2021 is coming to an end. And like every year, this year has passed by in the blink of an eye. The year was full of surprises for the Indian audience as we saw some intriguing content including shows like Squid Game, The Family Man and Taandav, among several others.
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Mark your calendars and skip all other plans because the coming month has an exciting lineup of shows and web series.
1. Bob Biswas
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Starring Abhishek Bachchan, this crime thriller film directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh is a spin-off to the 2012 thriller Kahaani. The movie also stars Chitrangada Singh. The film is scheduled to release on 3 December 2021 on ZEE5.
2. Don’t look Up
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Don’t Look Up is a climate change comedy directed by Oscar-winner Adam McKay for Netflix. It features one of the most stacked casts in recent memory; in addition to Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio, the film also features Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Timothee Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Ariana Grande, Chris Evans, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Scott Mescudi, and others.
Lawrence, like DiCaprio, is an Oscar-winner. Don’t Look Up will receive a limited theatrical release on December 10, before it is released worldwide on Netflix on December 24.
3. Cobalt Blue
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Netflix’s original film Cobalt Blue will start streaming on 3 December. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Sachin Kundalkar, this is a story of a brother and sister who fall in love with the same man. The movie is headlined by Prateik Babbar, Neelay Mehendale and Anjali Sivaraman.
4. Decoupled
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This Netflix dramedy aims to offer a glimpse of the separation that a couple, Arya and Shruti (played by Madhavan and Chawla, respectively), is undergoing. The Hardik Mehta directorial will start streaming from December 17 on Netflix.
5. Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui
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Produced by Bhushan Kumar, this romantic film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor. Just when you thought that the film would be about a fitness provider (Ayushmann) meeting a Zumba instructor (Vaani Kapoor)and falling in love, it’d offer you a never-seen-before twist. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Bhushan Kumar and Pragya Kapoor, the film is expected to hit the theatres on December 10.
6. Pushpa: The Rise
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‘Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1’ revolves around the red sanders heist in the hills of Andhra Pradesh. Allu Arjun will be seen sharing screen space with Rashmika Mandanna for the first time. The movie is expected to release on 7th December.
7. Spider-Man – No Way Home (English)
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The Tom Holland and Zendaya starrer also star Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds and Marisa Tomei as Aunt May. Sony Pictures Entertainment India is scheduled to release ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’ in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, in cinemas, December 17.
8. 83
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‘83’ will chronicle the Indian cricket team’s first World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Apart from Ranveer Singh, the movie also stars Hardy Sandhu, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiva, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi and Deepika Padukone. The film is scheduled to release on 24 December 2021.
9. Shyam Singha Roy
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Nani and Sai Pallavi-starrer ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ is a story that revolves around Kolkata dating during the 1970s. In the movie, Nani plays a revolutionary writer and a social reformer who is determined to fight for the rights of oppressed women. Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, and Madonna Sebastian are heading this Rahul Sankrityan’s directorial. The film will release on 24th December.
10. Atrangi Re
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The film, starring Akshay Kumar, Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan, will release on December 24. The film is produced by T-Series, Colour Yellow Productions, and Cape of Good Films. The film, also featuring Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Dimple Hayathi, will release on Disney+ Hotstar.
11. Jersey
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Presented by Allu Aravind, produced by Aman Gill and directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, ‘Jersey’ also stars Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapoor and is slated to release on December 31. The movie is an official remake of his 2019 Telugu film of the same title.
12. Aranyak Season 1
This Netflix series marks the debut of Raveena Tandon. Set in the dense forest, Raveena plays a local cop, a desperate cop, waiting for a “big case”. Finally, after news of a teenage tourist’s murder shakes her up, she joins forces with her city-bred replacement, Angad, played by Parambrata Chatterjee, to solve the case. As the two struggle to find the serial killer, forgotten folklore is unexpectedly revived.
The series also features Ashutosh Rana, Meghna Mali and Zakir Hussain. You can start watching Aranyak on Netflix from 17th December.
13. Anonymously Yours
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This teenage drama film showcases how an accidental text message turns into a digital friendship b between Vale and Alex. Soon they start crushing on each other without realizing they’ve met in real life. The movie is scheduled to release on 10th December.
14. The Unforgivable
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In the upcoming Netflix film, Bullock plays an incarcerated woman who attempts to re-enter society. Apart from acting, Bullock also serves as a producer on ‘The Unforgivable’, which marks her second project with Netflix after 2018’s thriller ‘Bird Box’. ‘The Unforgivable’ hit theatres on November 24 and will premiere on Netflix on December 10.
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