Netflix goes Bollywood with the latest comedy film Best of the Best (2026). The streaming service’s brand new project follows two best friends who join a Bollywood dance troupe. The new film stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia, among others.
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Priyanka Kedia, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)) and Hasan Minhaj star in the brand new comedy film Best of the Best. The Netflix Original follows two childhood best friends, Maya (Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Kedia), who join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team. There they discover that the road to winning the US Championship is much more chaotic and unforgiving than they ever imagined.
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Setbacks
Best of the Bestwhich also stars Chaneil Kular, Sasha Bhasin and Ankur Rathee, celebrates the energy of Bollywood dance, but also shows the adversities of growing up and the importance of friendship, according to Netflix. This story was exactly the reason for director Lena Khan to make this film.
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When on Netflix?
Best of the Best will be released on Netflix on September 18. For a complete overview of all new films and series that will soon appear on the streaming service, visit our Coming soon to Netflix page.
Watch on Netflix • The film follows two childhood best friends, Maya (Ramakrishnan) and Anjali (Kedia), who join UCLA’s competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team.
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