Mumbai, India – This week’s streaming slate is packed with action, grit, and legal drama, offering a diverse range of content across platforms. Taapsee Pannu leads Gandhari, an intense action-thriller about a mother’s desperate hunt for her abducted daughter, now streaming on Netflix. The Telugu musical drama Jagamae Sangeetham, adapted from the Hindi series Bandish Bandits, premieres on Prime Video. Alongside these are a Tamil family-legal drama on JioHotstar and an English-language Cold War buddy comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh on Apple TV. Here’s what to watch on streaming this week:
Hindi: Gandhari (Netflix)
Directed by Devashish Makhija and written by Kanika Dhillon, this action-thriller stars Taapsee Pannu as Bani, a mother whose daughter is kidnapped at a busy train station, leaving her unable to see following a violent attack. As she confronts a hidden network of child traffickers in the town of Joypurra, the film also features Ishwak Singh, Chhaya Kadam, Mita Vashisht, and Jatin Sarna. Gandhari is now streaming on Netflix.
Telugu: Jagamae Sangeetham (Prime Video)
This Telugu musical drama series is based on the Hindi series Bandish Bandits. It follows Balu, the grandson of Shastri (Prakash Raj), a musician devoted to Carnatic music. Heir to his grandfather’s legacy, Balu navigates fractured family relationships, rivalries, and his own artistic ambitions. Starring Prakash Raj, Meka Srikanth, Akshay Lagusani, and Sushmita Shetty, the series premieres on September 4 on Prime Video.
Tamil: The Court (JioHotstar)
This courtroom drama centers on a young lawyer with a stammer as she faces her famous father in a high-stakes legal battle. Starring R. Yogalakshmi and V. Jayaprakash, the film streams on JioHotstar from September 4.
Must Read: ‘Jagamae Sangeetham’ Review: A Flattened Remake That Could Have Been Relevant
English: Mayday (Apple TV)
Ryan Reynolds stars as Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly, a US Navy pilot whose top-secret mission in Russian territory goes wrong, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines during the Cold War. He is found by Nikolai Ustinov (Kenneth Branagh), a gruff former KGB agent with an affinity for American culture. The buddy-comedy, written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, also stars Maria Bakalova and David Morse. Mayday premieres on September 4 on Apple TV.
