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With the new year comes a slew of movie releases in theatres and movies and web series on various platforms that will have your entertainment agenda sorted in January. Bollywood blockbuster Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal and Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur are also likely to get their OTT release this month. From Fighter, Kalki 2898 AD, Merry Christmas to Indian Police Force, Bitconned, Hi Nanna and more, check out what to watch for an entertaining binge in January 2024
Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor-starrer Fighter is set to release in theatres on January 25 in line with the Republic Day weekend. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film revolves around top IAF aviators, the missions they undertake and their camaraderie
Kalki 2898 AD is a sci-fi action film starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the film will release in theatres on January 12 and is reportedly a mythology-inspired sci-fi extravaganza
Directed by Sriram Raghavan, Merry Christmas stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles as two strangers who encounter each other on Christmas eve in this twisted tale. Shot in Tamil and Hindi, Merry Christmas is set for its theatrical release on January 12. Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, and Tinnu Anand also play key roles in the Hindi version while the Tamil version stars Radhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kevin Jay Babu, and Rajesh Williams. Ashwini Kalsekar and Radhika Apte have made cameo appearances in the film
Pankaj Tripathi stars as India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the biographical film, which is set to release in theatres on January 19. Directed by Ravi Jadhav and written by Utkarsh Naithani, the biopic traces the journey of Vajpayee over decades from being a young leader to the pinnacle of his political career and various challenges he faced
Sidharth Malhotra will make his OTT debut with Indian Police Force, a series set in Rohit Shetty's fictional Cop Universe. Shilpa Shetty, Shweta Tiwari, Vivek Oberoi and Nikitin Dheer also essay key roles in the action series, whose first episode will stream on January 19 on Prime Video
Bollywood ended the year with a bang as Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal raked in over Rs 500 crore at the domestic box office. As per reports, the blockbuster is now set to get its OTT release on Netflix on January 26. Tripti Dimri, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol also play key roles in the film
Vicky Kaushal starrer Sam Bahadur may also be released on OTT on January 26, as per reports. The film is a biopic based on the life of India's first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw, as portrayed by Vicky, and has been directed by Meghna Gulzar
Bitconned is a true-crime documentary which follows a scam by three guys who exploit the frenzy around cryptocurrency to scam millions from investors. At the centre of it is Ray Trapani, who himself guides viewers through the ups and downs of his dramatic journey, alongside his family, former friends, and the journalist who exposed Centra Tech as the first high-profile fraud case of the crypto era. Bitconned is streaming now on Netflix
Kangana Ranaut stars as Indian Air Force pilot Tejas Gill who sets out on a mission to rescue an Indian spy from Pakistan. Directed by Sarvesh Mevara, the film originally released in theatres on October 27 and failed miserably at the box office earning just a mere Rs 6.2 crore, as per Sacnilk
Nani and Mrunal Thakur star in this Telugu-language romantic family drama. Shouryuv makes his directorial debut with the film, which will be available in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages on Netflix