Latest Hindi OTT Releases This Week (May 19 to May 25): 3 new series and movies to watch on Netflix, JioHotstar and more
1. Truth Or Trouble
Release Date: May 19, 2025
Platform: JioHotstar
Truth or Trouble is an unscripted reality series that puts relationships to the ultimate test. Hosted by the ever-entertaining Harsh Beniwal, the show features couples, families, and close pairs hooked up to a lie detector, as hidden truths come bubbling to the surface.
What begins as light-hearted fun soon turns into a whirlwind of confessions, awkward pauses, and emotional intensity. With Beniwal's playful wit balancing the drama, the show delivers a gripping mix of humor, discomfort, and raw honesty.
2. Find The Farzi
Release Date: May 23, 2025
Platform: JioHotstar
Find the Farzi is a reality game show led by the bold and witty RJ Karishma. In each episode, five strangers are brought together with one objective, to identify the fake among them. The catch? The imposter, or Farzi, isn't just randomly chosen; they've been cleverly selected and placed by Karishma herself.
As the four real contestants question, analyze, and rely on instinct, the Farzi must lie and mislead while trying to remain undetected. It's a strategic mind game where authenticity can work against you
3. Sikandar
Following its run in cinemas, Salman Khan's movie is now expected to premiere on an OTT platform. In the film, Salman plays the lead role of Sanjay Sikandar Rajkot, a man pursued by a vengeful politician holding him responsible for a personal family loss.
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It's a city, which like many big cities, has opened its arms to so many migrants from all walks of life. There are so many people here from outside here,' she tells SCREEN in an exclusive interview. Konkona is still trying to fit into Mumbai and make space for herself in the city, but she's at peace with that process now. 'Being an outsider gives a very unique and interesting perspective. It allows you to have some objectivity. And I enjoy being an outsider a little bit. The struggle to belong is a part of the human condition. You feel like you want to belong, you struggle to fit in to belong, and sometimes you don't want to belong to certain things. It's a way of expressing and identifying yourself,' she explains. Konkona is the only actor who's made it to Metro… In Dino, Basu's spiritual sequel to Life.. in a Metro. She wasn't surprised because going by Basu's impromptu style of working, she wasn't too clued in with the rest of the cast both the times. 'I have to say, I didn't really know very much, the first time around and the second time around also. There's not that much interaction between the four stories,' she reasons. But Konkona was aware the one actor who would definitely not be in the follow-up was her co-star from the first one, Irrfan, who in fact gave Basu the idea to make a spiritual sequel. 'I just knew Anurag is making this, so that's fine, I don't need to know anything else. In that sense, I didn't know who else is there. I just knew Irrfan is not going to be there this time, and that broke my heart,' she confesses. Konkona admits she missed working with Basu, despite his eccentric style of filmmaking. 'You can be very organized, you can have a hard-bound script, you can have all systems working in place. But that doesn't ensure a good film. It's the creativity, the artistry, the craft, and all of that is there in spades, where Anurag is concerned,' she says. 'I've been shooting for 20 years plus. 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