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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and More: May Movie Guide to OTT and Cinemas

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and More: May Movie Guide to OTT and Cinemas

Tom Cruise, Ranveer Singh, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Anil Kapoor lead the May line-up.

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 2 May 2022 12:58 IST

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and More: May Movie Guide to OTT and Cinemas

Photo Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios

Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Highlights

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness out May 6
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 stars Kartik Aarya, Kiara Advani, Tabu
Ranveer Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar out May 13 in cinemas

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — the next Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen leading the line — is easily the biggest movie in May 2022. Ticket sales have been open for weeks, which is a rare thing for movies in India, but Hollywood is clearly setting the trends here. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is out May 6 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. The other major Hollywood movie in May is fighter weapon school drama Top Gun: Maverick, which definitely stars Tom Cruise unlike the second Doctor Strange movie where it's still all rumours at this point. Top Gun: Maverick is out May 27 in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

The biggest movie from India in May 2022 is the sequel to Priyadarshan's 2007 horror comedy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, with Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is out May 20 in cinemas worldwide. A week prior to that, Ranveer Singh plays a feminist Gujju bhai in Jayeshbhai Jordaar. That film is out May 13 in cinemas. And a week prior to that, father-son duo Anil and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor lead the crime thriller Thar — out May 6 only on Netflix. Over on Amazon Prime Video on the same day, we'll get Keerthy Suresh and Selvaraghavan in the Tamil-language revenge drama Saani Kaayidham. Lastly, the Ayushmann Khurrana-led action thriller Anek is slated for a May 27 debut, but we don't even have a trailer yet. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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But that's not all in May. You can discover more films below, as well as at the very end — in a table — where we list every film out this month. With that, here's our movie guide to May 2022 to cinemas, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Mubi, Disney+ Hotstar, SonyLIV, and Zee5.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

When: May 6
Where: Cinemas

Following the multi-versal mania of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange has to deal with similar problems of his own. But in his case, other versions of him aren't helping. Rather, one of them — Sinister Strange — is actively sabotaging him. Our Strange takes help from the new Sorcerer Supreme Wong (Benedict Wong) and former Avenger Scarlet Witch/ Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) to restore order to the world, the universe, and everything beyond.

Chiwetel Ejiofor returns as Strange's former mentor Karl Mordo who switched sides at the end of the first Doctor Strange film, alongside Rachel McAdams as Strange's former surgeon colleague and lover Christine Palmer. All of Cumberbatch, Wong, Olsen, Ejiofor and McAdams play multiple versions of their characters on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Xochitl Gomez is new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as America Chavez, a teenager who can travel between dimensions.

Sai Raimi — best known to superhero fans for the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy — is the director on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The screenplay comes from Michael Waldron, who created the Tom Hiddleston-led Disney+ series Loki.

Watch the Official Trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Elizabeth Olsen in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Photo Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios

Thar

When: May 6
Where: Netflix

Father and son duo Anil and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor lead this neo-noir Western-inspired crime thriller set in eighties Rajasthan in the sleepy desert town of Pushkar, where a series of violent killings have occurred. Arriving in Pushkar for a new job, antique dealer Siddharth (Harsh) is also on a journey to avenge his past. And his path crosses with local cop Surekha Singh (Anil) who sees the murders as the chance to prove himself.

Fatima Sana Shaikh, Satish Kaushik, Mukti Mohan, and Jitendra Joshi also star on Thar. Raj Singh Chaudhary (Shaadisthan) is the writer and director on the new Indian Netflix movie.

Jayeshbhai Jordaar

When: May 13
Where: Cinemas

With a heavy (fake) accent, Ranveer Singh plays the feminist son of a patriarchal Gujarati couple (Boman Irani and Ratna Pathak Shah), who takes off on a road trip with his pregnant wife Mudra (Shalini Pandey) in this Aditya Chopra-produced comedy-drama, after it's revealed she's going to have a second daughter. With the police after them and everyone around them ready to snitch at a moment's notice, how far will they get? Can Jayeshbhai usher those around him into the next millennia?

Jia Vaidya plays Jayeshbhai and Mudra's firstborn Nisha Patel, while Samay Raj Thakkar has a role as Mudra's father Suresh Desai. Kevi Rite Jaish's lead actor Divyang Thakkar makes his writing and directorial debut with Jayeshbhai Jordaar. Following a year-and-a-half-long delay — 19 months, to be precise — thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Jayeshbhai Jordaar bows in cinemas in May 2022 worldwide.

The Worst Person in the World

When: May 13
Where: Mubi

Adrift and aimless, an indecisive millennial (Renate Reinsve) living in Oslo navigates love, career, and a pursuit for meaning in this fantastic movie from director Joachim Trier. The Worst Person in the World spans four years of her life — presented in 12 chapters, a prologue, and an epilogue — as Julie switches multiple professions, dates a guy 15 years older than her, contemplates an affair, and ponders the idea of being a mother.

Anders Danielsen Lie and Herbert Nordrum play two of Julie's love interests. The Worst Person in the World is the final part of Trier's spiritual Oslo Trilogy that also includes the 2006 comedy-drama Reprise, and the 2011 drama Oslo, August 31st.

Following a premiere at Cannes 2021, Mubi acquired the India rights to The Worst Person in the World — with the film premiering in India now in May, almost a year on from its Cannes debut.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

When: May 20
Where: Cinemas

Manjulika is back after a decade and a half — and all over the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 trailer. In the sequel to Priyadarshan's 2007 horror comedy, Kartik Aaryan's self-proclaimed Rooh Baba / Ruhan Randhawa claims he can see dead people and interact with their spirits. In reality, it's just a big scam. As Rajpal Yadav's returning Chhote Pandit notes: “He's an even bigger rascal than me.”

But after Ruhan opens a forbidden door, he lets out Manjulika who neatly takes the form of Ruhan's love interest Reet Thakur (Kiara Advani). The Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 trailer also hints that Manjulika might even take the form of Ruhan himself at one point. With an entire village in chaos, the guy who didn't believe in ghosts now must deal with a formidable one.

Tabu, Amar Upadhyay, Sanjay Mishra, Milind Gunaji, Karmveer Choudhary, and Rajesh Sharma also star. Anees Bazmee (Pagalpanti, Mubarakan) directs Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The screenplay comes from Bachchhan Paandey director Farhad Samji — this is his first solo credit, having previously contributed dialogues to Singham, Laxmii, and Sooryavanshi.

Top Gun: Maverick

When: May 27
Where: Cinemas

For over three decades — it's been 36 years since the last film, if you're counting — flight instructor Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) has done his best to avoid being promoted. But Maverick must confront his past after he's put in charge of training a new cadet of Top Gun graduates, among whom there's Lieutenant Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his late best friend Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.

Val Kilmer returns as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, Maverick's former rival who now serves in the rank Admiral — and the guy who assigns him the new training mission. Jennifer Connelly is a single mother, bar owner, and a former admiral's daughter who serves as Maverick's new love interest. Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, and Manny Jacinto also have roles.

Joseph Kosinski (Oblivion, Tron: Legacy) is the director of Top Gun: Maverick. Ehren Kruger (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle), and Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) are responsible for the screenplay.

Watch the Final Trailer for Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Photo Credit: Paramount

#	Movie	Release date	How to watch?
1	Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam	May 6	Cinemas
2	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	May 6	Cinemas
3	Great Freedom	May 6	Mubi
4	Jhund	May 6	Zee5
5	Mere Desh Ki Dharti	May 6	Cinemas
6	Nasir	May 6	SonyLIV
7	Saani Kaayidham	May 6	Amazon Prime Video
8	The Takedown	May 6	Netflix
9	Thar	May 6	Netflix
10	The Matrix Resurrections	May 12	Amazon Prime Video
11	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	May 12	Cinemas
12	Jayeshbhai Jordaar	May 13	Cinemas
13	Meri Awas Suno	May 13	Cinemas
14	Senior Year	May 13	Netflix
15	Sneakerella	May 13	Disney+ Hotstar
16	The Kashmir Files	May 13	Zee5
17	The Worst Person in the World	May 13	Mubi
18	The Bad Guys	May 20	Cinemas
19	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2	May 20	Cinemas
20	Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	May 20	Disney+ Hotstar
21	Dhaakad	May 20	Cinemas
22	Anek	May 27	Cinemas
23	F3: Fun and Frustration	May 27	Cinemas
24	Kuttavum Shikshayum	May 27	Cinemas
25	Major	May 27	Cinemas
26	Paris, 13th District	May 27	Mubi
27	Top Gun: Maverick	May 27	Cinemas

Editor's note: Downton Abbey: A New Era was originally scheduled for a May 20 release in cinemas, but on May 3, Universal Pictures India announced that the movie had been moved to June 3. This is likely due to the fact that Universal has another movie opening on May 20 in The Bad Guys.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Release Date 6 May 2022
Language English
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Superhero
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Stewart, Hayley Atwell, Lashana Lynch, Anson Mount, John Krasinski, Julian Hilliard, Jett Klyne, Charlize Theron, Bruce Campbell
Director
Sam Raimi
Producer
Kevin Feige

Thar

Release Date 6 May 2022
Language Hindi
Genre Crime, Thriller, Western
Cast
Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Satish Kaushik, Mukti Mohan, Jitendra Joshi
Director
Raj Singh Chaudhary
Producer
Anil Kapoor

Jayeshbhai Jordaar

Release Date 13 May 2022
Language Hindi
Genre Comedy, Drama
Cast
Ranveer Singh, Shalini Pandey, Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah, Jia Vaidya, Samay Raj Thakkar
Director
Divyang Thakkar
Producer
Aditya Chopra, Maneesh Sharma

The Worst Person in the World

Release Date 13 May 2022
Language Norwegian
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørneby, Vidar Sandem, Maria Grazia Di Meo, L, Karen Røise Kielland, Marianne Krogh, Thea Stabell, Deniz Kaya, Eia Skjønsberg
Director
Joachim Trier
Producer
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Release Date 20 May 2022
Language Hindi
Genre Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Cast
Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Tabu
Director
Anees Bazmee
Producer
Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishnan Kumar, Anjum Khetani

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Top Gun: Maverick

Release Date 27 May 2022
Language English
Genre Action, Drama
Cast
Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Val Kilmer, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris
Director
Joseph Kosinski
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison

Saani Kaayidham

Release Date 6 May 2022
Language Tamil
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Cast
Keerthy Suresh, Selvaraghavan, Kanna Ravi, Lizzie Antony, Vinoth Munna, Murugadass, R.K. Vijay Murugan
Director
Arun Matheswaran
Producer
Shiddharth Ravipati

Anek

Release Date 27 May 2022
Language Hindi
Genre Action, Mystery, Thriller
Cast
Ayushmann Khurrana, Andrea Kevichüsa, Shovon Jaman, Abhinay Raj Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Azzy Bagria, J.D. Chakravarthi, Sharik Khan, Hani Yadav, Kumud Mishra, Mubashir Bashir Beigh, Amir Hossain Ashik
Director
Anubhav Sinha
Producer
Anubhav Sinha, Bhushan Kumar

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Further reading: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thar, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, The Worst Person in the World, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Downton Abbey A New Era, Top Gun Maverick, Saani Kaayidham, Anek, Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video India, Mubi, Disney Plus Hotstar, SonyLIV, Sony LIV, Zee5