Bollywood films that will release on OTT platforms due to COVID-19 lockdown

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 28, 2020 09:00 AM2020-06-28T09:00:00+5:302020-06-28T09:00:00+5:30

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Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, starring Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role, is set to premiere on Netflix. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, jointly produced by Dharma Productions and Zee Studios, also features Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles of Gunjan’s father and brother, respectively.The Sharan Sharma directorial is a biopic on the life of Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena who, along with Srividya Rajan, became the first Indian women fighter pilots to venture into a war zone.

Laxmmi Bomb The film will feature Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani in the leading characters. The upcoming horror-thriller is directed by Raghava Lawrence. The film will mark Raghava Lawrence's directorial debut in Bollywood. Akshay will essay the role of a transgender in the upcoming flick. Reportedly, it is a remake of the Tamil movie Muni 2: Kanchana.

Ajay Devgn will portray IAF Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik in his upcoming flick. The film is set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, where Karnik was then in-charge of the Bhuj airport and he and his team reconstructed the IAF airbase with the help of 300 local women. The upcoming war-drama also features Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk and Pranitha Subhash in key roles.

Dil Bechara is the official remake of the 2014 Hollywood romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars based on John Green's popular novel of the same name. Mukesh Chhabra makes his directorial debut with this movie, with Hindi adaptation by Shashank Khaitan and Suprotim Sengupta. Dil Bechara will see late Sushant Singh Rajput in a leading role alongside debutante Sanjana Sanghi, and Saif Ali Khan in a cameo performance.

Mimi is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films. A remake of the National Award winning 2011 Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, the film features Kriti Sanon in the lead role of a surrogate mother, alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar, Manoj Pahwa and Supriya Pathak.

The film will see Kunal Kemmu in the lead. Critically acclaimed actors Gajraj Rao, Rasika Duggal, Ranvir Shorey, and Vijay Raaz will also play significant characters. The movie is directed by Rajesh Krishnan.

Roohi Afzana The film will feature Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in the lead. Actor Varun Sharma will also play a pivotal character. The upcoming horror-comedy is directed by Hardik Mehta.

The film marks the return of Mahesh Bhatt as a director after his 1991 film, Sadak. The sequel will feature Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt along with a new pair Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur. This is also the first time Alia is working with her father.

The release date for the Urvashi Rautela-starrer, 'Virgin Bhanupriya", has been confirmed. The film, which bypasses the big screen and opens directly on OTT, will release on July 16. Urvashi, who is playing the title character of the film