What to Watch This Week: 'Haq', 'Predator: Badlands', 'Baramulla' and More

It's a packed week with strong stories across theatres and OTT. Haq puts Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi on opposite sides of a powerful story about justice and faith, while Predator: Badlands expands the sci-fi franchise. On streaming, Baramulla brings mystery to the valleys of Kashmir, and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein revisits a classic with a haunting new lens.

Hindi Theatrical Releases

1. Haq
   

   Yami Gautam plays Shazia Bano, a woman in 1980s India who takes her husband, played by Emraan Hashmi, to court after he ends child support and divorces her through triple talaq. Her fight for justice sparks a nationwide debate on women’s rights and faith.

2. Jassi Weds Jassi
   
   Ranvir Shorey and Sikandar Kher lead this breezy romantic comedy about two people who share the same name, and find themselves entangled in a wedding mix-up that turns into chaos.

Telugu Theatrical Releases

1. Premistunnaa
   
   Sathvik Varma and Preeti Neha headline this love story about a young man who struggles to express his feelings to the woman he adores, capturing the quiet ache of unspoken emotion.

'The Girlfriend' poster

1. The Girlfriend
   
   Rashmika Mandanna plays Bhooma, a woman trapped in a toxic relationship with Vikram played by Dheekshith Shetty. What begins as affection soon unravels into control and obsession, forcing her to question the meaning of love itself.

2. Jatadhara
   
   Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha star in this mystery thriller that investigates the secrets of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple and the myths surrounding its legendary hidden chambers.

Tamil Theatrical Releases

1. Others
   
   Gouri Kishan and Aditya Madhavan headline this investigative thriller where a detective uncovers a sinister racket involving illegal steroids, corrupt fertility clinics and a shadowy figure preying on couples desperate for children.

2. Aaromaley
   
   Kishen Das and Shivathmika Rajashekar feature in this light-hearted romantic drama about a young man working at a matrimonial agency who helps others find love while confronting his own ideas of it.

Kannada Theatrical Releases

1. I Am God
   
   Ravi B. Gowda and Vijeta Pareek star in this dark romantic thriller about Deva and Bindhu, lovers whose lives collide with a masked serial killer calling himself “GOD,” shaking an entire city.

English Theatrical Releases

1. Predator: Badlands
   
   Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi star in this sci-fi adventure about a young Predator banished from his clan who forms an unexpected alliance while searching the wastelands for the ultimate adversary.

OTT Releases This Week

Hindi OTT

'Maharani' poster

1. Maharani Season 4 (SonyLIV)
   
   Huma Qureshi returns as Rani Bharti, who leaves Bihar’s politics behind to take on the Prime Minister in Delhi. Vipin Sharma joins the cast as her formidable new rival this season.

2. Baramulla (Netflix)
   
   Manav Kaul stars as DSP Ridwaan Shafi Sayyid, a police officer investigating the mysterious disappearance of children in Kashmir. Directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, the supernatural thriller also features Bhasha Sumbli.

Tamil OTT

1. Bad Girl (JioHotstar)
   
   Anjali Sivaraman stars as Ramya, a young woman navigating love, ambition and strict family expectations in this coming of age drama written and directed by Varsha Bharath.

2. Kiss (Zee5)
   
   In this romantic fantasy, a gifted musician discovers that every time a couple kisses, he can glimpse their future. When a vision reveals tragedy for the woman he loves, he must challenge fate itself.

Telugu OTT

'Telusu Kada' poster

1. Telusu Kada (Netflix)
   
   Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Raashii Khanna and Srinidhi Shetty lead this romantic drama about love, choice and redemption, directed by Neeraja Kona.

Kannada OTT

1. Ekka (Sun NXT)
   
   Yuva Rajkumar stars as Mutthu, a small-town man drawn into Bengaluru’s dangerous underworld while searching for a missing friend, with Sanjana Anand and Atul Kulkarni in key roles.

English OTT

1. Frankenstein (Netflix)
   
   Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein opposite Jacob Elordi in Guillermo Del Toro’s re-telling of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic about ambition, obsession and regret.

2. The Hack (Lionsgate Play)
   
   David Tennant, Robert Carlyle and Toby Jones headline this gripping drama based on Britain’s phone-tapping scandal, revisiting the media empire that brought celebrity privacy to its knees.