Weekend watch: From Peddi to Gullak Season 5, what to stream and watch in theatres this weekend

The first weekend of June captures a shift that entertainment companies have spent years trying to engineer: audiences are increasingly consuming stories by occasion rather than platform.

Big-screen spectacles continue to command theatrical attention, but streaming platforms are becoming the destination for franchise extensions, prestige storytelling, and comfort viewing. This week’s slate reflects that reality. While cinemas are betting on star power and event releases, OTT platforms are leaning into familiar universes, nostalgia, crime dramas, and stories with built-in audience affinity.

The result is a release calendar designed less around competition and more around coexistence.

OTT releases this weekend

One of the more interesting releases this week comes in the form of Made in India: A Titan Story, which premiered on Amazon MX Player on June 3. At a time when business storytelling is becoming increasingly mainstream, the series revisits the creation of one of India’s most recognisable consumer brands. Featuring Jim Sarbh as Xerxes Desai and Naseeruddin Shah as JRD Tata, the show taps into a growing appetite for stories about institution-building, entrepreneurship and the personalities behind iconic companies.

Streaming platforms are also doubling down on familiarity—and few titles embody that better than Gullak Season 5, which arrives on SonyLIV on June 5. Over the years, Gullak has quietly become one of India’s most successful comfort-viewing franchises, building loyalty through small moments rather than dramatic twists. The latest season returns to the Mishra household as its characters navigate changing ambitions, family expectations and everyday middle-class realities.

Netflix, meanwhile, is balancing commercial appeal with broad audience categories. Office Romance, which starts streaming on Netflix on June 5, starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, enters the crowded rom-com space with a workplace setting that turns professional boundaries into emotional complications. The film reflects streaming’s continued interest in globally recognisable stars and easy-to-watch formats that travel across markets.

For viewers looking for darker material, Brown, streaming on ZEE5 from June 5, marks Karisma Kapoor’s return in a psychological crime thriller adapted from City of Death. Set against Kolkata’s underbelly, the series follows a disgraced police officer investigating a string of murders while confronting her own personal collapse. Crime thrillers continue to remain among streaming’s most dependable genres, and Brown arrives with clear binge-watch ambitions.

Political and surveillance themes also make an appearance this week with Patriot, premiering on ZEE5 on June 5. Positioned as a high-stakes thriller, the series explores questions around technology, accountability and state power—topics that continue to find resonance with digital audiences.

Another notable release this week is Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which made its OTT debut on JioHotstar on June 4. Directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, the spy-action thriller arrives after its theatrical run with an extended digital cut that includes additional footage and scenes. The release reflects a broader industry trend where major theatrical titles are increasingly treating their streaming premieres as standalone viewing events rather than standard post-theatrical releases.

Another notable release is The Pyramid Scheme, which debuts on Prime Video on June 5 and shifts the tone entirely. Set around the promise—and consequences—of quick wealth creation, the comedy-drama taps into themes of aspiration and financial ambition that increasingly show up in Indian scripted content.

In theatres this weekend

While OTT platforms continue to dominate viewing hours, theatres this week are making a case for scale and event-led storytelling.

Among the biggest releases is Peddi, which released in cinemas on June 4. Starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, the sports-action drama combines rural storytelling with mainstream cinematic ambition. Inspired in part by real-life sporting talent from Andhra Pradesh, the film reflects the continued strength of pan-Indian narratives rooted in regional identity.

At the other end of the spectrum is Bandar, directed by Anurag Kashyap and releasing in theatres on June 5. The crime thriller stars Bobby Deol as a fading television personality caught in a public and legal storm. Rather than leaning into spectacle, the film appears to focus on reputation, institutional power and social judgment—territory Kashyap has repeatedly explored across his work.

For audiences looking for lighter viewing, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, arriving in cinemas on June 5, brings David Dhawan back into familiar territory. The romantic comedy reunites the filmmaker with Varun Dhawan and arrives carrying a degree of nostalgia, particularly as reports suggest it could mark the veteran director’s final feature outing.

Hollywood franchises are also making their presence felt. Masters of the Universe, starring Nicholas Galitzine and Jared Leto, finally reaches theatres on June 5 after years of development delays, reviving one of pop culture’s most recognisable fantasy properties for a new generation of audiences.

Meanwhile, Scary Movie 6, releasing theatrically on June 5, returns to a franchise that helped define parody cinema in the early 2000s, betting on nostalgia in an increasingly crowded theatrical market.

Taken together, this week’s releases underline how fragmented—but also expansive—the entertainment landscape has become. One evening could be spent revisiting the story behind Titan’s rise, another watching a middle-class family navigate everyday life, and the next in a theatre experiencing a sports drama built for the big screen.

The question is no longer whether audiences choose OTT or cinemas. Increasingly, they are choosing both.