From Tehran To Andhera: Complete List Of OTT Releases This Independence Day Week 2025
Celebrate Independence Day 2025 with 15 exciting OTT releases including Tehran, Saare Jahan Se Accha, Alien: Earth, Andhera, Outlander, and more.
This extended week leading up to Independence Day offers a packed OTT lineup spanning intense geopolitical dramas, quirky comedies, gripping thrillers, animated adventures, and atmospheric horror. Whether you're after high-stakes spycraft or a lighthearted animated escape, there's something here for every mood.
1. Tehran
Release Date: August 14, 2025
Co-written by Ritesh Shah and Ashish Prakash Verma, Tehran is a taut geopolitical thriller inspired by the Russo-Ukrainian war and its ripple effects. John Abraham stars as Rajeev Kumar, a Delhi-based police officer pulled into an international political crisis after a series of deadly explosions sends suspicion soaring and diplomacy collapsing. With foreign enemies on his tail and his own nation seemingly abandoning him, Rajeev must navigate betrayal, espionage, and shifting allegiances. The cast includes Manushi Chhillar, Neeru Bajwa, Elnaaz Norouzi, and Madhurima Tuli.
2. Saare Jahan Se Accha
Release Date: August 13, 2025
In this spy-thriller series, Pratik Gandhi plays a resilient Indian operative locked in a high-stakes battle of wits against his counterpart across the border. His mission? To dismantle an enemy nuclear program using razor-sharp tradecraft while avoiding deadly counter-intelligence traps. Also starring Sunny Hinduja and Suhail Nayyar, this drama—produced by Gaurav Shukla—blends patriotism, psychological tension, and fast-paced intrigue.
3. Court Kacheri
Platform: SonyLIV
Release Date: August 13, 2025
Set in India's bustling district courts, Court Kacheri follows Param, a young man born into a prestigious legal family, as he tackles high-stakes cases in a chaotic, pressure-cooker environment. Mixing courtroom drama with biting humour, the series offers a sharp look at legal eccentricities, moral dilemmas, and the absurdities of justice.
4. Alien: Earth
Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: August 12, 2025
Set just two years before the events of Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), this sci-fi horror drama follows the chaos after a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth. With Sydney Chandler and Adarsh Gourav leading the cast, Alien: Earth blends body horror, survivalist suspense, and cosmic dread in a prequel that reimagines the Alien mythos for a new generation.
5. Iron Man and His Awesome Friends
Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: August 12, 2025
This Marvel preschool animated series directed by Michael Dowding is perfect for young superhero fans. Following Tony Stark, Riri Williams, and Amadeus Cho, the show delivers bite-sized adventures of science, friendship, and teamwork, complete with playful humour and bright animation for younger viewers.
6. Andhera
Platform: Amazon Prime Video / MX Player
Release Date: August 14, 2025
In the rainy, neon-lit streets of Mumbai, a fearless cop and a haunted medical student are drawn together by a string of supernatural occurrences. Produced by Farhan Akhtar, Andhera stars Bhavesh Patil, Surveen Chawla, Pranay Pachauri, Priya Bapat, and Vatsal Sheth in a chilling blend of police procedural, psychological horror, and urban legend.
7. Outlander – Season 7, Part 1
Platform: Netflix
Release Date: August 11, 2025
Claire, Jamie, and their family face the violent birth pangs of an emerging nation in this historical-romance drama. As the American Revolution intensifies, loyalties are tested, and survival depends on navigating treacherous political and personal landscapes. Eight episodes brimming with time-travel romance and political upheaval await.
8. Butterfly – Season 1
Platform: Prime Video
Release Date: August 13, 2025
In this high-octane spy thriller, a daughter raised to believe her father was dead must confront the truth when he reappears, urging her to quit her dangerous profession. Together, they face betrayal, covert missions, and an underworld of enemies in a story that balances adrenaline with emotional depth.
9. Fixed
Platform: Netflix
Release Date: August 13, 2025
This unapologetically adult animated comedy follows a dog with a hump-happy habit whose owners plan to have him neutered. With only a short window before the deed is done, he and his buddies embark on a wild spree of misadventures. Crude, chaotic, and laugh-out-loud inappropriate.
10. Night Always Comes
Platform: Netflix
Release Date: August 15, 2025
A desperate young woman races against time to save her home from eviction in this gritty crime drama. Over one tense night, she navigates the underbelly of the city, confronting criminals, past traumas, and impossible choices to secure the money that could keep her family safe.
11. Drop
Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: August 11, 2025
A single mother's long-overdue date night takes a sinister turn when she begins receiving disturbing AirDropped images from a mysterious blackmailer. As threats escalate, the evening spirals into a tense psychological cat-and-mouse game.
12. Dog Man
Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: August 11, 2025
From the creators of Captain Underpants, Dog Man is a hilarious animated superhero comedy for kids, following a half-dog, half-human cop who fights crime in absurd and unpredictable ways.
13. Love Hurts
Platform: JioHotstar
Release Date: August 7, 2025
Ke Huy Quan stars as a seemingly mild-mannered realtor drawn back into his criminal past when his ex-partner resurfaces with a dangerous proposal. With Ariana DeBose, this action-comedy mixes romance, gunfights, and wry humour.
14. Freaky Tales
Platform: HBO Max
Release Date: August 9, 2025
An anthology of interconnected stories set in 1980s Oakland, where NBA history, street politics, and strange coincidences collide in a fever dream of style and nostalgia.
15. Bindiya Ki Bahubali
Platform: Amazon Prime Video / MX Player
Release Date: August 10, 2025
When mafia patriarch Bada Davan's political ambitions are thwarted by a tenacious cop, his dysfunctional family erupts into chaos as his son vies for the throne.
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