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Mumbai, August 1 - Netflix finally set a premiere date for its highly-awaited Squid Game Season 2 and has also announced the third season which will be the end of the show. ## Written, created, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on December 26 globally this year while the third and final season will premiere in 2025. The release date of this sci-fi survival action thriller show was announced with a video. ## Season 1 of Squid Game, which is the most-watched Netflix title ever (in any category) with 265.2 million views (2.20 billion viewing hours), introduced fans to the K-drama's titular deadly game, which forces citizens to gamble with their lives. In return, they may win a world-changing cash prize — or suffer the dire consequences. ## The official synopsis of Season 2 reads, "Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it".## The upcoming show features the returning cast in Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Gong Yoo, and Wi Ha-jun while newcomers Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Jo Yu-ri, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, and Won Ji-an will all appear as an ensemble of colourful new characters. ## The real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26. Final Season coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/qlek1ogGp9— Squid Game (@squidgame) July 31, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 20 - The third season of Amazon Prime Video's rural comedy-drama Panchayat emerged as the most-watched Hindi show in the first half of 2024, beating big-budgeted shows like Heeramandi, and Indian Police Force.## According to Ormax Media, Panchyat Season 3 has generated 28.20 million views, becoming the most-watched Hindi language web series across streaming platforms in the first six months of 2024. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix show, Heeramandi and Rohit Shetty's Prime Video series, Indian Police Force, were the next two most-watched titles with 20.30 million and 19.50 million views, respectively. ## Disney Plus Hotstar, however, ruled the list of the top 10 most-watched Hindi shows in the first half of the year with five titles, which include The Legend of Hanuman (14.8 million), Showtime (12.5 million), Karma Calling (9.1 million), Baahubali: Crown of Blood (8 million), and Lootere (8 million).## Ormax Media estimates viewership using primary research conducted among audiences across India on a weekly basis. The estimated viewership represents the number of people who have watched a show (at least one full episode), or a film (at least 30 minutes). ## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, July 17 - Vijay Sethupathi's action thriller Maharaja has had a strong debut on Netflix after the excellent box office performance which saw it becoming the first Tamil movie of 2024 to top 100 crores gross worldwide. ## The film, directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, started streaming on Netflix on July 12, four weeks after its theatrical release on June 14. In its opening weekend (July 12 - July 14), Maharaja scored a strong 3.2 million views and was the 4th most-watched non-English movie on Netflix during the same week.## Maharaja had one of the biggest opening weekends for an Indian movie of 2024 on the streamer, beating the likes of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2.9 million views) and Laapataa Ladies (2.2 million views), and on par with Ajay Devgn's Shaitaan (3.2 million views), among others.## The movie has been trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates. The word of mouth for the movie is exceptional which should lead to a jump in viewership in the coming days to make it one of the most-watched Tamil movies ever on this platform.## Produced by The Route, Think Studios, and Passion Studios, the film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the title role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli and Bharathiraja.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, July 16 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted Kalki 2898 AD will stay in theatres longer than the recent Telugu biggies, as the team has reportedly confirmed it won't be releasing on the digital platform anytime soon. ## Directed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 AD is having a great run at the worldwide box office, already grossing over 950 crores in just 19 days. There were rumours that just like the other recent Telugu movies, Kalki would also be streaming on digital platforms after 4 weeks which has been denied by the makers.## As per Telugu media reports, the sci-fi epic blockbuster will be made available on a digital platform only after 10 weeks of its theatrical release, as per the pre-agreement with the OTT platform which has bought the streaming rights. ## Kalki 2898 AD is a Pan India movie and performed well in every version at the domestic and worldwide box office so far. The extension for the theatrical window is welcome news for theatres though the movie's pace at the box office is slowing down. ## The film stars Prabhas in the leading role alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani, among others. It is the first instalment in a planned Kalki Cinematic Universe. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2898 AD, the film follows a select group on a mission to save Kalki, the unborn child of SUM-80, a lab subject.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 14 - Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has become the first Indian to hit 100 million followers on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The second most followed Indian is cricketer Virat Kohli with 63.8 million followers. ## PM Modi is only the 7th person and the second politician after former US president United States (131.7 million) to hit 100 million followers on X. Elon Musk, the owner of X, is the most followed account with 188.7 million followers.## Narendra Modi took to the platform to share his joy of reaching the 100 million milestone. "A hundred million on @X! Happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism and more. Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well", the PM said.## A hundred million on @X! Happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism and more. Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well. pic.twitter.com/Gcl16wsSM5— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Kochi, July 14 - One of the highest-grossing Malayalam movies of all-time, Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, has finally locked the streaming day after more than 100 days of its theatrical release on March 28. ## Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Blessy, Aadujeevitham will make its streaming debut on Netflix on July 19, in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil languages, after 113 days of the theatrical run. ## Aadujeevitham was originally supposed to lock a deal with Disney+Hotstar which has been a frequent collaborator for Malayalam movies, but the deal didn't materialize due to some reasons before Netflix grabbed the streaming rights for all versions.## Earlier, the survival thriller ended its box office run as the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time at the worldwide box office with approximately 157.50+ crores gross which includes 98 crores gross in India and 59.50 crores overseas collection. ## The movie is an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling Malayalam novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which is based on the real-life story of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant labourer, one among thousands of Indians who were forced into slavery in Saudi Arabia as goatherds on secluded farms in the deserts by the native Arabs.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 10 - After dethroning India's T-Series to become the most subscribed YouTube channel in the world, MrBeast has now become the first to hit 300 million subscribers on the online video-sharing platform. ## MrBeast has now over 300 million YouTube subscribers, followed by India's music company and production house, T-Series with 269 million subscribers. These are the only two channels to have over 200 million subscribers on YouTube, as the third best, Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes has 178 million while India's Sony SET is 4th with 174 million. ## James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, online personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for his fast-paced and high-production videos, which feature elaborate challenges and large giveaways.## Upon reaching 300 million subscribers, the YouTuber took to the social media platform X to remember how he freaked out when he hit 300 subscribers 11 years ago. ## I remember freaking out when I hit 300 subscribers 11 years ago.. lol pic.twitter.com/YJadTd0pZq— MrBeast (@MrBeast) July 10, 2024 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, July 7 - The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed on Sunday that it recorded 1.3 billion views in the first 24 hours after the final match of the T2O World Cup between India and South Africa on June 29 across ICC digital channels. ## India defeated South Africa in the final to end their ICC trophy drought of 10 years to win their second T20 World Cup. The victory led to a massive celebration in the country and the ICC also made the most of it by sharing unseen videos on its digital platforms, scoring record viewership. ## The most watched video on the ICC digital channel in the 24 hours after the final was a dance video in which Virat Kohli can be seen shaking legs with Arshdeep Singh and other players. It scored 124 million views. The second most-watched video with 101 million views was Suryakumar Yadav's high-pressure catch on the boundary to dismiss David Miller. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by ICC (@icc) ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 19 - Director Rajesh A Krishnan's Crew has become the most-watched Indian film of 2024 on Netflix, surpassing the total reported viewership of Aamir Khan's production venture, Laapataa Ladies in just 24 days. ## The heist comedy, starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon, Crew added 1.2 million views from June 10 - June 16, taking its total views to 17.9 million in 24 days. Laapataa Ladies had scored 17.1 million views during its stay in the top 10 on Netflix and is now the second most-watched Indian title of the year. ## Crew premiered on Netflix on May 24 after completing 8 weeks of the theatrical run with over 150 crores in gross collection at the worldwide box office. On its Netflix premiere, the movie scored 5.4 million views in the opening weekend, followed by 8.9 million views in the first full week, and 2.4 million in the next week. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, a box office disaster, scored 8 million views in the first 10 days on Netflix. During its first full week (June 9 - June 16), the action thriller was the second most-watched non-English title worldwide with 5.1 million views. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 5 - Director Rajesh A Krishnan's heist comedy Crew starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon is turning out to be a big success on Netflix after emerging as one of the biggest box office successes of the year. ## Crew premiered on Netflix on May 24 after completing 8 weeks of the theatrical run with over 150 crores in gross collection at the worldwide box office. On its Netflix premiere, the movie scored 5.4 million views in the opening weekend, taking one of the best starts of the year for an Indian title. ## The movie's viewership shot up in the second week (May 27 - June 2) as it scored 8.9 million views. In 10 days so far, Crew has generated 14.3 million views and become the third most-watched Indian movie of the year on Netflix. By next week, it is expected to become the most-watched title by topping Laapataa Ladies.## Crew was the second most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix during the week of May 27 - June 2. It has been trending in the top 10 in 40 countries, including number 1 in most of the Asian countries. ## Meanwhile, Aamir Khan's production venture Laapataa Ladies added another 1.4 million views in its 6th week, pushing its total viewership to 17.1 million. It is currently the most-watched Indian film of 2024 on Netflix, followed by Shaitaan with 14.8 million views. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 1 - The Japanese epic kaiju film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One has finally started streaming in India, after shockingly not getting a theatrical release. ## Hailed as the finest Godzilla movie, Godzilla Minus One was originally released in theatres last year, however, despite the huge demand, the makers couldn't find a way to release it in India despite attempting to release it via PVR Inox Pictures. ## While the big screen release of the film couldn't possible, Netflix has brought the movie to the Indian audience and it is now streaming in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language. The early response is already pouring in and as expected, is highly positive. ## Godzilla Minus One, made on a budget of around $15 million, has been a huge box-office blockbuster with a worldwide gross collection of over $115 million. It is the highest-grossing Japanese Godzilla movie and is touted as the best across all 37 movies in the franchise. ## The movie is set in postwar Japan and follows a former kamikaze pilot suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after encountering a giant monster known as "Godzilla". It went on to win the Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 28 - Aamir Khan's production venture Laapataa Ladies has become the most-watched Indian film of 2024 on Netflix by beating Hrithik Roshan's Fighter.## Directed by Kiran Rao, Laapataa Rao added another 1.9 million views in its fifth week (May 20 - May 26) which took its total viewership to 15.7 million views in 31 days to become the most-watched Indian title of 2024 on Netflix after beating Fighter (14 million views). ## Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn-fronted Shaitaan has also crossed Fighter and is now the second most-watched Indian movie of the year. The horror thriller added 1.8 million views in its 4th week to push its total viewership to 14.8 million in 24 days. ## Interestingly, the top 5 most-watched Indian films of 2024 on Netflix were first released in theatres before going to the streamer. Ranbir Kapoor-fronted Animal is at number 4 with 13.6 million views while Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki is fifth with 10.8 million views. (data as of May 26). ## Stay tuned...