This month’s release of 8 movies and 1 series.
In July, Netflix launched fascinating Hindi Originals such as the road trip film ‘Wild Wild Punjab’ and unconventional crime drama series ‘Tribhuvan Mishra: CA top latte cup holders.’ Additionally, for people who did not get a chance to watch major movie releases from this spring season can catch-up with popular movies like ‘Maharaja’ and ‘Srikanth’ as well.
New Indian Movies on Netflix: July 2024 Releases
Srikanth (2024)
Language: Hindi
Runtime: 134 Minutes
Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Alaya F, Jyothika
Genre: Drama, Based on a True Story | Added to Netflix: July 4
“Sirikanth” shows how Rajkummar Rao plays the life of an Indian businessman Bolla Srikanth. Srikanth Bolla came from a poor family that was farmer. Also, he was born blind. This fact made studying so hard for him. For example, he had to go to court just to be allowed by the education system meant for disabled people’s study in a place where one could not get such a chance. But he kept working hard until others with other difficulties were helped by him in better way.
Wild Wild Punjab (2024) N
Languages: Hindi, English, & 8 more
Runtime: 110 Minutes
Director: Simarpreet Singh
Cast: Varun Sharma, Sunny Singh, Manjot Singh
Genre: Comedy, Road Trip | Added to Netflix: July 10
Those who loved ‘The Hangover’ films are bound to appreciate the movie ‘Wild Wild Punjab’. After having been dumped by his girlfriend for their boss, Khanna calls upon his three juvenile pals to help him get over it by crashing his ex-wedding and announcing that he has moved on. As luck would have it, the wedding ceremony is set at a distance of three hours’ drive from their place thereby making it ideal for the group as they expect to return before dawn. However, it doesn’t take long for things to degenerate into pandemonium with car-chasing scenes, gunfights as well as an unintended matrimony. Additionally, there are alternative dialogues in this film like the Hindi audio description track found in the audio menu.
Maharaja (2024)
Languages: Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, & Telugu
Runtime: 140 Minutes
Director: Nithilan Swaminathan
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass
Genre: Action, Drama | Added to Netflix: July 11
To the police, a barber reports that his precious dustbin has been stolen and they refuse to investigate unless he bribes them. As the investigation proceeds and flashes back to earlier times, a more intricate and brutal reality unfolds beyond this simple case of an absent trashcan. The film’s audio menu has other possibilities for dialogue too.
Indian (1996)
Language: Tamil
Runtime: 185 Minutes
Director: S. Shankar
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koirala
Genre: Social Issue Drama | Added to Netflix: July 15
On July 12, 2024, after nearly 30 years, the sequel to the 1996 movie ‘Indian’ came to the big screen. For those who want to watch the original version the remastered is right now available in Netflix’s streaming platform. In this first film, Kamal Haasan, who is also playing her role in this sequel, was a former soldier who retired and comes back in order to fight against bribery but finds himself clashing with his own crooked offspring who is played by Haasan himself.
Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life (2024)
Languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, & Telugu
Runtime: 173 Minutes
Director: Blessy
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, K. R. Gokul, Jimmy Jean-Louis
Genre: Based on a Book, Drama | Added to Netflix: July 18
So this dude goes to Saudi Arabia from India looking for a job, ends up herding goat like some kind of a slave. ‘Aadujeevitham’, which is based on a very famous book by that name and is a true story, took more than ten years to produce. While they were shooting the movie back in 2020, the cast and crew were stuck in Jordan for seventy days because of COVID-19 regulations. Every language version of ‘Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life’ has its own separate catalog listing for it.
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (2024)
Language: Hindi
Runtime: 138 Minutes
Director: Sharan Sharma
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Zarina Wahab
Genre: Sports, Drama| Added to Netflix: July 25
After their arranged marriage, doctor Mahima (Janhvi Kapoor) and ex-cricketer Mahendra (Rajkummar Rao), who are both called ‘Mahi’ get along because of their love for sports. Mahendra encourages his wife in her cricket ambitions and becomes her coach as well. However, it gets tough for him to consider how she is outdoing him in everything that he has accomplished in the past. As an interesting side note, ‘Mahi’ is also an abbreviation for the famous Indian cricketer MS Dhoni.
Savi (2024)
Language: Hindi
Runtime: 122 Minutes
Director: Abhinay Deo
Cast: Divya Khosla, Anil Kapoor, Harshvardhan Rane
Genre: Thriller | Added to Netflix: July 25
In October of 2023, you’ll be loaded with data. the novel plot resolves around a housewife named Savi whose husband is imprisoned for his boss’s murder, and then she comes up with a plan to break him from a high-security prison in England. ‘Savi’ is a remake of the 2008 French film ‘Anything for Her’ that was also adapted in 2010 under the name ‘The Next Three Days’ starring Russell Crowe.
Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan (2024)
Languages: Hindi, Tamil, & Telugu
Runtime: 144 Minutes
Director: Rajiv Chilaka
Cast: Yagya Bhasin, Anupam Kher, Aashirya Mishra
Genre: Kids, Adventure | Added to Netflix: July 26
Netflix’s animated lineup features Chhota Bheem, a character who has garnered immense popularity, but this time he will be appearing in a live action film. It is an adaptation of an animated movie released back in 2012 with the same name (which is not present on Netflix right now). In both films, young superhero Chhota Bheem along with his companions travels into ancient times to stop the wicked demon named Damyaan from being immortal. This film also has dubbing as one of its options for dialogues in the audio section.
New Indian Series on Netflix: July 2024 Releases
Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper (2024) N
Languages: Hindi, English, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Tamil, & Telugu
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Cast: Manav Kaul, Tillotama Shome, Subhrajyoti Barat
Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama | Added to Netflix: July 18
The latest Netflix Original Hindi series provides a comical portrayal of poverty. Starring Manav Kaul, it tells the story of a chartered accountant who is financially distressed and resorts to sex work to earn some extra cash. This unforeseen job change brings about unexpected romantic ties with his clients and attracts the notice of a perilous group of candy makers. The audiovisual menu for the program also comes with various other options such as Hindi sound description track.
Which of these new Indian movies and series will you be checking out? Share your thoughts in the comments below!