Top OTT Releases This Week: Bloody Ishq, Elite Season 8, and Bhaiyya Ji, Among Others

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This week's OTT lineup is full of exciting post-theatre releases, including Rajkummar Rao's sports drama Mr. & Mrs. Mahi, Mr. Additionally, Vikram Bhatt's horror film A Bloody Ishq debuts on Hotstar as the only original Indian release. On the international front, the highly anticipated Elite Season 8 takes center stage, continuing to reveal the dark secrets of Madrid's private school, Las Encinas. Other notable releases include The Decameron on Netflix, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on Prime Video, and Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 14 on JioCinema.

Top OTT Releases This Week (July 22- July 28)

While streaming platforms are streaming new titles more often than ever, we've picked out the biggest ones hitting screens this week.

Ishq with blood

Release date: July 26, 2024

Where to stream: Hotstar

Cast: Vardhaan Puri, Avika Gor, Jeniffer Piccinato, Shyam Kishore, Manmeet Singh Sawhney

Avika Gor plays a young woman named Neha, who suffers from memory loss after a traumatic accident and now spends her days in a remote area in Scotland, along with her husband, to recover from the trauma and restore her fragmented memories. The couple's peaceful sanctuary quickly turns sour as they begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences. While Gor's character is torn between losing his memory and making sense of the terrifying events happening around him, he must race against time to uncover the truth before it's too late.

Savi – Bloody Housewife

Start date: July 26, 2024

Where: Netflix

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Divya Khossla, Harshvardhan Rane, Raageshwari Loomba, Mairaj Kakkar, Himanshi Choudhary, Luke Woolger, MK Raina, Ravi Multani, Hadelin de Ponteves, Jacob Medows, Jane Horn

Divya Khosla plays a simple housewife in this thriller who plans a massive prison break to help her husband escape from a maximum security prison in England. The film is an official remake of the 2008 French film Pour Elle. Savi is said to be inspired by the Indian story of Sati and Satyavan, in which Princess Sati pursues the God of Death to bring her husband back to life.

Mr. & Mrs. Mahi

Start date: July 26, 2024

Where to stream: Netflix

Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Purnendu Bhattacharya, Zarina Wahab, Arpan Das, Himanshu Jaykar

Mr. and Mrs. Mahi follows an arranged marriage couple, Mahendra (Rajkummar Rao) and Mahima (Jahnvi Kapoor), both of whom have the same nickname: Mahi. Mahendra is a failed cricketer who will never pursue a career in the sport, while Mahima is a successful doctor. When Mahendra discovers Mahi's hidden talent for the game, he decides to train her and live her unfulfilled dream. Will Mahendra appreciate his wife's newfound success, or will he find a way between the two?

Bhaiyya Ji

Start date: July 26, 2024

Where to stream: Zee5

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Suvinder Vicky, Zoya Hussain, Vipin Sharma, Jatin Goswami

When a small skirmish ends in disaster, claiming the life of his younger brother, retired crime lord Bhaiyya Ji (Manoj Bajpayee) is furious. He decides to take revenge on a powerful goon, Gujjar, who has accused him of a senseless murder. Bhaiyya Ji embarks on a quest for revenge, and the entire underworld shakes, threatening the delicate balance of power in this criminal underworld. The revenge thriller brings back the Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai duo of Bajpayee and Apoor Singh Karki.

Elite Season 8

Release date: July 26

Streaming platform: Netflix

Cast: Omar Ayuso, Mina El Hammani, Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia, Carmen Arrufat, Ander Puig, Al Saidi Nadia, Fernando Lindez, Mirela Balic, Gleb Abrosimov, Iván Mendes, Maribel Verdú

The eighth and final season of Spanish youth drama Elite brings the beloved series full circle. As the doors of the prestigious Las Encinas High School open for the last time, new secrets are revealed and rivalries heat up. The last time we are in Las Encinas, the new leaders of the student body work on their questionable decisions, which set off a series of chaos and corruption. This season, we see Omar and Nadia come together to expose the mistakes of the leaders and bring justice to their schools.