In this post, I am sharing the Confirmed list of Movies and Web-Series releasing in August 2023 on OTT and Cinemas. After a good number of releases in the last month we have good number of releases in this month as of now. Theis new month is bringing a slew of new shows and series that you simply cannot afford to miss. The release dates may vary because this information is solely based on the announcements made by the producers/production companies.
All eyes on Gadar 2 and OMG 2 clash of this Independence Day as it has good curiosity among audience especially Sunny Deol starrer. There are many movies are premiering on digital platform instead of cinemas. For audiences OTT platforms are like a cinema hall after the lockdown, they are enjoying different contents in form of movies and web-series on different platforms. It will double bonanza for audiences as they can watch the films on OTT as well as cinemas of their choice.
Here I am sharing entire list of movies and web-series releasing this month on OTT and Theatres:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Movie)
Release Date: 5th May 2023 release in cinemas & 2nd August 2023 release on Hotstar
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Linda Cardellini, Nathan Fillion and Sylvester Stallone
Director: James Gunn
Details: In the film, the Guardians embark on a mission to protect Rocket (Cooper) from the High Evolutionary (Iwuji).
2. Choona (Web-Series)
Release Date: 3rd August 2023 on Netflix
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Aashim Gulati, Arshad Warsi, Vikram Kochhar, Namit Das and Chandan Roy
Director: Pushpendra Nath Misra
Details: When an unlikely group of misfits discovers a common enemy in the same politician, they plot a heist to exact revenge.
3. Made In Heaven 2 (Web-Series)
Release date: 10th August 2023 on Prime Video
Cast: Arjun Mathur, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jim Sarbh, Kalki Koechlin, Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Mona Singh, Trinetra Haldar, Ishwa Singh and Vijay Raaz
Director: Zoya Akhtar, Alankrita Shrivastava, Neeraj Ghaywan and Nitya Mehra
Details: Financial challenges, a depleted client roster, and a crumbling bungalow for an office forces wedding planners Tara Khanna and Karan Mehra to adapt to a new uncomfortable status quo. With repercussions being felt in their personal lives as well, the pair continue to deliver fairy-tale weddings. But beneath the glitz and glamour of Delhi weddings lie prejudices that are as deep-rooted as its traditions.
4. Jailer (Movie)
Release Date: 10th August 2023 in Cinemas
Cast: Rajnikanth, Mohan Lal, Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Ramya Krishnan, Mirna Menon, Tamannah and Yogi Babu
Director: Nelson
Details: Muthuvel Pandian is a strict yet empathetic jailer who learns that a gang is trying to rescue their leader from the prison, where he sets out to stop them.
5. The Kashmir Files: Unreported (Docu-Series)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 on Zee5
Cast: Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi
Details: Once considered heaven on earth, Kashmir transformed into a war-like zone due to its political landscape. What led to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the eventual removal of Article 370?
6. Gadar 2 (Movie)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 in cinemas
Cast: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Manish Wadhwa, Gaurav Chopra, Luv Sinha and Simrat Kaur
Director: Anil Sharma
Details: India’s most loved family of Tara, Sakeena and Jeete; 22 years after its predecessor. Set against the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, Tara Singh, once again, will face every enemy to protect the honor of country and family.
7. OMG 2 (Movie)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 in cinemas
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam
Director: Amit Rai
Details: Life is bliss until one day Kanti Sharan Mudgal’s son Vivek is blamed for immoral conduct and expelled from school. Overwhelmed, Kanti plans to leave town until a divine intervention leads him to seek justice by taking those responsible to court.
8. Bholaa Shankar (Movie)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 in cinemas
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Tamannaah, Keerthy Suresh, Sushanth, Raghu Babu, Murali Sharma, Ravi Shankar and Vennela Kishore
Director: Meher Ramesh
Details: A doting brother tries to hunt down notorious criminals who had harmed his sister.
9. Heart Of Stone (Movie)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 on Netflix
Cast: Gal Gadot, Alia Bhatt and Jamie Dornan
Director: Tom Harper
Details: An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency race to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous weapon.
10. Commando (Web-Series)
Release Date: 11th August 2023 on Hotstar
Cast: Prem Parrijaa, Adah Sharma, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Shreya Singh Chaudhry, Amit Sial and Ishteyak Khan
Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Details: A Commando will never leave a brother behind, even if it means crossing all borders and lines.
11. Taali (Web-Series)
Release Date: 15th August on Jio Cinema
Cast: Sushmita Sen, Nitish Rathore, Ankur Bhatia, Aishwarya Narkar, Hemangi Kavi, Krutika Deo and Meenakshi Chugh
Director: Ravi Jadhav
Details: Based on the life of Transgender activist Gauri Sawant. Her daring transformation, incredible mootherhood and iconic battle that led to the inclusion of third gender on every official document in India.
12. Guns & Gulaabs (Netflix)
Release Date: 18th August 2023 on Netflix
Cast: RajKummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, TJ Bhanu, Gulshan Devaiah, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Pooja Gor
Director: Raj & DK
Details: Set in the 90s world of crime and violence, in the cartel-run town of Gulaabgunj, an unprecedented opium deal pulls a big-city cop and a lovesick mechanic into its chaotic clutches.
13. Ghoomer (Movie)
Release Date: 18th August 2023 in Cinemas
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher, Angad Bedi and Shabana Azmi
Director: R. Balki
Details: Inspired by the incredible achievement of Karoly Takacs. Anina is a young batting prodigy who loses her right hand in an accident. An unsympathetic, failed cricketer gives her new hope, trains her with unconventional techniques, to turn her fate around. Ghoomer is a new style of bowling they invent.
14. Aakhiri Sach (Web-Series)
Release Date: 21st August 2023 on Hotstar
Cast: Abhishek Banerjee, Tamannaah Bhatia, Shivin Narang and Sanjeev Chopra
Director: Robbie Grewal
Details: A bone chilling tale that unravels the most twisted ties of fate, trapped secrets of a family and terrifying horrors an investigator has ever seen.
15. Lakhan Leela Bhargava (Web-Series)
Release Date: 21st August 2023 on Jio Cinema
Cast: Ravie Dubey, Sanvikaa, Sonali Sachdeva, Mohit Chauhan, Bhuvnesh Mann, Akshay Joshi, Ariyah Agarwal and Saad Bilgrami
Director: Saurabh Tewari
Details: A gripping court drama with cases that resonate deeply with the common man.
16. Dream Girl 2 (Movie)
Release Date: 25th August 2023 in Cinemas
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, Abhishek Banerjee, Seema Pahwa and Manjot Singh
Director: Raaj Shaandilyaa
Details: Karam, a small-town boy from Mathura, is struggling every day to pay his father’s debt, who has borrowed money from nearly everyone on the planet. On the other hand, he is deeply in love with Pari, whose father has kept the conditions to marry her. To make ends meet, Karam dons as Pooja, which creates wild chaos and a comedy of errors.
17. Akelli (Movie)
Release Date: 25th August 2023 in Cinemas
Cast: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Tsahi Halevi, Amir Boutrous & Nishant Dahiya
Director: Pranay Meshram
Details: A ordinary Indian girl trapped in a combat zone who must battle for her life.
18. Bajao (Web-Series)
Release Date: 25th August 2023 on Jio Cinema
Cast: Raftaar, Tanuj Virwani, Sahil Khattar and Sahil Vaid
Director: Shiva Varma and Saptaraj Chakraborty
Details: Set in the Punjabi pop music industry, the show follows 3 young filmmakers as they navigate the quirky world of entertainment to become the biggest creators of music videos.
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: In my view Dream Girl 2 is the movie to watch in the 1st half. In web-series I am looking forward for Aakhri Sach. What’s your top picks among all movies and web series. You can share your view in comment section.
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