There is a lot to watch on Netflix, with new movies and series being added every week. It’s only natural that some of us might have missed out on certain gems. This week, we would like to recommend our top three favorites. Sir If you plan to watch one movie from this list, let it be this. Don’t be fooled by the trailer. It lets you believe this is another one of those stories about a rich man changing the life of a poor, underprivileged woman. But Sir is so much more than that. It’s an extremely nuanced portrayal of the struggles and dreams of a daily wage earner.

Ratna, played by Tillotama Shome, is a widowed domestic help in Mumbai. She lands in a complicated relationship with her boss, Ashwin. He has just returned from America after breaking off his engagement. Though essentially a love story, Sir makes you question why and how societal constructs pose many hurdles in our day-to-day lives. The movie shines a light on class divide and the various social ills that come with it.

Shome is a delight to watch on screen. She embodies Ratna through her body language and dialogue delivery. Vivek Gomber, who plays the shy Ashwin, supports her wonderfully. He manages to convey a range of emotions while saying very little. In the end, you will find yourself rooting for the two and praising the director’s (Rohena Gera) brilliant execution of the plotline. Sir is a simple, feel-good story that stirs a lot of emotions. Do Dooni Chaar This is your chance to watch Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh together for the last time and witness the magic they bring to cinema as a couple. The camaraderie between the two is evident in the film and it is one of the many things that makes Do Dooni Chaar such an entertaining watch. An ode to teachers everywhere, Do Dooni Chaar is a realistic story about a middle-class family that wants to buy a car but struggles to do so on the protagonist’s (played by Rishi Kapoor) meager income. He is a math teacher. When he is bribed to make a student pass his exams, the moral conflict begins as does a hilarious account of what follows. Neetu Singh as Kusum adds a spark to the story. She’s the loving wife and mother who gives much-needed doses of reality checks. The other characters, like the couple’s daughter and son as well as the ‘well-meaning’ aunts and uncles who come and go, add interesting layers to a simple story and give it some edge. But it is indeed the endearing protagonist who steals the show. Soni This movie will make you angry. The misogyny sometimes gets a bit much. Like when this man asks his friend’s wife, ‘How is your Phoolan Devi? Has she calmed down?’ while inquiring about her colleague. She smiles and hands him a cup of tea. The wife is the Superintendent of Police and the colleague her husband’s friend is referring to is a sub-inspector. You realize that women are undermined everywhere, despite all that they do, and the positions they hold. Though a cop-drama, Soni doesn’t involve actual crime-solving. Rather, it’s about two women police officers and their professional and personal struggles. The film opens on a deserted street in Delhi where a woman on a bicycle is being stalked. The scene ends with the woman leaving the man with a broken jaw and a swollen eye. The short-tempered woman is Soni, a Delhi police sub-inspector, who doesn’t take harassment lightly. Her superintendent, Kalpana, is the exact opposite. She is calm and unfazed by problems. But she can do little to control Soni’s hot-headedness. The two women are also a part of a special operation intended to keep Delhi’s streets safe for women. The lifestyles of the two women protagonists are completely different. One lives in a cramped police colony flat and does all the household chores herself, while the other lives in a spacious apartment with a maid at her beck and call. But the issues the two women face are the same, simply because they are women. With outstanding performances by Geetika Vidya Ohlyan and Saloni Batra, Soni, co-written, directed, and edited by Ivan Ayr, is an essential watch.