This week's streaming slate includes a mystery thriller marking Parineeti Chopra's debut series performance, a courtroom drama built around an accusation against a cult-leader, and a coming-of-age film backed by Alia Bhatt and introducing some fresh faces. Here's what's releasing on streaming this week:
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Directed by Rensil D'Silva and created by D'Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra, this thriller series stars Parineeti Chopra as a mother whose baby is abducted from a hospital, and who resumes her search nine years later as secrets come uncovered. The ensemble includes Jennifer Winget, Soni Razdan, Harleen Sethi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Sumeet Vyas, Anup Soni and Dhruv Chowdhary. Shaque: Trust No One premieres on Netflix on September 24.
Don't Be Shy introduces actor Aarushi Bajaj as Shyamili ‘Shy’ Das, a carefree and highly independent girl who is convinced that she's the main character of her own life. From internships and scholarships to MBA and marriage, she has everything planned out in her head. But, her meticulously planned life takes a turn when her relationships with her friends and lovers leave her in a tricky spot. Alongside Bajaj, the series introduces fresh faces like Piyush Khati as Mayank, Bianca Arora as Tara, and Ansh Duggal as Dhruv, as they headline this coming-of-age, young-adult romantic comedy. This film releases on Prime Video on September 25.
Hunkkaar – The Roar follows Aneet Padda as Meenu Rawat, a 17-year-old who accuses a cult leader known as Baapji of sexual assault. Fatima Sana Shaikh plays the investigating police officer, ACP Jasleen Singh Soni, starring alongside Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Arjun Mathur, Raghubir Yadav and Ram Kapoor. Directed by Karan D. Kapadia and Nitya Mehra, and developed by Heeraz Marfatia, this crime drama series premieres on JioHotstar on September 25.