The Bhootnii (ZEE5, July 18): Sanjay Dutt plays a desi ghostbuster in this horror-comedy, which also stars Mouni Roy, Sunny Singh, Palak Tiwari, Aasif Khan and debutant Nick in pivotal roles. It is set in a degree college and features three friends trying to find love. There is a ‘virgin tree’ where everyone prays for a better love life. Soon, Mouni’s character, a ghost, starts terrorizes everyone and Baba (Dutt) arrives to fight her. The film is directed by Sidhaant Sachdev and was released in theatres on May 1.
Special Ops 2 (JioHotstar, July 18): Also in this week's Hindi OTT releases, Kay Kay Menon returns as R&AW chief Himmat Singh to rescue a scientist who is kidnapped by a terrorist organisation. Along with his team, Himmat must stop an impounding threat of a cyber-attack. Created by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Shivam Nair, the show also stars Prakash Raj, Vinay Pathak, Karan Tacker, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saiyami Kher, Muzammil Ibrahim, Gautami Kapoor, Parmeet Sethi, and Kali Prasad Mukherjee in pivotal roles. The last season, Special Ops 1.5 was released in 2021, which recounted the story of Himmat in his younger days.
Vir Das: Fool Volume (Netflix, July 18): Vir’s fifth special with Netflix after Abroad Understanding (2017), Losing It (2018), For India (2020), Vir Das: Outside In (2020) and Vir Das: Landing (2022), features the International Emmy award-winning comedian returning with his hot takes on everyday things. The stand-up special was borne out of a strange experience when Vir lost his voice just six weeks before filming the show. It was shot across Mumbai, New York, and London, bringing together the comedian’s signature multi-city format. Speaking about it earlier, he said, “This stand-up special is a celebration of that shared language of finding joy in the chaos, meaning in the absurd, and kindness in the noise.”
