Overview

• Studios have spaced out August releases to avoid box-office clashes and sustain audience interest after July’s record-breaking streak.
• On August 1, the romantic drama Dhadak 2, action comedy Son of Sardaar 2 and the political biopic Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi opened in theaters.
• Coolie, the Tamil-language action thriller starring Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna and Shruti Haasan, hits cinemas on August 2.
• Zee5’s family comedy Bakaiti premiered on August 1 and Prime Video will stream the fishermen’s drama Arabia Kadali starting August 8.
• The YRF spy sequel War 2 arrives on August 14, while the cross-cultural romance Param Sundari is slated for August 29.