Self-isolation: Five films to watch on UK TV this weekend

With the UK’s fightback against the deadly coronavirus underway, Asian TV channels are scheduling a number of big movies to keep viewers hooked on to their services during the lockdown period. BizAsiaLive.com looks at five big movie titles to look forward to this weekend.

Bala
The light-hearted film starring Ayushmann Khurrana, tells the story of a man who is balding prematurely and how he copes up with the situation.
Saturday 28th March at 18:20 on Star Gold

War
The blockbuster movie starring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor, is a Siddharth Anand directorial, about an Indian soldier, who chases after his mentor who has gone rogue after an unexpected kill.
Saturday 28th March at 21:00 on Star Gold

Kabir Singh
The blockbuster box office success is a remake of Telugu movie ‘Arjun Reddy’ (2017), where a short-tempered house surgeon gets used to drugs and drinks when his girlfriend is forced to marry another person.
Sunday 29th March at 16:40 on Sony MAX

Pati Patni Aur Woh
The romantic-comedy starring Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday, revolves around Chintu Tyagi, who is an ordinary, middle class man and finds himself torn between his wife and another woman.
Sunday 29th March at 20:00 on Sony MAX

Chhapaak
The hard-hitting real-life story, starring Deepika Padukone centres around Malti, an acid attack survivor. From the investigation of the attack to the court proceedings, the medical treatment to the emotional healing.
Sunday 29th March at 20:00 on Star Plus

Others to watch out for:

Saturday 28th March
► Cocktail at 11:35 on ZEE Cinema
► Dostana (old) at 11:40 on Colors Cineplex
► Maarjaavan at 14:05 on Sony MAX
► Raees at 14:30 on ZEE Cinema
► Paagalpanti at 17:00 on Sony MAX
► Shimla Mirch at 18:00 on Colors Cineplex
► Sui Dhaaga at 20:00 on Sony MAX

Sunday 29th March
► Batla House at 11:15 on Sony MAX
► Dil Dhadakne Do at 12:10 on ZEE Cinema
► Satte Pe Satta at 12:30 on Sony SAB TV
► Dishoom at 21:00 on Star Gold
► Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak at 21:00 on ZEE Cinema