Despite the IPL taking up maximum eyeballs, OTT offers a wide selection of original films, web series and movies making their digital premiere in April.
Joginder Tuteja lists your OTT entertainment for the month.
Key Points
- With the IPL in full swing and fewer theatre visits expected, OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Sony LIV are loaded with new originals, returning series, and digital premieres every week.
- Several films that didn't work in cinemas, like Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos and Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain are getting a second chance on OTT.
- The April slate spans comedy, crime thrillers, romance, and Gen Z stories, featuring popular names like Rajkummar Rao, Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Varma.
Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos
Release date: April 1
Where to watch: Netflix
Vir Das makes his directorial debut with the entertaining film, Happy Patel.
The film features interesting cameos by his Delhi Belly co-stars, Aamir Khan and Imran Khan.
Made on a shoestring budget, it didn't find any takers in theatres but that may change on OTT.
Like the Rediff review says,'Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos is not supposed to make sense, and doesn't even pretend to.'
Sitaare Zameen Par
Release date: April 3
Where to watch: Sony LIV
Aamir Khan finds himself in yet another OTT release this month with Sitaare Zameen Par.
The easybreezy, crowd-pleaser film did well in theatres. Then Aamir experimented by holding onto its OTT release and instead, released it on a 'pay per view' model on YouTube.
Many months down the line, the sports film will make its OTT debut.
Maamla Legal Hai Season 2
Release date: April 3
Where to watch: Netflix
Ravi Kishan's courtroom series Maamla Legal Hai received glowing reviews and spun off a second season.
The show provides a lot of laughs, along with an undercurrent of social commentary.
Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain
Release date: April 3
Where to watch: Z5
Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain was a popular television show but when it was made into a movie, it flopped in theatres. There was not enough awareness around the film. Now, the film arrives on OTT.
Starring Shubhangi Atre, Aasif Sheikh, Vidisha and Rohitashv Gour, get ready for a lot of laughs.
Maa Ka Sum
Release date: April 3
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
Mihir Ahuja, Angira Dhar and Ranveer Brar come together for a Gen Z comedy Maa Ka Sum, which is about an algorithm being built around dating.
The subject in question is Mona Singh for whom this algorithm is being built. The actress is enjoying her OTT presence, as she makes multiple appearances, in various avatars, in multiple digital series.
Vadh 2
Release date: April 3
Where to watch: Netflix
The crime thriller focuses on the unlikely bond between an old prison guard, Shambhunath Mishra (Sanjay Mishra), and a jail inmate, Manju Singh (Neena Gupta), who gets imprisoned for a double murder.
Vadh 2 takes a more serious turn when a well-connected and dangerous inmate mysteriously disappears.
Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta bring their A-game to their roles, and this lived-in quality makes Vadh 2 even more convincing, reads our Rediff review.
O'Romeo
Release date: April 10
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
The Shahid Kapoor-Triptii Dimri starrer can be rented currently but subscribers can watch it for free later this month.
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, the film is an engaging watch, with violent action set pieces, effectively used music and a romance that has moments that are tender as well as bitter, according to the Rediff review.
Tu Yaa Main
Release date: April 10
Where to watch: Netflix
Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor had come together for this entertaining survival thriller Tu Yaa Main, directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Given the kind of sound and visuals it carried, there were ample shock moments.
Like the Rediff review says, 'Tu Yaa Main feels rather indulgent for a survival drama. You can see where it's headed, and it just grows tiresome after a point.'
Toaster
Release date: April 15
Where to watch: Netflix
Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra get together in the dark comedy.
The film is about a spendthrift, who gifts a toaster to a newlywed couple and then wants it back once he realises they are no more together.
Rajkummar Rao makes his production debut with this film, which has been directed by first-timer, Vivek Das Chaudhary.
Matka King
Release date: April 17
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
Matka King is set in the intriguing world of 1960s Bombay's gambling scene and follows a cotton trader who wants respect and success, and ends up starting a gambling game called 'matka'.
Directed by Nagraj Manjule, the series stars Vijay Varma, Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, and Gulshan Grover.
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