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Best of the Best 2026
Best of the Best represents an American comedy dance film directed by Lena Khan with screenplay written by Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam focusing on the competitive collegiate Bollywood-fusion dance scene. Starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia along with Chaneil Kular, Ankur Rathee, Lilly Singh, Janina Gavankar, and Minhaj, the story follows lifelong companions Maya and Anjali who become members of UCLA's Bollywood-fusion dance squad and participate in a national dance championship.
The motion picture, produced by 186K Films and Rideback, premiered on Netflix in September 18, 2026. Critics provided generally favorable assessments of the release.
Cast
- Maitreyi RamakrishnanMaya Krishnaraj
- Priyanka KediaAnjali
- Ankur RatheeRonak
- Chaneil KularArjun
- Hasan MinhajUCLA Professor Hamza Latif
- Janina GavankarRekha
Crew
- Director
- Lena Khan
- Writer
- Hasan Minhaj, Prashanth Venkataramanujam
- Producer
- Jonathan Erlich, Hasan Minhaj, Prashanth Venkataramanujam, Ryan Halprin, Ellen H. Schwartz
- Cinematography
- Adam Carboni
- Editing
- Phillip J. Bartell
- Music
- Daniel Rojas (Costa Rican composer)
Details
- Production
- 186K Films, Rideback
- Distributor
- Netflix
