Here Is A List Of Freshly Released Films You Can Watch This Weekend

Films to watch this weekend varies in genre, language and style of filmmaking. This weekend is something to offer to everyone. Be it a stay back home kind of individual or frantically looking for a film to watch in theatres, this weekend is filled with options. In fact, the month of May is looking forward to an exciting list of film releases to catch on to.

After a hectic and heated week in May, nothing looks as good as the weekend. To cool it down with a drink and a snack of your choice, this weekend is filled with blockbuster releases that you have either missed watching in theatres or were waiting to be released online. It also has films that are worth the trouble of going out and watching in theatres.

Theatre experience is definitely unique and often people end up debating, especially after two years of staying at home, are people more interested in OTT now? No, theatre and OTT have their own charms. They have certain perks and drawbacks. While one makes you access the art around the world with the comfort of a couch, the other gives you a magical big screen experience with a sense of nostalgia attached to it.

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But no longer do you need to be in a split. This weekend has amazing releases both in theatres and OTTs that one can easily catch up on. Here is a list of films:

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Will Doctor Strange be able to fight the threats that he had opened up a portal to, by mistake, in the first film Doctor Strange? If you are a Marvel fan and are looking for an adrenaline rush on a slow May heat, do watch this film. It will see a reprisal of the iconic characters Doctor Strange, which is played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Wanda Maximoff, which is played by Elizabeth Olsen. The incidents taking place in the film had taken place in the Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021. In this film, Doc Strange will be trying to undo the damages. The film can be watched in your nearest theatres.

Gangubai Kathiawadi 

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If grand is your thing, do watch Gangubai Kathiawadi. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has outdone himself as a director of the film about a sex worker and her rise to power. The film revolves around Gangubai, played by Alia Bhatt, who wanted to be an actor. She was from Kathiawar and a daughter of a barrister. Her lover, under the guise of making her an actor in a film with Dev Anand, bring him to Mumbai and sells her to a brothel at Kamathipura. The film graphs the falls and rise of Gangu and her transformation from Ganga. The film can be watched on Netflix.

Jhund 

Jhund

Nagraj Manjule's film has a corner of most people's hearts. If you want to watch a film which shows reality as crude as this film, choose Jhund. It is a sports drama which is based on the life of Vijay Barse, who was the founder of Slum Soccer, which is a non-profit organisation. Written and directed by Manjule, the film talks about the caste issue in India and gives an aerial view of what the distancing between gated and non-gated communities looks like. The role of the main character is played by Amitabh Bachchan and the other cast includes Akash Thosar, Manjule, Rinku Rajguru, Vicky Kadian and Akash Thosar, amongst others. It can be watched on Zee5.

Thar 

Fatima Sana Sheikh in Thar (Twitter)

This weekend for an action thriller and you can find it in plenty in this film. It stars Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Fatima Sana Shaikh in the lead roles. The film is set in the 1980s and is an adaption of a western noir. Directed by Raj Singh Chaudhary, the film follows the life of a man, who settles in a city with the intention to work and take revenge for his past mistakes. It is based in Munabao, Rajasthan and begins with a murder of a man named Suwa. The plot then develops and shifts to Babita's narrative. There has been a crime, there is a thriller and people looking out for details, the film can be watched on Netflix.

Nasir 

It is about a middle-aged apparel shop worker, who lives a contented life in a ghetto. Amid the local bigotry and division, the man's character develops as the icon of love and compassion. It is a Tamil film directed by Arun Kathick and stars Koumarane Valavane, Yasmin Rahman, Sudha Ranghathan and Sabari. The film has garnered positive reception at various film festivals and also has won the NETPAC Award. It can be watched on SonyLiv.