A mix of thriller movies, documentaries and true-crime shows await OTT viewers in the first week of July. Here is a quick look at all that’s arriving on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney plus Hotstar and other platforms this week.
Blind: JioCinema
Release date: July 7
The film, billed as a “compelling tale of resilience” marks Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s digital debut. Directed by Shome Makhija, the film also stars Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak, Lillete Dubey, and Shubham Saraf. Sonam essays a visually challenged woman who locks horns with a serial killer in this remake of a South Korean film.
IB 71: Disney plus Hotstar
Release date: July 7
The Vidyut Jammwal-starrer which was released on theatres in May is a spy thriller set in 1971. Based on true events, the film chronicles a secret mission of Indian intelligence agencies ahead of the Indo-Pakistan war. Directed by Sankalp Reddy, the film also features Niharica Raizada and Anupam Kher among others. Reddy is best known for his 2017 National Award-winning film Ghazi. Jammwal, who plays an intelligence officer in the film, has also produced the espionage thriller under his banner Action Hero Films.
Tarla: ZEE5
Release date: July 7
The film fronted by Huma Qureshi is the biopic of iconic food writer and home chef Tarla Dalal. Dalal, known for hosting popular cookery TV shows like The Tarla Dalal Show and Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal, penned more than 100 cookbooks and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2007. The film marks the directorial debut of writer Piyush Gupta. The biopic also features Sharib Hashmi as Tarla Dalal’s husband, Nalin.
Sweet Kaaram Coffee: Amazon Prime Video
Release date: July 6
Amazon Prime’s Tamil Original series follows three women from three generations as they set out on a journey of self discovery. The show will premiere in Tamil, along with dubs in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. The eight-episode show is directed by Bejoy Nambiar, Krishna Marimuthu and Swathi Raghuraaman, and features Madhoo, Lakshmi and Santhy.
The Out-laws: Netflix
Release date: July 7
The comedy drama revolves around a young soon-to-be-married bank manager, whose life turns around when the bank is robbed by a criminal gang called the Ghost Bandits. He begins to suspect if the perpetrators are none other than his future in-laws. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Adam DeVine, Nina Dobrev, Michael Rooker and Poorna Jagannathan among others.
The Horror of Dolores Roach: Amazon Prime Video
Release date: July 7
Based on the Spotify podcast series by the same name, the show follows the spine-chilling story of Dolores Roach—a woman steps out into the world after spending 16 years in prison for a crime she did not commit. She sets up her own successful massage parlour, earning her the nickname ‘Magic Hands’. But things take a turn for the worse, as a series of unpredictable events push her to take extreme measures to survive.
