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Mumbai, February 28 - After lending in the top five most-watched films worldwide in its opening weekend, superstar Shah Rukh Khan's comedy-drama Dunki remained one of the most-watched non-English films on Netflix for the second consecutive week. ## Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki scored 11.1 million viewing hours from 4.2 million views during the week of February 19 - February 25 and was the third most-viewed non-English film worldwide. The movie was made available to stream from February 15 and it scored 13 million viewing hours from 4.9 million views in the first 4 days. ## Dunki has so far scored 24.1 million viewing hours from 9.1 million views, making it one of the most-watched Indian films on the streamer in the first 11 days. Additionally, it is trending in the top 10 in 21 countries, including number 1 in India, UAE, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, and Pakistan. ## Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, Jio Studios, and Rajkumar Hirani Films, Dunki witnessed higher viewership than SRK's last movie Jawan which scored 8.9 million views at the same time on Netflix. Jawan, however, huge box office blockbuster with a worldwide gross collection of over 1150 crores while Dunki minted over 450 crores gross globally. ## Dunki is based on the illegal immigration technique called "donkey flight" which chronicles the journey of a group of friends dreaming of going abroad. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal in an extended cameo, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, among others key roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 21 - Director Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama Dunki starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan debuted in the top 5 most-watched non-English movies on Netflix during the week of February 12 - February 18. ## Dunki was made available to watch online after 8 weeks of the theatrical run on February 15. The movie scored 13 million viewing hours from 4.9 million views in the first 4 days of its launch and was the fifth most-watched non-English movie globally on the platform during the week. ## Produced by Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films, Dunki is trending in the top 10 in 15 countries, including number 1 in India, UAE, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Qatar, Maldives, Oman, and Mauritius. ## Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram continued to be in the top 10 non-English movies on Netflix for the second consecutive week. The Telugu and Hindi versions of the film were in the top 10 in its opening week (Feb. 5-11) and scored 8.1 million viewing hours from 3.1 million views. ## In the film's second week (Feb. 12-18), the Hindi version continued to attract viewership with 4.8 million viewing hours from 1.8 million views. The total viewership of the film is now 12.9 million viewing hours from 4.9 million and it is trending in the top 10 in 7 countries. ## Meanwhile, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor failed to make it into the top 10 for the fourth consecutive week. Nonetheless, the movie had a fantastic run on the streamer with 45.6 million viewing hours from 13.6 million views in the first 17 days. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 7 - Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor has broken a viewership record on Netflix. The action drama film scored the highest viewership for an Indian movie (direct or indirect) on the streamer in the first 10 days. ## Animal, which premiered on Netflix on January 26, has so far scored 39.3 million viewing hours from 11.7 million views in the first 10 days which is the highest ever for an Indian title. Previously, Yami Gautam-starrer Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (direct release) was the most-watched Indian title on Netflix in the first 10 days with 29 million hours. ## Among the post-theatrical Netflix releases, SS Rajamouli's mega-hit RRR was previously the number-one watched movie at the same time with 25.5 million viewing hours, a number Animal has beaten by a long margin. It scored 20.8 million viewing hours in the opening weekend, followed by 18.5 million in the second week (January 29 - February 4). ## Animal is trending in the top 10 list in 17 countries, including number-one in India, Sri Lanka, UAE, Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Mauritius. Other countries where the movie is trending are Australia, New Zealand, and Trinidad and Tobago, among others. ## Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani under T-Series, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios, the movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, and Triptii Dimri in key roles. It is about Ranvijay Singh, a violent man, who learns about an assassination attempt on his estranged father and sets out on a path of revenge and destruction. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 1 - Filmmaker Rohit Shetty's cop action drama series Indian Police Force which marks his digital debut, is the most-watched Indian web series on Amazon Prime Video in its first week of launch, the streamer said (via Variety). ## The series, created and directed by Rohit Shetty and Sushwanth Prakash, was released on January 19. While the viewership data were not revealed by the streamer, it trended in the Top 10 titles list in 65 countries in the first week. It is set in the Cop Universe and is produced by Shetty under the banner of Rohit Shetty Picturez and Reliance Entertainment.## Rohit Shetty added, "My fans have loved my cop films over the years, and it gives me immense joy to transport my craft of storytelling and action filmography to the world of streaming through ‘Indian Police Force'. I'm thrilled with the love and appreciation that the show has garnered so far not only in India but also in several other countries around the globe on Prime Video".## Season 1 of the show consists of 7 episodes and it features Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles, along with Shweta Tiwari, Nikitin Dheer, Rituraj Singh, Mukesh Rishi, and Lalit Parimoo in pivotal roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 24 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire scored a decent viewership on its Netflix debut after concluding the box office journey with over 600 crores gross worldwide. ## Directed by Prashanth Neel, "Salaar: Ceasefire" was made available to watch digitally on 20 January in South Indian languages, 28 days after the theatrical release. In the first two days, the movie scored 4.7 million viewing hours from 1.6 million views. ## It was the third most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix during the week of January 15 - January 21. While the numbers are decent, Netflix would have hoped for more considering the film's box-office performance. The viewership of "Salaar" is in the lines of any other mid-range Indian film on the streamer. ## "Salaar" is trending only in 4 countries in the top 10, including number 1 in India. This is another sign that the movie failed to reach wider audiences outside India and this was also reflected in its overseas box office performance as it grossed around 130 crores, which is less compared to most of the recent Pan India biggies. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 22 - Pan India superstar Prabhas-fronted action drama Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire is having a fantastic response on Netflix. The movie, directed by Prashanth Neel, debuted on the platform on January 20, after 28 days of its theatrical run. ## The movie was a box office success, grossing over 600 crores at the worldwide box office in all versions. On Netflix, Salaar premiered in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil languages, and the response so far is said to be fantastic. ## Netflix announced on social media that Salaar is trending at number 1 on its platform in India. The streamer released the weekly viewership data every Wednesday, and Salaar is expected to be among the top 3 most watched non-English films worldwide in its opening weekend. ## Celebration at Khansaar begins, SALAAR is trending No 1 on Netflix 🔥⚔️#SalaarOnNetflix now streaming in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. pic.twitter.com/0AidNdvRdm— Netflix India South (@Netflix_INSouth) January 22, 2024 ## "Salaar: Ceasefire" is the first of the planned two-part release with the second part titled "Salaar: Part 2 – Shouryaanga Parvam". Produced by Hombale Films, the movie stars Prabhas in the title role and Prithviraj Sukumaran, with a supporting cast that includes Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Bobby Simha, Tinnu Anand, Easwari Rao, Sriya Reddy, and Ramachandra Raju. ## Set in the fictional dystopian city-state of Khansaar, the film follows the friendship between Deva (Prabhas), a tribesman, and Varadha (Prithviraj), the prince of Khansaar. When a coup d'état is planned by his father's ministers and his relatives, Varadha enlists Deva's help to become Khansaar's undisputed ruler.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, January 15 - Netflix has acquired the post-theatrical streaming rights of some of the biggest Telugu Pan-Indian films in 2024 and beyond. The streamer has been putting efforts to make a mark in the Indian digital space and its upcoming South Indian slate is the first major push. ## The biggest film Netflix has acquired is the upcoming Pan India movie Pushpa - The Rule. Starring superstar Allu Arjun, the action drama film is scheduled to release theatrically on August 15, 2024, in multiple languages and it is likely to be available on Netflix after an 8-week theatrical window in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil. ## Superstar Jr. NTR's action drama Devara - Part 1, directed by Koratala Siva, is another big Telugu Pan India film acquired by Netflix after its theatrical release, which is on April 5. The movie, just like Pushpa 2, is expected to be ready to stream after 8 weeks of the theatrical window in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Tamil. ## Director Prashanth Neel and superstar Prabhas' Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, which was released during Christmas 2023 weekend, will also be streaming on Netflix soon. The movie has emerged as a big box office success with a worldwide gross collection of over 600 crores. Netflix will stream it in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil language. ## The line-up also includes Vijay Deverakonda's untitled action drama film VD 12, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri. The theatrical release date of the movie is not locked yet. Veteran Nandamuri Balakrishna's untitled action drama NBK 109, directed by Bobby will also be streaming on Netflix after its theatrical run. ## Other films on Netflix's Telugu slate are Sithara Entertainments' Tillu Square a sequel to 2022 hit "DJ Tillu", starring Siddhu, Studio Green's Buddy, starring Allu Sirish; Sithara Entertainments' Gangs of Godavari starring Vishwak Sen, GA2 Pictures' Production No. 9, and UV Creations' Production 12, starring Kartikeya Gummakonda. ## All of the upcoming Telugu films announced by Netflix will first be released in theatres before they become available for streaming in the original languages, along with other dubbed versions. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 2 - Amazon Prime Video's hugely popular comedy-drama series Panchayat is returning with its third season. The streamer recently shared some behind-the-scenes pictures, featuring the lead actor Jitendra Kumar, which indicated that the show was going to stream soon. ## Set against the backdrop of rural India, the first two seasons of Panchayat were a huge hit for Prime Video, and the audience is keen to know when Panchayat 3 will start streaming. Well, the streamer has put the end to rest and confirmed that the third season of the show will stream on May 28.## Starring Jitendra Kumar as Abhishek Tripathi, Panchayat Secretary, the series deals with his experiences, unfamiliar with village cultures, who on completing his degree gets a low-salary position as a secretary of a Gram panchayat in a remote village called Phulera in Uttar Pradesh. ## you moved the laukis, we unlocked your reward! #PanchayatOnPrime S3, May 28@TheViralFever @ArunabhKumar @StephenPoppins #ChandanKumar @uncle_sherry @vijaykoshy @Farjigulzar #RaghubirYadav @Neenagupta001 @chandanroy77 @malikfeb @Sanvikka #PankajJha pic.twitter.com/ouN5ON5hGp— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) May 2, 2024 ## The first two seasons of the show were hailed for providing high quality neat and clean entertainment to the audiences and the same is expected from the third season. The first season premiered in April 2020, followed by season 2 in May 2022. The primary language of the show is Hindi and it was also made available in the dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions. ## Written by Chandan Kumar and directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, the show features Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Sanvikaa, Chandan Roy, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik, and Sunita Rajwar.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 3 - Netflix released its weekly viewership chart and Zack Snyder's sci-fi epic Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire stayed on top for the second week in a row worldwide by a huge margin. ## The over $160 million budgeted flick, despite the poor reviews, has crossed 50 million views and over 100 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. After debuting at number 1 with 54.1 million viewing hours from 23.9 million views, the movie scored 77 million viewing hours from 34 million views in the week of December 25 - December 31, 2023. ## The total viewership of "Rebel Moon" is 131.1 million viewing hours from 57.9 million views in the first 10 days. The numbers are good considering the poor reviews from critics at 24% and the average response from audiences at 60% on Rotten Tomatoes.## Starring Sofia Boutella, the film is set in a fictional galaxy ruled by the imperialistic Motherworld, whose military, the Imperium, threatens a farming colony on the moon of Veldt. Kora, a former Imperium soldier, ventures on a quest to recruit warriors from across the galaxy to make a stand against the Imperium before they return to Veldt. ## Meanwhile, the coming-of-age Bollywood drama film Kho Gaye Hum Kahan debuted at number 4 in the non-English category with 6.3 million viewing hours from 2.8 million views in its first weekend. The movie is riding on positive reviews and is expected to see viewership jumping in the coming days. ## Directed by debutante Arjun Varain Singh and produced by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby Films, the film stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Adarsh Gourav as three friends who navigate their goals and relationships against the pressures of social media.## Nimrit Kaur and Radhika Madan's Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video also remained in the top 10 for the second week in a row at Netflix. It scored 4.3 million viewing hours from 2.3 million views during the week of December 25-31, 2023, while the total viewership of the film has reached 6 million viewing hours from 3.2 million views in 10 days. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 13 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue was the most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix during the week of December 4 - December 10, and also crossed 10 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. ## Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, "Mission Raniganj" scored 5.7 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views on Netflix during the said week. It was the 5th most-watched non-English title on the streamer in its opening weekend with 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views.## The total viewing hours of the movie are now 11.20 million from 4.9 million views. The film is trending in the top 10 in 14 countries, including number 1 in India, Oman, and Pakistan. Outside Asia, "Mission Raniganj" is trending at number 10 in Nigeria and number 6 in Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, Zoya Akhtar's "The Archies" which was directly released on Netflix on December 7, scored 5.2 million viewing hours from 2.2 million views in its opening weekend and was the third most-watched non-English film worldwide. The movie received poor reviews from critics and OTT audiences. ## Another Indian film in the top 10 was Bhumi Padnekar and Shehnaaz Gill's "Thank You for Coming" at number 7. It scored 2.9 million viewing hours from 1.5 million views and is trending at number 3 in India, behind "The Archies" and "Mission Raniganj". ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 6 - Thalapathy Vijay's box office blockbuster Leo had its worldwide debut on Netflix on November 28 in all versions, however, only the Hindi version of the film could make it to the streamer's top 10 viewership chart. Netflix released its weekly chart in which two Indian films finished in the top 5 during the week of November 27 - December 4. ## The Hindi version of "Leo" scored 6.8 million viewing hours from 2.5 million views and was the third most-watched non-English film in the world on Netflix in its first week. The film is trending in the top 10 in 9 countries, including number 1 in Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.## Akshay Kumar's rescue thriller Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue also started on a decent note on Netflix and was the 5th most watched non-English title on the streamer in the week of Nov 27 - Dec 3. The film had a below-average outing in its theatrical run despite getting positive reviews and now trying to find some attraction on OTT. ## "Mission Raniganj" was released on Netflix on December 1st and scored 5.5 million viewing hours from 2.4 million views in its first three days. It is trending in the top 10 in 12 countries, including number 1 in India. The film is getting a good reception from OTT audiences which should help it to garner good viewership going ahead. ## Meanwhile, Yash Raj Films' production web series The Railway Men - The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984 crossed 30 million viewing hours (32.6 million total) from 8.2 million views. It was the 5th most non-English web show in the world during the last week and continues to trend in the top 10 in 15 countries, including number 1 in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, November 30 - The second instalment of the anthology film Lust Stories has been the most popular Indian streaming film of 2023 so far, as per the IMDb rating which is determined by the page views on the website. The movies on the list are the ones released between the period of January 1 - November 6. ## Lust Stories 2, which was released on June 29, scored 18.5 million viewing hours in the first three weeks on Netflix. Even though the numbers are lower than many films released this year on Netflix, the film attracted audience attention due to its solid casting and content. ## Kareena Kapoor's Jaane Jaan is the second most popular Indian streaming movie of the year. It was a big success for Netflix and in the first three weeks, it scored 38 million viewing hours. Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, it is the crime investigation thriller which marked Kareena's OTT debut. ## The third most popular streaming movie of the year is Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna's spy actioner Mission Majnu, which is again a Netflix movie. The movie was originally announced for the theatrical release before makers changed their plans to release it directly on OTT. ## Amazon Prime Video's Bawaal starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor is the 4th most popular Indian streaming title. Just like "Mission Majnu", this Nitesh Tiwari's directorial was also meant for theatrical release but was made available on Prime Video. Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal's Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, which is one of the most-watched movies of the year on OTT, is ranked 5th as the most popular movie of 2023. ## Here is The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Films (Streaming) of 2023 - ## 1. Lust Stories 2 (Netflix) - Kajol, Tamannah Bhatia, Mrunal Thakur, Vijay Varma## 2. Jaane Jaan (Netflix) - Kareena Kapoor, Vijay Varma## 3. Mission Majnu (Netflix) - Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Malhotra## 4. Bawaal (Prime Video) - Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor## 5. Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (Netflix) - Yami Gautam, Sunny Kaushal, Sharad Kelkar## 6. Bloody Daddy (Jio Cinema) - Shahid Kapoor## 7. Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (ZEE5) - Manoj Bajpayee## 8. Gaslight (Disney+Hotstar) - Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, Chitrangda Singh## 9. Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery (Netflix) - Sanya Malhotra## 10. Mrs Undercover (ZEE5) - Radhika Apte, Sumit Vyas## Stay tuned...