Three Most Eagerly Awaited OTT Releases

With big-screen  feature films transferred  to  pathetic responses on the  digital platform, it is the made-for-OTT products that are awaited bated breath  by home viewers.Here are the three most eagerly anticipated OTT projects  of the Monsoon season.

1.      The  Family  Man Season  2:  Long delayed. But now ready  to  hit Amazon Prime, the second season  of  Family Man is  even more exciting than the first. Apparently the  directors Raj-DK have upped the suspense  quotient manifold . Manoj Bajpai and his assistant  Sharib Hashmi  are  back exploring an intriguing case while Manoj’s wife played by Priyamani continues to be  suspicious  with or without reason, I am not telling.  The surprise factor is Telugu superstar Samantha Akkineni who makes her Hindi-screen debut in a role that is  so grey it could easily be negative . Whether it is  an out-and-out negative role or not,we shall soon know.Streaming date  to be announced for mid-June very soon.

2.     Dhamaka: Netflix’s most expensive  custom-made feature film directed  by Ram Madhvani of Neerja fame is  a desi adaptation  of  the Korean thriller Terror Live. However Dhamaka moves far away from the original. Madhvani,I am told, has created his  own space,ironed  out the rough edges in the original, and made  the plot far more taut. Kartik  plays  a ruthless newshound, the star  reporter called Arjun Pathak  of a news channel named Bharosa 24 negotiating with  a terrorist to save the city from  attack. A source close  to  the  project tells me,  “This one is  going to be a game-changer  for Kartik Aaryan. Director Ram Madhvani has  extracted the  best out of  the young star. Dhamaaka will take Kartik to the  next level of stardom.”  To  be premiered end of June  or July.

3.     Delhi Crime 2: Netflix is  very tight-lipped  about this project .And with reason. One of the  brilliant actors  from Season  1  tells me Season 2 is  even more volatile, hardhitting and  disturbing than  Season 1. The same superlative cast returns : Shefali Shah,  Rasika Duggal, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang…Plus  several  new actors.  Season 2 has already been  completed. Release date awaited.