Big screen theatres have ever been a favorite time pass of Indians from north to south. However, OTT platforms that were becoming popular amongst the millennial generation in the country for it’s unique and uncensored content, was followed by a large number of viewers of all age groups during the never-ending lockdown in the country. A lot many of the movies which were supposed to release in the theatres were later released on various OTT platforms since the theatres were shut of over a year now.
So, far this year some brilliant movies were released on different OTTs that were critically acclaimed and praised by the audience. Whereas a few of them with interesting casts turned out to be an utter disappointment in terms of story and content. Following is a list of best to worst movies on OTTs in the year 2021 so far.
1) Pagglait
Pagglait is a story of a woman named Sandhya whose husband faces sudden death. Despite the demise, she does not grieve the pain in the traditional ways and tries to cope with the circumstances in her own ways. This story is about freedom and liberty and how Sandhya achieves it. This dark comedy will definitely be an interesting watch especially if you’re looking for something inspiring to watch.
2) Nail Polish
This movie consists of all that a weekend watch should have. It’s a thriller that moves forward in a smooth pace, does not lose it’s pace or context even for a minute second, focused on rape cases and murders, and how sometimes migrant children get involves and becomes a victim to this. The story goes deep into the unresolved issue and ensures sufficient risks and twists.
3) Ram Prasad Ki Tehravi
Ram Prasad has died a natural death and now all his family has gathered in Lucknow to perform his tehravi. Any more details of the story might ruin your experience of watching a brilliant film showcasing a love-hate relationship and various insecurities of the family members who are about to spend 13 days together.
4) Sherni
This newly released film on Amazon Prime is based on a real-life incident of a female forest officer Vidya and her battle to save a tigress who have killed several people in the village and now there is an anti–tigress sentiment in the villagers. Common villagers, media, male-dominant forest department and politics, all are stakeholders and the story is all about Vidya’s struggle to protect this tigress at all costs. This critically acclaimed film is quite simple in its nature but is a must-watch.
4 web series that proved to be a ‘waste of time’
1) Roohi
Despite having a stellar star cast, Rajkumar Rao, Jahanvi Kapoor, Varun Sharma starrer Roohi does not even keep one engaged to the story. The only reason you could watch the entire film is that you’re a Rajkumar Rao fan.
2) The Big Bull
There is simply no comparison between Abhishek Bachchan’s The big bull and Scam 1992 at all. The Big Bull ends up as a mediocre Melo-darma rather than a serious scam story.
3) Radhe
If you’ve decided to skip watching Radhe based on the 1 star IMDB rating, it is indeed a good decision. There’s is simply nothing about the movie you can possibly find interesting in the film.
8)4) Sardar Ka Grandson
Even though the movie has a stellar star cast including Arjun Kapoor, Neena Gupta, and Rakul Preet, the film miserably fails to deliver any relevant plot or even establish any emotional connection with the film.
