Most gripping shows and films to watch on MX Player and Amazon Prime

New Delhi: It might be the season of political loggerheads all around, but for cinema lovers, every season is about either thronging a theatre or binge-watching shows and movies from the comfort of home.

Hence, without wasting any more time, here’s the list of some of the most entertaining as well as gripping shows currently streaming on MX Player and Amazon Prime.

Take a look:

Lock Upp

A reality show that has grabbed all the headlines, Lock Upp features some of the most popular as well as controversial faces from the tinsel town and beyond. From Kangana Ranaut to Munawar Faruqui, Sunil Pal, Poonam Pandey, Babita Phogat and Sara Khan, among others, there’s a lineup of celebs in the show that has caught the attention of the whole nation. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and streaming on MX Player, Lock Upp is currently leading the list of binge-worthy shows.

Detective Boomrah

In Ropam Haveli, a heritage hotel in Rajasthan, a fierce looking man appears mysteriously out of nowhere in a locked room. When confronted, he runs to the roof of the Haveli and jumps from it to vanish into thin air. To crack the mystery of this missing man, Detective Boomrah and his partner Sam are called to the hotel where they get entangled in a web of unseen mysteries. The creator of character Detective Boomrah, Sudhanshu Rai has played the role himself while the cast includes Raghav Jhingran, Shobhit Sujay, Abhishek Sonpaliya and Manisha Rai, among others. It is streaming on MX Player.

Raktanchal 2

If it was about plotting conspiracies in the first season, the second edition of Raktanchal just got more intriguing with a political twist in the plot. Starring Kranti Sambhav, Nikitin Dheer, Mahie Gill and Ashish Vidyarthi, among others, the series is based on real-life events that transpired during the 1980s in the region of Poorvanchal. A tussle between two mafias constitutes the storyline of the show currently streaming on MX Player.

The Family Man

A show loved by all binge watchers, The Family Man on Amazon Prime Video has critically-acclaimed Manoj Bajpai in the lead. Further adding to the star factor in the second season of the show is southern superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who plays a terrorist out to assassin a political bigwig. The second season starts with Srikant Tiwari quitting TASC and joining a corporate company, but country being his calling, he cannot remain stuck in a cubicle. What this show for wholesome entertainment.

Gehraiyaan

The digital debut of Bollywood divas Deepika Padukone and Ananya Pandey, Gehraiyaan has not just been among the most watched but has also triggered a lot of debates in drawing rooms about the lifestyle of the richie rich of the society. The film also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, Dhairya Karwa, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajat Kapoor etc in other prominent roles. The film is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.