Bastar: The Naxal Story OTT Release: Check how to watch Adah Sharma’s movie online
₹15 crore, the political thriller couldearn ₹3.75 crore worldwide. However, the movie will now be on OTT for viewers who want to watch it online. Bastar: The Naxal Story comes from the “brave story tellers of The Kerala Story," according to the official poster for the movie.
The movie, starring Adah Sharma, is directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The movie is about Indian Maoists, also known as Naxals, who were allegedly responsible for thousands of deaths. The rebel group is accused of the destruction of assets worth trillions of dollars during the Bastar rebellion that started in what is now Chattisgarh, India.
The movie received mixed reviews from critics. Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal called it a “sloppy docudrama that is away from thrill, adventure and drama". India Today’s Zinia Bandyopadhyay called the movie a "sensational, oversimplified film with no nuance".
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com thought the movie sought to reduce the movement to “bullet points and stereotypes". The Times of India’s Abhishek Srivastava, however, called the film a “hard-hitting crime drama". ZEE5 will start streaming Bastar: The Naxal Story OTT Release on May 17.
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