their
lives
are
turned
upside
down.
The
film
stars
Adam
Driver
and
Marion
Cotillard
in
leading
roles.
Sweet
Girl
(Netflix
-
August
20)
Starring
Jason
Mamoa,
the
film
is
a
crime
thriller.
Ray
Copper,
who
holds
a
pharmaceutical
company
responsible
for
the
death
of
his
wife
vows
to
bring
justice
to
her.
However,
when
looking
for
the
truth
he
finds
more
than
he
bargained
for
endangering
the
only
family
he
has
left,
his
daughter
(Isabela
Merced).
Directed
by
Brian
Andrew
Mendoza,
it
also
stars
Justin
Bartha,
Amy
Brenneman,
Manuel
Garcia-Rulfo,
Raza
Jaffrey,
Lex
Scott
Davis
and
Michael
Raymond-James.