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Mumbai, June 8 - SS Rajamouli's RRR continues to rule the digital world after finishing high at the box office. The Hindi version of the period action drama film has topped Netflix's global viewership chart for the second week in a row after debuting in the top 10 on the opening weekend. ## "RRR" scored 13.94 million viewing hours and was the most-watched non-English film worldwide during the week - May 30 - June 5. It was also the number 1 movie worldwide in the last week as well with 18.36 million viewing hours. The total viewing hours of the movie on Netflix has now reached 39.48 million in 15 days.## The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan starrer epic blockbuster was trending in the top 10 in 57 countries on Netflix in the last week while it is currently trending in the top 10 in 54 countries. In America, it is in the top 10 in 21 countries, including the United States. ## Meanwhile, Alia Bhatt-fronted Gangubai Kathiawadi has scored 50 million viewing hours on Netflix after the watch time of 2.84 million in its 6th week (May 30 - June 5). The Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film remained in the top 10 throughout the 6 weeks in the most-watched non-English films category. It now reached 50.88 million viewing hours. ## Shahid Kapoor's Jersey also remained in the top 10 for the 3rd week in a row. It attracted 2.11 million watch time hours, pushing the cumelative viewership hours to 11.77 million. Meanwhile, Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam movie Jana Gana Mana also debuted in the top 10 with 2.23 million watch time hours. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 1 - The American science fiction horror drama series, Stranger Things has proved why is one of the most loved shows worldwide as Season 4 of this blockbuster series scored the biggest opening weekend ever for Netflix. ## The Volume 1 of Season 4 was launched on May 27 and according to Netflix's internal measurement, Stranger Things racked up 286.79 million hours of viewing time worldwide during its opening weekend. It stormed past the previous record holder, season two of "Bridgerton", which had 193 million viewing hours. ## With two episodes are still to be released in July, the Season 4 of "Stranger Things" could become Netflix's most-watched English show ever over its first 28 days of release. "Bridgerton" season 2 is currently the most-watched English series on Netflix with 656.26 million hours of viewing across the globe. ## Intrestingly, the season 4 of the series also pushed Netflix viewers to watch the previous seasons as the first three seasons had a combined 84.55 million hours of viewing time during the last week. The all four seasons were among the top 5 English shows globally in the week, May 23 - May 29. ## Korea's Squid Game is the all-time leader among Netflix series in any language with 1.65 billion viewing hours over its first 28 days of release. Part five of Money Heist is the second most-watched Netflix series during the said time with 792.23 million hours while Bridgerton season 2 falls third in the list. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 1 - SS Rajamouli's global box office blockbuster RRR Hindi version has stormed the digital world, taking 1st spot as the most-watched non-English film globally during the week of May 23 - May 29 on Netflix. ## The period action drama film was launched on Netflix on May 20, and it debuted in the top 10 with 7.18 million viewing hours in the first 3 days. It completed 8 weeks in theaters and grossed over 315 crores in Hindi at the domestic box office. ## The movie beat all other films on the streamer to take the first position in the following week (May 23 - May 29) on Netflix and scored a huge 18.36 million viewing hours, pushing total viewing hours to 25.54 million. "RRR's" 18.36 million viewing hours is the highest ever for a post-theatrical Indian movie on Netflix in a single week. ## "RRR" starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn along with Olivia Morris, is currently trending in the top 10 in 57 countries on Netflix. In America, it is in the top 10 in 18 countries, including the United States and Canada. The movie continued to be the number 1 movie in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bahrain, among many others. ## Shahid Kapoor's sports drama film is receiving love on Netflix as it broke into the top 5. After debuting at number 7 with 4.17 million viewing hours, the movie scored

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Mumbai, May 25 - The last few weeks have been excellent for the Indian movies on Netflix, and the trend is continuing with the new releases as well. Among the big gainers on the streamer, Alia Bhatt's Gangubai Kathiawadi stands tall and has attracted massive viewership and remained in the top 5 most-watched non-English film for the 4th consecutive week. ## It is a rare feat for a movie to find its place in the top 5 for such a long time, especially when a film completed 8 weeks in theaters with excellent numbers. But Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed is doing this with ease and is the most-watched non-direct OTT Indian movie on Netflix. ## During its 4th week (May 16 - May 22) on the streamer, Gangubai Kathiawadi scored 8.8 million viewing hours, which is higher than the second week (8.3 million). The cumulative viewing hours number of GB has now reached 43.2 million in 27 days. It is trending in the top 10 films in 34 countries. It was trending in 23 countries in the 3rd week. ## SS Rajamouli's global box office blockbuster, RRR Hindi version has made a big debut on Netflix. Launched on May 20 after completing 8 weeks in theaters with approx. 1120 crores worldwide gross, the period action drama film scored 7.18 million viewing hours in the first 3 days.## RRR, starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn along with Olivia Morris among others, is trending in the top 10 non-English films in 14 countries on Netflix. It is currently the number one movie in India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. Considering the fact that RRR is still making money at the box office, the viewership numbers of it are very good. ## Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor's Hindi remake of Telugu sports drama film Jersey scored 4.47 million viewing hours in its opening weekend and was the 7th most-watched non-English film last week. It was launched on Netflix on May 20, after completing its theatrical run where it didn't perform well. One of the main reasons behind its comparatively low numbers is that the dubbed version of the original movie is already available on YouTube for free. ## Thalapathy Vijay's Beast Hindi version Raw, which was released on Netflix on May 11, scored 2.58 million viewing hours in its second week. It was the 10th most-watched non-English film on the streamer last week. It had attracted 4.8 million viewing hours in the first weekend.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 24 - Alia Bhatt's maiden production venture, Darlings, is taking a direct-to-digital route via Netflix. Directed by Jasmeet K Reen, Darlings is a black comedy-drama that stars Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Mathew in the lead roles.## "Darlings holds a very special place in my heart. It's my first film as a producer that too with Red Chillies. We are very proud and happy with how the film has shaped up and we hope it will entertain and engage audiences the world over", Alia said in a statement.## The Gangubai Kathiawadi actress took to Twitter and announced the news. "Hey, darlings. I want to tell you something big but the network is not good here. Hello..hello?" she wrote. ## Hey, darlings. I want to tell you something big but the network is not good here. Hello..hello?#Darlings #DarlingsOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/oMKXdNvXSA— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) May 24, 2022 ## Darlings marks Alia Bhatt's third film to stream on Netflix. Her previous two movies, Gangubai Kathiawadi and RRR also released on Netflix after completing their theatrical run. Darlings is Alia's second direct-to-digital release after Sadak, which was premiered on Disney Plus Hotstar in 2022. ## The movie is said to be a dark comedy about a mother-daughter relationship. Shefali Shah will be seen playing Alia's mother in the film. It is produced by Alia's Eternal Sunshine Production with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. The premiere date on Netflix is yet to be set. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 19 - SS Rajamouli's global blockbuster "RRR" is all set for its digital premiere on ZEE5 and Netflix. While ZEE5 will stream South Indian versions, Netflix bought the Hindi streaming rights, and all the versions will be streaming on May 20. ## Earlier, Netflix had announced the "RRR" Hindi digital release on June 2, which has now been preponed to May 20th, coinciding with Jr. NTR's birthday. The Hindi version will start streaming from 12 AM tonight free of cost for all the subscribers. ## You said you couldn't wait to see them and WE COULDN'T EITHER!! RRR 🐯❤️‍🔥 ARRIVES ON NETFLIX IN JUST 1̶3̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶ 24 HOURS 🤯🥳 pic.twitter.com/Idrn7XXQJg— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) May 19, 2022 ## The South Indian versions, including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, will also be free of cost for all ZEE5 subscribers. Earlier, the makers had set the Pay-Per-View model on the streamer for South versions of "RRR", and they have now decided to go with the proper post-theatrical streaming plans. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 18 - The South Korean survival drama series, "Squid Game" broke all the records of viewership when it was released on Netflix in September last year. Netflix renewed the show for the second season after getting a thundering response worldwide, becoming the streamer's most profitable series ever. ## Ever since the second season of this blockbuster series has been announced, the fans are eager to know when it will debut. Many have been hoping it to release this year, but it looks like they will have to wait for a longer time as the series isn't coming until the end of 2023. ## Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk told Vanity Fair that he predicts the next batch of episodes won't be ready for release until the end of 2023 at the earliest. The Vanity Fair report states, "[Hwang] only has about three pages' worth of ideas that he plans to turn into a script, so there isn't much he can say about season 2 except that there will be more games".## "Humanity is going to be put to a test through those games once again", Hwang said. "I want to ask the question, Is true solidarity between humans possible?"## Netflix had greenlit the second season in January this year. "Squid Game" is by a long shot Netflix's biggest-ever TV show, based on the streamer's calculation that subscribers worldwide streamed 1.65 billion hours of the show in the first 28 days of its release on the platform. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 18 - Alia Bhatt's biographical drama film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, is a blockbuster hit on Netflix, despite being a non-direct OTT release. The movie is simply unstoppable as it stormed the viewership chart on Netflix. ## Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Gangubai Kathiawadi has hit 34.4 million viewing hours on Netflix in the first 20 days, which is simply brilliant. What is more surprising is that it has hit approx. 4 million viewing hours more in the 3rd week than in the second week. ## The movie debuted on Netflix on April 26 after completing its 8-week hit theatrical window and was the number 1 non-English movie worldwide with 13.8 million viewing hours, followed by 8.3 million viewing hours in the second week, lending at number 3. Surpassing all the expectations in the 3rd week (May 9 - May 15), the movie hit 12.2 million viewing hours. ## Gangubai Kathiawadi continues to trend worldwide on Netflix. Currently, it is trending in the top 10 in 23 countries while in week 2, it was trending in 20 nations. For the third week in a row, Gangubai Kathiawadi is the number 1 movie on Netflix in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, and Kuwait, among others. ## Meanwhile, on the other hand, the Hindi version of Thalapathy Vijay's, Beast (Raw) debuted in the top 5 on the streamer with 4.8 million viewing hours. The original Tamil version hit 4.05 million viewing hours in the first five days. Anil Kapoor's, Thar, remained in the top 10 with 4.2 million viewing hours for a total of 7.8 million viewing hours. ## Prabhas-fronted, Radhe Shyam Hindi version was one more movie in the top 10. Released in the last week, the film has scored 5.5 million viewing hours in 13 days and is among the least-watched Indian movies on the streamer in the first two weeks. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 18 - It might sound strange or unbelievable to say that movies backed by OTT platforms going the theatrical way but it seems this is indeed going to happen as Netflix is considering releasing some movies in theaters this year with an exclusive theatrical window of 45 days. ## During the covid-19 pandemic, the popularity of streaming platforms has gone up exponentially. However, it looks like Netflix has understood what theaters bring as it is finally reportedly opening up more to the theatrical experience. ## Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw reported on Sunday that Netflix is considering releasing some movies in theaters this year with an exclusive theatrical window of 45 days. That's longer than the window Netflix has typically given the movies it releases in theaters, and more in line with what is emerging as a new windowing standard. ## One of the movies the streaming giant is considering bringing to theaters is Daniel Craig's "Knives Out" sequel. Scheduled to release in late 2022, "Knives Out 2" mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the sequel to 2019's movie that was a surprise box-office hit, grossing $165 million in the US and $311 million worldwide in 2019 off of a $40 million production budget. ## This is not the first time Netflix is taking the theatrical route for its movies. The recently released Oscar-nominated movies, "Don't Look Up" and "The Power of the Dog," were given two-week theatrical windows before they became available to stream. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 16 - SS Rajamouli's global blockbuster, "RRR" is all set to premiere its Hindi version on Netflix from June 2nd. The period action drama starring Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn, in playing in theaters since March 25th and has had a glorious run at the box office so far. ## Netflix had already acquired the global streaming rights for the Hindi version of the film a long time ago. The Hindi version will stream after 70 days of its theatrical release, as planned earlier. At the box office, "RRR" has grossed over 310 crores at the domestic box office and is superhit. ## Did you hear that ROAR? THAT'S US SCREAMING IN EXCITEMENT! 😱🤯😱🤯😱😳RRR is coming to Netflix in Hindi and WE. ARE. READY. pic.twitter.com/ksSd0U5irA— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) May 16, 2022 ## Meanwhile, the South Indian versions of "RRR", including the original Telugu languages, will stream on ZEE5 from May 20th via the Pay-Per-View model before it makes way for all subscribers after some time. Excluding the Hindi version, the movie has grossed over Rs. 590 crores gross domestically. Worldwide, the film has minted Rs. 1112 crores. ## Produced by DVV Entertainment, "RRR" is a fictional story about two Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), and their fight against the British Raj. Set in 1920, the plot explores the undocumented period in their lives when both the revolutionaries chose to go into oblivion before they began the fight for their country.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 4 - Alia Bhatt's recently released box office hit "Gangubai Kathiawadi" has made a smashing debut on Netflix, securing the number 1 spot among the most viewed non-English movies globally in its opening week. ## Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, "Gangubai Kathiawadi" was released in theaters on February 25 and became a box office hit by grossing approx. 190 crores worldwide. It completed 8 weeks in theaters before it was made available on Netflix on April 26. Not so surprisingly, the movie has become an instant hit on the OTT as well. ## "Gangubai Kathiawadi" was the most viewed non-English movie worldwide on Netflix in the week from April 25 to May 1. The movie scored 13.8 million viewing hours in its first 6 days and secured the top spot, becoming the first Indian movie on Netflix to achieve this. Spanish movie, "Honeymoon with My Mother" was the second most-watched movie with 10.6 million hours, though it was released on April 29. ## Talking about "Gangubai Kathiawadi", the film is trending in the top 10 in 25 countries on Netflix. It is currently the platform's number One movie in India, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates while it is also in the top 10 in Canada, Trinidad, and Tobago, United Kingdom, Kenya, South Africa, Australia, among others. ## "Gangubai Kathiwadi" is loosely based on the true story of Gangubai Harjivandas, popularly known as Gangubai Kothewali, whose life was documented in the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The film depicts the rise of a simple girl from Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favor. ## Produced by Jayantilal Gada and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the movie also stars Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, and Seema Pahwa in pivotal roles with Ajay Devgn featuring in an extended cameo appearance.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 27 - Alia Bhatt and Shantanu Maheshwari-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi arrived on Netflix much to the delight of cinemagoers. Gangubai Kathiawadi was released in theatres on February 25 and introduced a commendable talent, Shantanu, who's seen essaying the role of Afshan, smitten by Kamathipura's madame Gangubai.## Impressing the audience with a power-packed debut, Shantanu has positioned himself as Bollywood's heartthrob. His introduction to the celluloid was hailed as flawless and promising by the trade pundits and audience. His arrival on OTT is a treat for those who've missed catching his spark in theatres.## Shantanu Maheshwari says, "I am really grateful for all the love that the audience has showered on me. I couldn’t have asked for a better debut. Gangubai Kathiawadi's arrival on OTT is yet a powerful reminder of how surreal this film's experience has been for me. I am grateful to Sanjay Leela Bhansali sir who offered me the role of Afshan. I am thrilled to see the reaction of the digital audience".## The actor rose to fame with Dil Dosti Dance and he followed it up with Girls on Top, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India’s Best Dramebaaz, and Khatron Ke Khiladi 8. With Gangubai Kathiawadi, he took his biggest jump, transitioning from an actor known for his boy-next-door roles to an SLB hero.## Stay tuned...