Daadi Ki Shaadi
An ambiguous Facebook post by Vimla Ahuja (Neetu Kapoor), a 71-year-old who lives alone in Simla, leaves her family with the impression she’s getting married. They travel from Delhi to confront her. Directed by Ashish R. Mohan and also starring Kapil Sharma. (Netflix)
Elle
A prequel series revives the Legally Blonde franchise. Lexi Minetree plays Elle Woods, a role made famous by Reese Witherspoon, as a teen in the 1990s before her time as a Harvard law student. (Amazon Prime)
Not a Pretty Picture
This 1976 film by Martha Coolidge blends documentary and fiction to investigate personal trauma. The film is built around reenactments of the director’s teenage self as she looks back at the time she was raped by an acquaintance. (MUBI)
Mollywood Times
On the heels of its theatrical release, this dark Malayalam comedy, starring Naslen (Alappuzha Gymkhana) as an ambitious, aspiring director, is now streaming. For the first hour or so, Mollywood Times is a breakneck ride through the blossoming of a talent. But after that, the film concentrates on the underbelly of the film industry, and the compromises artists make to achieve their goals. Directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak. (JioHotstar)
