Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa
Thriller, Mystery, Drama (Hindi)
At an anniversary party, Sohrab Handa is found dead, with his throat slit in the hall. As the investigation unravels, friendships are tested, and secrets are revealed. (more…)
Matka King
Drama, Crime (Hindi)
In this fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect, starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’, that takes the city by storm and democratizes a terrain previously reserved for the rich and (more…)
Bhooth Bangla
Horror, Comedy (Hindi)
A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past. (more…)
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Bhooth Bangla
Horror, Comedy (Hindi)
A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.
Cast:
Akshay Kumar, Wamiqa Gabbi, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Mithila Palkar, Rajesh Sharma, Manoj Joshi
Director:
Priyadarshan
Writer:
Abhilash Nair
Sat, April 18 2026
At one point around its midpoint, Bhooth Bangla drops a romantic song without any context. People walk out as if their bladders would burst if they stayed a minute longer. I could almost feel my eardrums burst from a song so grating, paired with a couple that shares negative screen chemistry. Yet that is not why I felt bad for the half of the crowd that did not return. Ironically, that is exactly where the film becomes a wee bit tolerable. Do not expect much, but the least the Priyadarshan film manages in its second half is to stop being annoying.
Sat, April 18 2026
At 174 minutes, Priyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla arrives weighed down by both its runtime and its ambitions. The film, with a screenplay by Priyadarshan, Rohan Shankar and Abilash Nair and story by Aakash Kaushik, attempts to revive the director’s signature blend of slapstick comedy and supernatural intrigue. What it delivers instead is a sprawling, uneven narrative that depends heavily on nostalgia while offering little that feels fresh.
Sat, April 18 2026
When a film’s promo touts itself as ‘the OG of horror-comedy’, you can’t help but go back in time to ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ (2007). The psychological treatise indeed was truly funny as well as scary. Coming from the same director, Priyadarshan, and headlined by the same superstar, Akshay Kumar, you expect an encore at the very least. A bagful of laughs and an ample dose of chills is a fair enough demand as many horror.coms, including two spiritual sequels of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, have had a blast at the box office and delighted fans of the genre. Alas, while ‘Bhooth Bangla’, which, as the name suggests, takes us to a haunted house, nay palace, delivers partially on the humour front, it nowhere succeeds in sending a shiver down our spine. If jokes make us laugh, Akshay Kumar addressing a decade younger Jisshu Sengupta (Dr Vasudev Acharya) as Papa is rather comic.
Matka King
Drama, Crime (Hindi)
In this fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect, starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’, that takes the city by storm and democratizes a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite.
Cast:
Vijay Varma, Sai Tamhankar, Kritika Kamra, Gulshan Grover, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhupendra Jadawat, Bharat Jadhav, Girish Kulkarni, Jamie Lever, Kishore Kadam
Director:
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
Writer:
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, Abhay Koranne
Sat, April 18 2026
Brij Bhatti, a debt-ridden cotton worker, launches the Matka gambling game in Mumbai’s textile mills. As the operation expands nationwide, he faces intense pressure from media, cops and politicians alike. Internal betrayals by his kith and kin, interference from rivals, gradually threaten his empire. Amidst a massive city-wide mill strike, he goes all out to defend his fading legacy.
Fri, April 17 2026
Can a house of cards be built on honesty and integrity? Can it hold the weight of ambition? Director Nagraj Manjule turns the irony into an eight-episode series that gives increasing returns. Inspired by the life of Ratan Khatri, the controversial figure who democratised the way Bombay gambled in the 1960s and 1970s by transforming a simple household earthen pot — used in homes for storing water — into a symbol of a massive underground gambling empire, the character-driven series captures how he positioned Matka not just as clever branding but a strategic innovation that made the game of numbers accessible, transparent, and scalable.
Fri, April 17 2026
Pochamma
Mystery (Telugu)
An old mansion has a history. Something terrible happens when people mess with a statue. This causes a shock. People get scared. They start finding out hidden secrets and lies. When they finally know the truth, will it make things better or make things worse forever?
Cast:
Ramesh Indira, Priya Shatamarshan, Snehal Kamath, Shruti Naidu, Achyuth Kumar, Arjun Ambati, Pooja Reddy Borra, Khushi Shetty, Vivek Simha
Director:
Ramesh Indira
Writer:
Ramesh Indira
Sat, April 18 2026
Frederick, an influential businessman, moves with his family to a mansion in the countryside. Despite multiple warnings from locals against demolishing an idol of the deity Pochamma on his premises, Frederick proceeds with it, only to invite ill luck upon his household. A series of eerie deaths and occurrences soon cripple the family’s happiness. Is this a supernatural curse, or a well-plotted conspiracy?
Thimmarajupalli Tv
Drama, Family (Telugu)
Hope you will rewind all your memories back, from Wi-Fi to Antenna days
Cast:
Sai Tej, Vedha Jalandharr, Pradeep Kottayam, Swathi Karimireddy, Amma Ramesh, Satyanarayana, Lathish
Director:
V Muniraju
Writer:
V Muniraju
Sat, April 18 2026
We live in an era of constant connectivity, where the smartphone feels like an extension of our arm. In moments of overload, we romanticise the idea of a digital detox, of returning to a time when television and video cassettes were a luxury. Those were the days. Or were they? There was a time when owning a television signalled status and power, and viewing, too, could become addictive. First-time director V. Muniraju’s Telugu film Thimmarajupalli TV revisits this moment, exploring television as an inflection point in a village in Andhra Pradesh, wrapped in a layer of nostalgia.
Papam Prathap
Comedy (Telugu)
A rural comedy drama about a soft spoken man whose life turned upside down after he married his childhood love.
Cast:
Thiruveer Reddy, Paayal Radhakrishna, Ajay Ghosh, Raasi
Director:
SP Durga Naresh
Writer:
SP Durga Naresh
Fri, April 17 2026
Actor Thiruveer’s latest Telugu outing, Papam Prathap, begins like a thematic sequel to his previous film, The Great Pre-Wedding Show. While the former focused on the drama prior to a wedding, this film opens with a marriage sequence, where protagonists Prathap (Thiruveer) and Bujjamma (Payal Radhakrishna), childhood sweethearts, tie the knot. At its core, the story is about the chaos that ensues when a personal problem between a couple balloons into a public spectacle. The drama begins on their wedding night, where something seems amiss with Bujjamma. When efforts to resolve the issue with her husband fail, she reaches out to the village elders for help. How far does Prathap go to address the elephant in the room and salvage his marriage?
Toaster
Comedy (Hindi)
Murder and chaos erupt when a miser becomes obsessed with a toaster he gave as a wedding gift.
Cast:
Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Abhishek Banerjee, Upendra Limaye, Seema Pahwa, Farah Khan, Archana Puran Singh, Jitendra Joshi, Pratik Gandhi, Patralekhaa
Director:
Vivek Daschaudary
Fri, April 17 2026
It’s a sweet premise. A scrooge named Ramakant (Rajkummar Rao) who’ll go to any lengths to save even six rupees. A wife named Shilpa (Sanya Malhotra) who won’t think twice before buying a decent wedding gift. A housing complex for seniors, the low rent just right for the miser. Neighbour D’souza Aunty (Seema Pahwa) who offers toast and a reduction in rent to eternally scrimping Ramakant. Glenn D’souza (Abhishek Banerjee), somewhat shady. Elderly Pherwani Aunty (Archana Puransingh). Sleazy minister Amol Amre (Jitendra Joshi) who must get his hands on a video clip exposing him as a womaniser. Inspector Balagode (Upendra Limaye), dispatched by the minister to deal with the blackmailer and retrieve the incriminating video. Ramakant on a mission to get back the expensive toaster he’d gifted a couple whose wedding has been called off.
Thu, April 16 2026
Ramakant, a miserly middle-class man is obsessed with saving every penny. When a wedding he and his wife (Sanya Malhotra) attended is abruptly called off, he embarks on a bizarre, relentless quest to get back the expensive toaster they gifted. His pursuit results in series of mishaps, accidental murders, blackmail, amidst a group of eccentric neighbours. It is simply a bad day at work for Rajkummar Rao. While he has pulled off comedies effortlessly before, this one is too much of a farce to salvage, and the cluelessness is visible on screen. Sanya Malhotra puts up a neat show, as she generally does, though her role contributes little to the proceedings.
Thu, April 16 2026
There is something about Rajkummar Rao’s comic timing — subtle or not — that always hits home. In Ludo, we saw it in the undying love that his ’80s-styled character had for Mithunda — displayed via moves, mohawk and the breathless rattling of the menu at the joint he served in as a waiter. In one of his earlier films, Talaash, where he played the supporting role of a cop, his character’s dilemma to stay or leave, while in the background, when his boss, played by Aamir Khan, engages in a shouting match with his wife (Rani Mukerji) in a public space, proved to be a masterclass in understated lightness in a scene that was otherwise exceptionally intense. In Stree 2, a franchise that has given him immense opportunity to flaunt his comedic chops, the scene where his Vicky desperately mimics Jana’s (Abhishek Banerjee) mother in wholly unintelligible phrases just to drown out her grating voice, is meme gold.
Mr. X
Action, Thriller (Tamil)
Cast:
Arya, Gautham Ram Karthik, Manju Warrier, R. Sarathkumar, Anagha, Athulya Ravi, Raiza Wilson, Jayaprakash, Kaali Venkat, Tara Amala Joseph
Director:
Manu Anand
Fri, April 17 2026
Catastrophic. When more than one character uses this word in a spy thriller, you know that it means just one thing: Global destruction. In Manu Anand’s latest, Mr X, we hear it a few times, and every single time, the weight of the destruction-in-wait is clear. The potential attack has the capacity to obliterate an entire State, and since this is a Tamil film, it is the state of Tamil Nadu, which is in danger, and we have our homegrown R&AW agents who do the thankless job of saving the nation. But despite the massive threat of a nuclear attack, personal equations of the agents jeopardising the mission, and a couple of flashbacks too many, Mr X manages to entertain as long as we, just like the makers, don’t take the film too seriously.
Pallichattambi
Action, Drama (Malayalam)
Small-town schemer Chattambi survives by staying ahead of his neighbors through risky plans. When his plans backfire, he has to depend on extricating himself from the mess he created.
Cast:
Tovino Thomas, Kayadu Lohar, Vijayaraghavan, Sudheer Karamana, T G Ravi, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Johny Antony, Nishanth Sagar, Eldho Mathew, Prasanth Alexander
Director:
Dijo Jose Antony
Writer:
Suresh Babu
Thu, April 16 2026
A film’s mood is established in its initial few minutes. Pallichattambi opens with massive hype surrounding a feudal lord who oppresses people, without revealing his face. The narrative follows how the Church stood against the communist government in the 1950s, highlighting the history of the Liberation Struggle. Set in 1958 in the village of Kaaniyar, the story follows the Church as it seeks a strong protector against the rising influence of Communist workers. They find Krishnan Pillai, also known as Pallichattambi (the church rowdy), as their unlikely messiah. Pillai arrives in Kaaniyar as Pothan Christopher with the sole aim of halting the spread of communism.
Dacoit
Action, Romance, Thriller (Telugu)
A man is convicted for a crime he didn't commit owing to a betrayal by his better half. He hunts her down seeking vengeance, as their stories intertwine with a series of robberies.
Cast:
Adivi Sesh, Mrunal Thakur, Anurag Kashyap, Prakash Raj, Sunil Varma, Zayn Marie Khan, Kamakshi Bhaskarla, Atul Kulkarni, Vaibhav Tatwawadi
Director:
Shaneil Deo
Thu, April 16 2026
This Telugu-Hindi thriller, meant to be a fast-paced romance between two good-looking people from opposite sides of the tracks, proves a few things: plots trying to be new shouldn’t feel familiar, it’s never a good idea to waste Prakash Raj, and that Anurag Kashyap needs to act a lot more, as he literally saves this film from sinking. It’s good to have Adivi Sesh back in action, building on his kinetic Kshanam-Goodachari persona. But his conflicted convict Hari, out for revenge against the love of his life (Mrunal Thakur), whom he holds responsible for his ruin, is overwrought. More underwhelming is Thakur as Saraswati, the upper-class, upper-caste woman whose idea of showing her lover a good time is to teach him how to drive on a straight road.
Fri, April 10 2026
In cinema, or in the worlds that inspire it, some concepts are inherently dated. One such relic is dacoity. What do you picture when you hear of a film titled Dacoit? I go straight to the Chambal Valley, or maybe think of a Veerappan type, clad in camouflage, sporting a handlebar moustache, clutching hunting guns with a bullet rack slung diagonally across the torso. Given the dubious ways of Telugu cinema, I would at least expect one of those routine one-man battles against the system to protect mothers and sisters. Shaneil Deo’s film, however, delivers none of that. Instead, Dacoit tries to be everything else, none of which resembles a dacoit.
Fri, April 10 2026
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Drama, Comedy (English)
The daughter of a former Hooter's waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo is a recent college dropout and aspiring writer. Faced with a new baby, mounting pile of bills, and dwindling number of ways to pay them, Margo must find a way forward.
Cast:
Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, Greg Kinnear, Thaddea Graham, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty
Wed, April 15 2026
It takes a village to raise a child and the latest Apple TV series, Margot’s Got Money Troubles, enforces that notion. Created by David E. Kelley, it stars Elle Fanning in the lead as the title character, Margo Millet. Margo’s life does a 180 degrees once she becomes pregnant, but she remains committed to being the best mother that she can be to her child. The eight-part series takes some unexpected turns, particularly after Margo decides to create an OnlyFans account to earn money. But it’s the performances from the stellar cast that keeps the series grounded, as they all come together to help Margo raise her baby.
Euphoria S03
Drama (English)
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
Cast:
Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Eric Dane, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Wed, April 15 2026
The Euphoria that fans loved from 2019 to 2022 is no more. The HBO series is back after four years for a third season with a five-year time jump to show the characters out of high school. But this new version of Euphoria has gone through a rehaul and the premiere episode has turned into a bizarre Western with Zendaya’s Rue leading the charge. While the writing and direction are largely uneven, the actors save the muddled attempt at Euphoria 2.0, which is still worth tuning in to, for nostalgia’s sake.
Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa
Thriller, Mystery, Drama (Hindi)
At an anniversary party, Sohrab Handa is found dead, with his throat slit in the hall. As the investigation unravels, friendships are tested, and secrets are revealed.
Cast:
Vinay Pathak, Koel Purie, Neil Bhoopalam, Palomi Ghosh, Sharat Katariya, Sadiya Siddiqui, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Danish Husain, Waluscha D'Souza
Director:
Rajat Kapoor
Writer:
Rajat Kapoor
Mon, April 13 2026
Raman and Jayanti invite friends to a resort to celebrate their tenth anniversary. The party turns nasty when a guest, Sohrab Handa, starts bullying everyone and exposing their secrets. By morning, Sohrab is found murdered. Since the house was locked, the killer must be one of the friends. Inspector Qureshi arrives to find the truth, proving that even ‘nice’ people can hide a deadly streak.
Sat, April 11 2026
Without much ado, the film comes straight to the point. A man, but obviously Sohrab Handa (Vinay Pathak), is found murdered in a living room. For those of us who have seen ‘Knives Out’, the basic template does not come as a surprise. A whole lot of men and women, relatives and friends have assembled in this picturesque getaway home. Expectedly, the fingers of suspicion point in all possible directions. There is the disgruntled father (MK Raina), sleepwalking wife Isha (Koel Purie), business partner Raman Chawla (Neil Bhoopalam) who we later learn wants Sohrab out of their business, and TV anchor Kumar (Danish Husain) of a crime show, ‘Pardafaash’. Like most things here, this name hasn’t been chosen randomly.
Fri, April 10 2026
Quietly subversive and more interested in human frailty than genre payoffs, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a quintessential Rajat Kapoor film. It doesn’t reinvent the whodunit, but it humanises it, turning a murder mystery into a mirror held up to the insidious violence we inflict on the people we claim to love. The final reveal and tonal balance don’t fully satisfy, but it is a respectable experiment that fiercely tugs at the deepest strings of the heart. To celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, Raman (Neil Bhoopalam) and Jayanti (Palomi Ghosh) invite a close group of friends and family for an intimate getaway at a sprawling century-old mansion in the hills. Among the guests is Raman’s business partner, Sohrab Handa (Vinay Pathak), a sharp-tongued, unapologetically abrasive presence who dominates every conversation with his acid wit and honesty. Sohrab is perceptive, knowing which insecurities to poke and how to cloak them in humour.