The line between cinema release and streaming premiere keeps getting blurrier, and this week is proof. Netflix is easing into October with heavyweight bets like the Florence Pugh-fronted East of Eden, while ZEE5 rides the momentum of Yash’s Toxic into another round of genre-hopping titles, including the thriller Pooja Meri Jaan. Thrillers, dramas, comebacks, and a couple of wildcards — this week’s lineup has enough range to fill more than one movie night. Here’s the full breakdown, platform by platform and also major theatrical releases like ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’.
A few theatrical releases are still holding their ground before the digital wave takes over completely.
Directed by Sonam Nair, Dupahiya Season 2 features Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Sparsh Shrivastava, Bhuvan Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Yashpal Sharma, and new addition Dinesh Lal Yadav (Nirahua). Streaming date: October 1 Where to watch: Prime Video Pooja Meri Jaan is an upcoming crime thriller film directed by Navjot Gulati and co-directed by Vipasha Arvind. Streaming date: October 2 Where to watch: ZEE5 Drishyam: The Conclusion is a crime drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Abhishek Pathak. It is also a sequel to Drishyam (2015), and Drishyam 2 (2022). Streaming date: October 2 Where to watch: In cinemas Prem Keetanu is a comedy-drama film directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and written by Deepak Kingrani. Streaming date: October 4 Where to watch: In cinemas #Love is an upcoming Tamil romantic comedy series starring Aishwarya Lekshmi (as Tara) and Arjun Das (as Matthew). Streaming date: October 2 Where to watch: Netflix East of Eden is an upcoming limited television series from Zoe Kazan, starring Florence Pugh. It is adapted from John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel of the same name. Streaming date: October 1 Where to watch: Netflix
This time the new conflict arises as the people of Dhadakpur deal with a mobile tower installed on Banwari’s barren land. The film stars Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi, Vikram Singh Chauhan and Vijay Raaz. Unlike its predecessors, the film will feature an original story and will not be narratively connected to its Malayalam counterpart. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav in the lead roles. The film stars Veer Pahariya, Aafiya Sayed, Aparshakti Khurana, Nikhil Vijay and Rakesh Bedi. Directed by Balaji Mohan, the plot moves around Tara, who runs a compatibility-based dating app called FOUND, while Matthew runs a chemistry-based app called Find My Bae. Their professional rivalry turns personal when Tara makes Matthew a bet to prove whose theory of love actually lasts.
