Small Screens To Big Screens, Shows And Films You Can Catch This Weekend

Wondering what to watch this weekend? What's new in the worlds of small screen, OTT, and big screen? Looking forward to watching shows on the first weekend of the month? Here's a list of recent releases that you should check out this weekend.

Options On Small Screen:

1. Smart Jodi

Star Plus has launched a new show called Smart Jodi, which brings together the most prominent celebrity couples on one platform. The show, which debuted on February 27, featured adoring celebrity couples from the worlds of television and movies. This Saturday, at 8 p.m., the show will air its second episode, which will be a wedding special. It's also available on Disney Plus Hotstar.

2. India's Got Talent 9

India's Got Talent 9 an Indian reality television show. It premiered on Sony TV on January 15, 2022. Kirron Kher is judging the show for the ninth time, while Manoj Muntashir, Shilpa Shetty, and Badshah are judging for the first time in season 9. The show will air a guest special edition in which the cast of Fame Game will appear. From 9 p.m. onwards, you can watch the show.

3. Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan 

Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan is a reality show in Hindi that airs in India. Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan premiered on January 22, 2022. The judges are Mithun Chakraborty, Parineeti Chopra, and Karan Johar, while the hosts are Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa. Contestants audition in front of three judges and a studio audience in Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan, which follows the concept. The show's Top 10 special edition will air at 9 p.m., but you may watch it on VOOT at any time.

4. The Kapil Sharma Show

The Kapil Sharma Show (TKSS) is a Hindi-language stand-up comedy and chat show that airs on Sony Entertainment Television in India. The show, hosted by Kapil Sharma, follows a concept in which well-known celebrities join Sharma to promote their films.

5.The Tourist 

Premiere Date: All six episodes premiere March 3 on HBO Max

This six-episode thriller stars Jamie Dornan as a British man who has amnesia following a vehicle accident in Australia. The series begins with a dramatic automobile pursuit in which the Man (Dornan's character) is pursued by a tank truck, which forces him off the road before crashing into him viciously. The Man has no idea who he is, why he's in the Australian outback, or why someone is after him when he wakes up in the hospital. He must determine whether they are friends or foes when he meets them, including the seemingly friendly Luci (Shalom Brune-Franklin).

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Options On OTT :

1. The Boys Present: Diabolical 

Release Date: March 4, Streaming on: Netflix

Summary: The Boys Diabolical is a spin-off of the original series, which is also available online. It's a cartoon about super-powered babies slaughtering SWAT teams. There are a total of eight episodes. Anime and Korean horror, among other things, have impacted it.

2. Lucy And Desi

Release Date: March 4, Streaming on: Netflix

Summary: The subjects of an Amy Poehler documentary are Lucille Ball and Desy Arnaz, the I Love You Lucy power couple. It includes the star's audiotapes, which will offer new light on their relationship, career, and final days together. Arnaz passed away in 1986, while Ball passed away in 1989. They have two children, Lucie Arnaz, who is 70 years old, and Desi Arnaz Jr., who is 69 years old. Their lives were previously investigated in Being The Ricardos, an Oscar-nominated film starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem.

3. Sutliyan

Release date: Mar 4, Streaming on: Zee5

Summary: Sutliyan tells the story of a couple whose grown children visit their childhood home in Bhopal, India, just before Diwali. They're carrying emotional baggage from the past and unresolved relationship conflicts as they go through the tough but necessary process of emotional and spiritual cleansing as they meet after years of trying to make sense of things.

4. Rudra

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Release date: Mar 4, Streaming on: Disney Plus Hotstar

Summary: The dark and fascinating story of a cop's journey to unearth secrets and bring victims to justice is told in this series, which is a remake of the acclaimed British series Luther. The criminal drama is produced by Applause Entertainment in cooperation with BBC Studios India and stars Ajay Devgn, Raashi Khanna, Esha Deol, Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Kalsekar, Tarun Gahlot, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Satyadeep Misra. It is available in a variety of languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, and Bengali.

5. Undekhi Season 2

Release date: Mar 4, Streaming on: Sony Liv

Summary: Nandish Singh Sandhu has made his OTT debut with the second season of Undekhi. In the first season, the ensemble cast included Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Harsh Chhaya, Surya Sharma, Ankur Rathee, Anchal Singh, and Abhishek Chauhan. The Atwals face a number of new challenges as a result of Samarth's entrance in the second season, which continues their adventure.

6. Pieces Of Her

Release Date: March 4, Streaming on: Netflix

Summary: This thriller series stars Toni Collette, Jessica Barden, Bella Heathcote, and Jacob Scipio. Following the life of a young woman who sets out to piece together the pieces of her mother's tragic past after her village suffers terrible threats and secrets as a result of an attack, the series will follow the life of a young woman who sets out to piece together the pieces of her mother's tragic past.

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Options On Big Screen:

1. Jhund

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A Hindi-language biographical sports film. The film, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akash Thosar, and Rinku Rajguru, was written and directed by Nagraj Manjule.

Slum Soccer is based on the true tale of Vijay Barse, a retired sports instructor who founded the non-profit organisation Slum Soccer. He was able to rehabilitate street kids by teaching them how to play soccer and organising a team to keep them away from drugs and crime. In the film, Bachchan plays a professor who encourages slum youths to join a football team.

The film was released in theatres on March 4, 2022, and you can see it in a theatre near you.

2. Toolsidas Junior

Toolsidas Junior is a fictional Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Mridul Mahendra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Rajiv Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, and Varun Buddhadev in pivotal parts. The plot revolves around a 13-year-old boy, played by Buddhadev, who seeks vengeance for his father's snooker loss.

The film was released in theatres on March 4, 2022, and you can see it in a theatre near you.

If you haven't seen Gangubai Kathawadi, Valimai, or Bheemla Nayak yet, you can still do so at your local theatre. Also, a list of recent OTT releases, including Fame Game and other series, is here.