Gear up for New OTT Releases this Friday—a powerhouse mix of war epics, cop thrillers, comedies, rom-coms, and spy dramas across Indian and global hits, ideal for weekend binges. Highlights include 120 Bahadur (Farhan Akhtar’s heroic 1962 war stand), The Rip (Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s greedy Miami bust), Bha Bha Ba (Dileep’s madcap Malayalam kidnapping), Can This Love Be Translated? (Kim Seon Ho’s Korean dating show sparks), Gurram Paapi Reddy (Telugu body-heist laughs), Hijack Season 2 (Idris Elba’s subway siege), Kalamkaval (Mammootty’s cyanide chiller), Mastiii 4 (Riteish Deshmukh’s Love Visa chaos), and Ponies (Emilia Clarke’s Cold War spies). This coming Friday OTT release pack variety—which will you stream first?
List of Friday Releases on OTT:
1. 120 Bahadur – Prime Video
“120 Bahadur” is a gripping war drama where Farhan Akhtar portrays Major Shaitan Singh, leading his 120 soldiers in a heroic defense of Rezang La amid the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Outnumbered 25-to-1 by 3,000 Chinese troops in the high-altitude Ladakh terrain, with no ammo or backup, they battle to the last man. Raashii Khanna joins the cast, with Amitabh Bachchan providing narration.
2. The Rip – Netflix
“The Rip” is an R-rated action thriller starring Matt Damon as Lt. Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Det. JD Byrne. Miami cops uncover millions in a stash house, but greed fractures their unit. Inspired by a true “rip” story, it features Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Kyle Chandler, with partners clashing during intense probes.
3. Bha Bha Ba (Malayalam) – ZEE5
“Bha Bha Ba” is a wild Malayalam action comedy where Radar (Dileep) kidnaps CM CK Joseph (Baiju Santhosh) to air public grievances. Noble Joseph (Vineeth Sreenivasan) leads the investigation, aided by an influencer (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Mohanlal cameos as Ghilli Bala, with meta spoofs of 80s films—pure logic-free madness.
4. Can This Love Be Translated? – Netflix
“Can This Love Be Translated?” is a delightful Korean romantic comedy starring Kim Seon Ho as translator Joo Ho Jin, who’s hopeless at reading love signals. Go, Youn Jung plays actor Cha Mu Hee, who skyrocketed to fame via a zombie film. They team up on a dating reality show, joined by Japanese co-star Hiro Kurosawa (Sota Fukushi), as Ho Jin softens her words and sparks inevitably fly.
5. Gurram Paapi Reddy (Telugu) – ZEE5
Gurram Paapi Reddy is a rollicking Telugu crime comedy led by Naresh Agastya as Gurram Paapi Reddy, masterminding a wild body snatch from Srisailam cemetery. Nurse Soudamini (Faria Abdullah) teams with ex-cons Goyyi, Chilipi, and Military to stash it at a Hyderabad crematorium. John Vijay and Pradeep Rudra hunt them down, as Yogi Babu and Brahmanandam fuel the twisted laughs.
6. Hijack Season 2 – Apple TV
“Hijack Season 2” cranks the thriller intensity as Idris Elba reprises Sam Nelson, caught in a terrorist hijacking of a packed Berlin subway train. Real-time tension escalates underground, with Sam relying on raw instinct to talk down the captors. Archie Panjabi returns as DCI Zahra Gahfoor. Max Beesley stars as DI Daniel O’Farrell. Toby Jones joins amid claustrophobic chaos.
7. Kalamkaval (Malayalam) -Sony LIV
“Kalamkaval” is a gripping Malayalam psychological thriller set in the early 2000s, inspired by the real-life Cyanide Mohan case. Vinayakan stars as Officer Jayakrishnan, investigating a string of missing women. Mammootty plays sinister Stanley Das, who lures victims with fake marriage promises and cyanide kills. A slow-burn manhunt peaks.
8. Mastiii 4 – ZEE5
“Mastiii 4” revives the adult comedy frenzy with Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, and Aftab Shivdasani reuniting as Amar, Meet, and Prem—trapped in dull UK marriages. They score Love Visas for extramarital escapades, inspired by Arshad Warsi and Nargis Fakhri. Wives Elnaaz Norouzi, Shreya Sharma, and Ruhi Singh turn the tables, as Tusshar Kapoor’s Russian mobster sparks wild mix-ups.
9. Ponies – JioHotstar
Ponies is a riveting 1970s Cold War espionage thriller starring Emilia Clarke as Russian-speaking Bea and Haley Lu Richardson as bold Twila. After their husbands die in the Soviet Union, the CIA recruits them as “Ponies.” These undercover secretaries at the Moscow embassy exploit gender bias. Their spy work uncovers deadly plots. They unravel deadly plots in a high-stakes game of deception.
FAQs
A: Yes, it depicts Major Shaitan Singh and the 120 soldiers’ real heroic defense of Rezang La in the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
A: Idris Elba returns as Sam Nelson, using instinct to thwart a terrorist hijacking of a Berlin subway in real-time underground tension.
A: Ponies launches on Peacock, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as Cold War spies.
A: This Friday brings 120 Bahadur (war drama), The Rip, Bha Bha Ba (Malayalam comedy), and Can This Love Be Translated?
