Archive · 19 Sep 2026
New Releases Span Tribal Resistance, Mystery and Wilderness Survival
Three new screen stories are arriving on September 24 and 25.
The Paradise is an action drama set in 1980s Secunderabad.
It follows Jadal, who fights for his community’s rights and identity.
Shaque is a mystery thriller about a mother whose baby is taken away.
She spends nine years trying to discover what happened.
Heart of the Beast is about a former soldier stranded in Alaska after a plane crash.
He and his combat dog Odin must work together to survive.
The first and third titles will be shown in theatres, while Shaque will stream on Netflix.
The Paradise releases in theatres on September 24, featuring Nani as Jadal, a rebel from a marginalised tribal community in 1980s Secunderabad.
Directed by Srikanth Odela, The Paradise explores identity, citizenship, justice and a community’s fight for freedom.
Netflix releases Shaque on September 24, following a mother searching for her abducted baby over nine years.
Shaque stars Parineeti Chopra, Jennifer Winget and Tahir Raj Bhasin in a mystery thriller about grief, betrayal and suspicion.
Heart of the Beast reaches theatres on September 25 and follows former Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog Odin in the Alaskan wilderness.
- Who
- The featured stories involve Jadal, a mother searching for her baby, and James Belmont with his combat dog Odin; the casts include Nani, Parineeti Chopra, Jennifer Winget and Tahir Raj Bhasin.
- What
- Three screen releases—The Paradise, Shaque and Heart of the Beast—feature stories about communal resistance, a long child-abduction search and wilderness survival.
- When
- The Paradise and Shaque release on September 24; Heart of the Beast releases on September 25.
- Where
- The Paradise and Heart of the Beast release in theatres; Shaque releases on Netflix. The stories are set in 1980s Secunderabad, an unspecified setting for the search in Shaque, and the Alaskan wilderness.
- Why
- The titles focus on characters confronting injustice, grief and suspicion, or trying to survive after a plane crash.
- The Paradise release
- September 24; theatres
- Shaque release
- September 24; Netflix
- Heart of the Beast release
- September 25; theatres
- The Paradise setting
- 1980s Secunderabad
- Shaque premise
- A mother searches for her abducted baby for nine years
- Heart of the Beast companions
- Former Special Forces officer James Belmont and combat dog Odin