Must-Watch OTT Series, Movies To Watch: Shaitaan, Damsel, Showtime, To Maharani 3 On Netflix, JioCinema, Amazon Prime Video

This week there are lots of great new shows and movies to watch on streaming services (OTT) and in theaters! There’s something for everyone, with funny comedies, dramatic stories, exciting thrillers, magical fantasy, and even documentaries based on real events.

Here’s a closer look at some of the highlights:

• Showtime (Disney+ Hotstar): This movie is like peeking behind the curtain of Bollywood, the big Indian film industry. It’s a drama with famous actors like Emraan Hashmi and Naseeruddin Shah, and it shows the competition and arguments that happen when making movies. It also talks about something called nepotism, which is when family members get special treatment because of who they’re related to.

• Shaitaan (Theater): This movie will definitely give you chills! It’s a suspenseful and scary story about a normal family whose life gets turned upside down when a strange visitor arrives. This visitor messes with the young girl in the family and tries to make her mean to her loved ones.

• Merry Christmas (Netflix): This mysterious and exciting movie stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi. It’s about two strangers who meet on Christmas Eve, but their romantic encounter takes a dark turn.

• Maharani Season 3 (SonyLIV): This is the latest season of a political drama series. Huma Qureshi plays the main character, Rani Bharti, who is a powerful woman in charge of a state in India. In this season, she’s accused of doing a bad job and letting crime get out of control. Can Rani overcome these challenges and stay in power?

• Damsel (Netflix): This movie follows a young woman who thinks she’s about to live happily ever after by marrying a prince. But soon she realizes things aren’t as perfect as they seem, and she has to use her smarts to survive some dangerous situations. Millie Bobby Brown, who you might know from the show Stranger Things, stars in this film.

• Dune 2 (Theater): This is the second part of a science fiction movie based on a popular book. Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back in the lead roles. The story continues with Paul Atreides fighting against a powerful enemy to take control of a valuable desert planet.