National Astronaut Day: Revisit some of the most thought-provoking science-fiction films that shaped the industry

In honour of the 9th annual National Astronaut Day today, on May 5, 2025, commemorated since 2017, take a journey through the cosmos without leaving your screen. OTTplay Premium offers a curated selection of timeless classics that explore the wonders of science and its mind-bending inventions. From groundbreaking sci-fi epics to inspiring stories, these films will transport you to the stars and beyond, celebrating the spirit of adventure and discovery more about science's magic.

Science-fiction films on OTTplay Premium:

Mr. India

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik, Aftab Shivdasani, Sharat Saxena, Annual Kapur, Ashok Kumar, Bob Christo, Aanjjan Srivastav

Arun is the only guardian to a group of orphaned children. Soon he finds himself in a desperate struggle to protect the innocent kids from a ruthless gangster, named Mogambo, who's determined to take the orphanage away. When one of the children tragically passes away due to Mogambo's torture, Arun's grief turns to vengeance. He discovers his late scientist father's long-abandoned invention, which is an invisibility wrist watch, and decides to use it to exact justice on the gangster and safe his family.

Koi...Mil Gaya

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Hansika Motwani, Prem Chopra, Rajat Bedi, Mukesh Rishi, Johnny Lever, Beena Banerjee

Mentally disabled Rohit lives with his mother in a small town, called Kasauli. Soo he forms an unlikely bond with a unique visitor from outside world of space. As their friendship deepens, the government become aware of the alien's presence and launch a pursuit to capture it. Rohit, determined to shield his new friend, embarks on a mission to outsmart the police and keep his alien companion safe.

Jaane Hoga Kya

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal, Rahul Dev, Preeti Jhangiani, Tinnu Anand, Zarina Wahab

A scientist achieves a groundbreaking invention by creating a human clone of himself. Unfortunately, his triumph is short-lived, as the clone vanishes from his laboratory, and commits a heinous murder. With evidence pointing towards the scientist, he finds himself wrongly accused and imprisoned for the crime, sparking a desperate quest to clear his name.

Abby Sen

Cast: Abir Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Pran Bandyopadhyay, Arunima Ghosh, Priyanka Sarkar, Bratya Basu, Kanchan Mullick, Biswanath Basu, Kharaj Mukherjee

This Bengali film revolves around Abby, a struggling young professional, who has hit rock bottom after losing again his seventh job. Desperate for a solution, he turns to a scientist, who proposes an unorthodox plan of using time travel fromula to transport Abby back to a period of time, when job hunting was less challenging. With nothing to lose, Abby agrees, and embarks on a journey through time in search of stability.

24

Cast: Suriya, Nithya Menen, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Saranya Ponvannan, Girish Karnad, Mohan Raman

This Tamil drama is about a brilliant scientist, who creates a revolutionary time-traveling watch, but his evil and jealous twin brother will stop at nothing to claim it. As the years pass, the scientist's son finds himself facing against his ruthless uncle, who remains fixated on acquiring the watch for his notorious purposes, making it a deadly family feud.