What to Watch This Week: ‘The Family Man' Season 3, ‘Masti 4’, ‘Dining With the Kapoors’ and More

This week’s line-up has a bit of everything: a beloved spy returns to duty, a comedy trio is back to their questionable life choices, and Bollywood’s first family pulls up a chair for an intimate afternoon. Alongside these, regional cinema delivers crime dramas, love stories and thrillers worth a watch.

Theatrical Releases

Hindi

1. Masti 4
   Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani reunite as three dissatisfied husbands convinced that walking away from their dull marriages is the gateway to freedom. Their plan sparks chaos, temptation and far from romantic consequences.

2. Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past
   Mahesh Bhatt, Anand Pandit and Vikram Bhatt return to the horror space after 1920: Horrors of the Heart, this time with a 3D supernatural tale fronted by Chetna Pande and Mimoh Chakraborty, set against a sinister past that refuses to stay buried.

Telugu

1. Paanch Minar
   Nithin Prasanna, Raj Tarun and Ajay Ghosh star in a crime thriller where a birthday surprise goes fatally wrong, placing young Chotu at the helm of his father’s criminal empire. As he uncovers his uncle’s betrayal, a cab driver pretending to be deaf unintentionally becomes part of a deadly chase involving twin assassins.

2. 12A Railway Colony
   Allari Naresh, Sai Kumar and Kamakshi Bhaskarla headline this romantic-mystery where an unassuming man falls for the girl next door, only to discover that love comes with secrets, lies and a maze of revelations.

3. Premante
   Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Anandhi and Vennela Kishore star in a relationship drama where a seemingly perfect marriage begins to fracture when the wife senses something amiss in her husband’s behaviour.

Tamil

1. Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga
   Featuring Anika Radhakrishnan, Aishwarya Rajesh and Arjun Sarja, this drama explores neurodiversity, childhood and societal perception in a school.

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2. Mask

   Written and directed by Kévin Mendiboure, the film follows a young woman who finds a strange mask that starts granting her wishes. What feels like luck at first slowly slips into something darker.

Kannada

1. Radheyaa
   Ajai Rao and Sonal Monteiro star in this gritty crime-drama that revisits the life of a man accused of 36 murders. When he voluntarily surrenders, he narrates not just his crimes but the disturbing motivations behind them.

2. Bank of Bhagyalakshmi
   Uday Achar, Brinda Acharya and Usha Bhandary feature in this dark-comedy about five amateur thieves attempting one final heist during election season.

Malayalam

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1. Eko
   Sandeep Pradeep and Vineeth star in this tale set in the mist-clad hills of Kaattukunnu, where two individuals fight for survival while the mythical, feared legacy of Kuriyachan — part businessman, part outlaw — continues to dominate the land and its lore.

2. Vilayath Budha

   Prithviraj Sukumaran and Priyamvada Krishnan lead this story built around a valuable sandalwood tree, where two men end up in a tense tug-of-ownership that slowly turns personal and messy.

English

1. Wicked: For Good
   Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum lead the second instalment of the musical adaptation, chronicling Elphaba and Glinda's complicated bond before destiny rewrites them as the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch.

2. Sisu: Road to Revenge
   Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang and Richard Brake headline this survival-revenge thriller about a man determined to give his murdered family a dignified resting place, leading to a brutal chase steered by a vengeance-hungry commander.

OTT Releases

Hindi

1. The Family Man: Season 3 (Prime Video)
   Srikant Tiwari returns for another chapter where work and home once again collide in ways he can’t fully control. Manoj Bajpayee leads the new season with Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Jaideep Ahlawat and Nimrat Kaur, as the story widens its political canvas and raises the stakes, especially for a man who’s still trying, and often failing, to live a normal life outside the mission.

2. Homebound (Netflix)
   Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, this accclaimed drama features Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa and Janhvi Kapoor in the story of two childhood friends preparing for a national police entrance exam while confronting trauma, identity and ambition.

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3. The Bengal Files (ZEE5)
   In Vivek Agnihotri's political drama, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Simrat Kaur headline a story around Direct Action Day and the Noakhali riots, examining violence, memory and ideological divides.

4. Dining with the Kapoors (Netflix)
   A candid special that brings members of Bollywood’s first family together for conversation, memories and heirloom recipes.

Tamil

1. Bison Kaalamaadan (Netflix)
   Directed by Mari Selvaraj and starring Dhruv Vikram and Anupama Parameswaran, this drama follows a young man determined to escape violent cycles in his village through kabaddi.
   

English

1. Back to Black (Netflix)
   Marisa Abela plays Amy Winehouse in this biographical drama directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, chronicling the singer’s meteoric ascent, turbulent relationships and the profound cost of her art.

2. A Man on the Inside: Season 2 (Netflix)
   Ted Danson returns as a retiree turned accidental private investigator, in a witty comedy inspired by The Mole Agent, where amateur sleuthing keeps colliding with emotional truths.

3. The Roses (JioHotstar)
   Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman and Andy Samberg lead this romantic-comedy twist on The War of the Roses, directed by Jay Roach, where a picture-perfect couple spirals into an messy and unpredictable battle.