May Movie Madness: From ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ to ‘Raja Shivaji’, 10 Releases You Can’t Miss

The month of May this year arrives loaded with cinematic firepower.

Long-awaited sequels, a galaxy-spanning franchise return, a decade-in-the-making historical epic, and a slate of romantic comedies make this month's upcoming movies something worth clearing your calendar for.

Here are 10 films to watch this May.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)

Reportedly the most-watched comedy trailer in 15 years with 222 million views in its first 24 hours, the appetite for this sequel speaks for itself.

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to Runway Magazine, with the story now placing Andy Sachs as Features Editor while Miranda Priestly fights to save the publication from digital-era irrelevance.

New additions include Kenneth Branagh and an original song from Lady Gaga and Doechii.

Mortal Kombat II (May 8)

Director Simon McQuoid returns with a largely intact ensemble now bolstered by Karl Urban as fan-favourite Johnny Cage.

The sequel is tracking to double the opening weekend of the 2021 original. Earthrealm's defenders face a full-scale invasion by Shao Kahn, played by Martyn Ford.

Rated R, running 116 minutes, and deliberately leaning into the franchise's more outrageous tendencies.

Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft (May 7)

The film captures Eilish's world tour, one of the most visually elaborate productions of the current era, built around the sonic world of her 2024 album of the same name.

Unlike a standard concert broadcast, the 3D format places the viewer inside the spectacle rather than at a remove from it.

For fans of the album's introspective, genre-blurring sound, this is the closest thing to a front-row seat.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (May 21)

Director Jon Favreau now brings Din Djarin and Grogu to IMAX, with Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White joining the cast.

The creative team from the Disney+ series, including co-writer Dave Filoni and composer Ludwig Goransson, is intact.

Whether it can recalibrate the franchise's cinematic standing is the defining question of the month.

I Love Boosters (May 22)

Directed by Boots Riley, who upended Hollywood conventions with Sorry to Bother You, this action-adventure comedy stars Keke Palmer and Demi Moore in a pairing that makes very little obvious sense, which is precisely the point.

The most unpredictable entry on the calendar and worth watching for that reason alone.

Raja Shivaji (May 1)

Riteish Deshmukh directs and stars as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj alongside Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, and a Salman Khan cameo.

Reportedly budgeted at over Rs 200 crore, shot across the Western Ghats with music by Ajay-Atul and cinematography by Santosh Sivan.

Releasing on Maharashtra Day in Marathi, Hindi, and Telugu simultaneously.

Ek Din (May 1)

A remake of the 2016 Thai film One Day, directed by Sunil Pandey and produced under Aamir Khan Productions, this is Sai Pallavi's Hindi film debut, starring opposite Junaid Khan.

The pairing of Bollywood legacy (Aamir Khan's son's theatrical debut) with one of South cinema's most respected performers is either a masterstroke of casting or a mismatch that needs strong word-of-mouth to resolve.

Daadi Ki Shaadi (May 8)

Directed by Ashish R. Mohan and produced by Rtake Studios, BeingU Studios, and Shimla Talkies, the film's real bet is treating an elderly woman's romantic desire as the central story rather than comic relief - something Bollywood has spent decades sidestepping.

Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (May 15)

Ayushmann Khurrana plays a man juggling three relationships, with Sara Ali Khan, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Rakul Preet Singh.

According to Bollywood Hungama, worldwide distribution rights were sold to Zee Studios for Rs 35 crore.

Set in Prayagraj, with Vijay Raaz adding sharp comic tension as a police interrogator.

Chand Mera Dil (May 22)

Dharma Productions backs this campus romance starring Ananya Panday and Lakshya, directed by Vivek Soni.

Lakshya, who broke through with Kill, gets his first mainstream Dharma romantic lead.

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(With inputs from yMedia)