Special Feature: 5 must watch latest films on Netflix & Amazon

The digital platform has become the place to go for movie premieres before their telecast on television. Over the last few weeks, subscribers of both Netflix and Amazon have been treated to some of the biggest movie blockbusters. BizAsiaLive.com delves into some of the titles that come highly recommended.

Film: Bharat
Starring: Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif
Where: Amazon Prime Video
The blockbuster movie was released during the Eid period earlier this summer. The film is a journey of a man and a nation together. At the cusp of India’s birth as an Independent nation, a family makes an arduous journey to freedom.

Film: Romeo Akbar Walter
Starring: John Abraham & Mouni Roy
Where: Netflix
The film may not have worked at the box office but this historical war drama is set in 1971. It’s about a fallen army major’s son, who is tapped by India’s Research and Analysis Wing to serve as an undercover agent in Pakistan in the lead-up to war.

Film: Shadaa
Starring: Diljit Dosanjh & Neeru Bajwa
Where: Amazon Prime Video
The comedy is Punjabi cinema’s second biggest hit after Gippy Grewal’s ‘Carry On Jatta 2’. The film revolves around a young man seeking his perfect match. After many failed attempts with matchmakers, his parents are delighted when their son finally meets the woman of his dreams but things do not go as planned.

Film: Muklawa
Starring: Ammy Virk & Sonam Bajwa
Where: Amazon Prime Video
Another Punjabi blockbuster, the film takes us back to the times when it was a common tradition for the girl to stay back at her parents’ house from a few months to up to a year after her wedding.

Film: Kalank
Starring:Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt & Madhuri Dixit
Where: Amazon Prime Video
A box office dud when it released earlier this year but the film has received a warm reception online. ‘Kalank’ is the story of a vivid and ethereal world, lost when the fire of Partition engulfs the city and the country. It’s the story of the shades of Reds in their lives as they yearn for hues of love while Husnabad gets soaked in the reds of violence and revenge.