'Alpha OTT' release announced: Here's when and where you can watch the Alia Bhatt, Sharvari starrer spy thriller
The Bollywood spy thriller 'Alpha', starring Alia Bhatt and Sharvari, is set to premiere on Netflix on August 28. Despite being part of the popular YRF Spy Universe, the film had a modest theatrical performance.
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Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s action-packed spy thriller Alpha is making its way to OTT, giving audiences another opportunity to watch the YRF Spy Universe film from home. The movie, which marked the franchise’s first female-led entry, will begin streaming from August 28.Netflix announced the digital premiere on August 27 with a post that read, “Get ready to join the Alpha gang ❤️🔥Watch Alpha, out 28 August, on Netflix!”Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha hit theatres on July 3, 2026. The film features Alia as Sita, a highly trained R&AW agent who is being prepared to become an Alpha soldier, while Sharvari plays Durga Kaul, Sita’s estranged fraternal twin.The story takes a darker turn with Bobby Deol as Colonel Fateh Singh Lakhawat, the antagonist behind experiments involving a powerful serum known as Alpha. Sita is kidnapped and brought under his control, eventually being transformed into a super-soldier.
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