Kareena Kapoor Khan’s debut production, The Buckingham Murders, headlines this week’s list of theatre and OTT releases. Also, releasing on Netflix this week, Sector 36 brings back to life the Nithari case.
Here’s a look at the releases lined up this week.
OTT RELEASES
Angel Di Maria: Breaking Down the Wall
Release date: September 12
Streaming platform: Netflix
This documentary follows the life of famed footballer Angel Di Maria, who recently retired from international football. Breaking Down the Wall shows Di Maria’s beginnings and how he built himself into one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Emily in Paris: Season 4 Part 2
Release date: September 12
Streaming platform: Netflix
Created by Darren Star, the latter part of season 4 will surely take fans on a Parisian spin. In the first part, the audience sees Emily happy in a relationship with Gabriel, her longtime crush. Viewers also got the shocking revelation that Camille, Gabriel’s ex, who claimed she was pregnant, realised that the test showed a false positive. The cast includes Lily Collins, Lucas Bravo, Ashley Park, and Camille Razat.
Sector 36
Release date: September 13
Streaming platform: Netflix
Directed by Aditya Nimbalkar, the thriller follows the story of a police officer who tries to solve the mystery of the missing children from the slum areas. Inspired by the true events of the 2006 Noida serial murders, also known as the Nithari case, the film premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne last month. It stars Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal and Ipshita Chakaraborty.
Thalavan
Release date: September 11
Streaming platform: SonyLiv
Starring Biju Menon, Asif Ali, and Miya George, the film, which hit the big screens in May, is about an internal investigation at a local police station, that exposes the hierarchy within the station. Directed by Jis Joy, the film grossed over Rs 25 crore worldwide.
Berlin
Release date: September 13
Streaming platform: ZEE5
Berlin is a spy thriller that focuses on the arrest of a person who cannot hear or speak, on charges of being a foreign spy. The government calls in a sign-language expert to act as a mediator between them. Directed by Atul Sabharwal, the film stars Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Bose, Anupriya Goenka, and Kabir Bedi.
THEATRE RELEASES
A.R.M
Release date: September 12
Spanning the lives of three generations of heroes – Maniyan, Kunjikelu, and Ajayan, in the years 1900, 1950, and 1990 – A.R.M is a tale of how they safeguard and protect the land’s most precious treasure. Directed by Jithin Lal, the film stars Tovino Thomas, Basil Joseph and Krithi Shetty.
The Buckingham Murders
Release date: September 13
Produced by, and starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, The Buckingham Murders, follows the story of Jasmeet “Jazz” Bhamra, a Britsh-Indian detective, who is assigned to investigate the killing of a 10-year-old boy while grieving the murder of her child. The film is directed by Hansal Mehta.
