Here Are Five Must-Watch OTT Releases To Binge This Weekend

Latest OTT releases: The big festive week of Diwali is right around the corner. While many people will stay busy shopping around town, many wouldn't mind some quiet time before the big rush of festivities hits them next week. Many would agree that there is hardly anything better than sitting in the comfort of their homes and watching their favorite shows online.

The changing weather is also a great trigger to start something new. Here are some new releases on OTT platforms that can you watch to distract or de-stress yourself even if great entertainment value is not something you care about.

Call My Agent: Bollywood

Release Date: October 29

Platform: Netflix

The Bollywood version of the popular format where agents of celebrities are in limelight got released on October 29. The first season of the show has been produced by Applause Entertainment along with Banijay Asia and has star-studded lineup. Actors such as Ayush Mehra, Aahana Kumra, Soni Razdan, Dia Mirza, Lara Dutta among others are part of the show's much-talked-about cast. The show will explore the stories of agents how they save their daily bread despite multiple tantrums and mishaps of the big stars.

Aafat-E-Ishq

Release Date: October 29

Platform: Zee5

The main lead of this fantasy comedy, played by Neha Sharma, is severely jinxed. Every time she dates a man, he ends up dead. The film has been directed by Indrajit Nattoji and is an adaptation of a famous Hungarian film titled, Lisa, The Fox Fairy. Actors such as Namit Das, Ila Arun, Deepak Dobriyal and Amit Sial among others also cast in the film. The official synopsis of the film reads, "A reclusive woman’s life changes when she inherits her deceased employer’s property. She yearns for love, but the men who enter her life die under mysterious circumstances."

Dybbuk

Release Date: October 29

Platform: Amazon Prime Video

Emraan Hashmi is back with yet another horror tale. He will be seen next in Amazon Prime Video’s film titled Dybbuk – The Curse is Real. The movie also stars Manav Kaul and Nikita Dutta, is the hindi remake of the Malayalam horror film Ezra, with Prithiviraj Sukumaran in the lead role.

Hum do Hamare Do

Release Date: October 29

Platform: Disney+ Hotstar

Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Rao starrer deals with a unique plot where the lead actors will be seen adopting parents. The film has been produced by Maddock Films and is written by Abhishek Jain, Abhijeet Khuman and Prashant Jha. Jain has also directed the film. Hum Do Hamare Do also has an interesting cast list with actors like Aparshakti Khurrana, Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah among others essays significant roles. The film has been touted as a light-hearted family drama-comedy.

Maradona: Blessed Dream

Release Date: October 29

Platform: Amazon Prime Video

After a year of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona's death, Amazon has released the first episode of a biographical series about his life. Maradona died on November 25, 2020. The episode has been made available in over 240 countries. The premiere of the episode was aired at the Argentinos Juniors stadium. It is the same place where El Diez started his professional career in the mid-1970s. The footballer died of cardiac arrest last year in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Seven health professionals were charged for alleged medical negligence. The case is still under investigation.