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Mumbai, April 22 - Netflix might be losing its subscribers at a rapid pace but Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam, and Nimrat Kaur's social comedy film, "Dasvi" is turning out to be a successful outing on the platform. ## Directed by Tushar Jalota, "Dasvi" was released on April 7 on Netflix and Jio Cinema simultaneously, skipping the theatrical release. While the viewership numbers of the movie on Jio Cinema are not revealed, the same is making a big noise on Netflix and has already clocked more than 10 million viewership hours on the platform. ## "Dasvi" debuted at number 4 in Netflix's top 10 movies during its opening weekend. In the first 3 days (April 8-10), the movie clocked 5.69 million viewership hours, followed by 4.02 million in the next week (April 11-17), for a total of 9.71 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. The data from April 18 are not revealed yet but they are supposed to be around 3 million for the full week. ## Produced by Maddock Films, Jio Studios, and Bake My Cake Films, "Dasvi" has been trending in the top 10 in 12 countries. It is number 1 in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Mauritius. ## The movie received mixed reviews from critics and positive responses from the audiences. The script and dialogue of the film are doctored by famous poet Dr Kumar Vishwas. Bachchan plays the role of an uneducated politician, with Gautam as an IPS officer and Nimrat Kaur as Chief Minister Bimla Devi "Bimmo" Chaudhary. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 31 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83" has had an impressive debut on Netflix after completing its theatrical run. The Kabir Khan-directed lent in the top 5 most-watched non-English movies on Netflix worldwide. ## "83" movie was released in theaters worldwide on December 24 last year and was recently made available on OTT platforms - Disney Plus Hotstar and Netflix on March 21. In its opening week (March 21 - March 27) on Netflix, the movie got 10.5 million viewing hours and was the 4th most-watched movie on the streamer. ## Based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983, "83" has been trending in the top 10 films in 20 countries. Among the Asian countries, the movie is the number 1 on Netflix in India, apart from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates. It is also the number 1 movie in Africa's Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, the Swedish action thriller film, "Black Crab", which was released on March 18 directly on Netflix, garnered a massive 40.5 million viewing hours and remained the number 1 non-English movie on Netflix during the same week. "In Good Hands" and "Without Saying Goodbye" were number 2 and 3 with 28.93M and 13.85M viewing hours, respectively. ## Moving on to "83", the movie has had a decent outing at the box office. During its theatrical run, it grossed approx. 193 crores worldwide, however, due to the high stake involved in it, the movie was declared a box office flop. It was still the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office after "Sooryavanshi". ## The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films. It also stars Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R. Badree. ##

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Mumbai, March 17 - There is good news for the fans of "Kung Fu Panda". Netflix, one of the leading streaming platforms, has greenlit an animated "Kung Fu Panda" series with "Jumanji" actor, Jack Black, roped in to voice the main character, Po, reports Variety. ## Jack Black is not new in voicing Po in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise. He first lent his voice in the original "Kung Fu Panda" film in 2008, before reprising his role in "Kung Fu Panda 2" in 2011 and "Kung Fu Panda 3" in 2016. It is one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises with three films grossing $1.8 billion at the worldwide box office. ## Meanwhile, the Netflix series is titled "Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight", in which, a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons. Po must leave his home to embark on a globe-trotting quest for redemption and justice that finds him partnered up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade. ## Together, these two mismatched warriors set out on an epic adventure to find the magical weapons first and save the world from destruction — and they may even learn a thing or two from each other along the way, as per Variety. The series is in the works at DreamWorks Animation, which was behind the film series. ## The first look images from the series have also been revealed. Have a look - ## Jack Black returns in the new TV series #KungFuPanda: The Dragon Knight - check out the first look photos: pic.twitter.com/GRtIh8olam— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) March 16, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 9 - Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit is winning appreciation for her digital debut series, "The Fame Game". The show, which revolves around a Bollywood actress named Anamika Anand who suddenly goes missing one day, was premiered on Netflix on February 25. ## The mystery thriller show opened to a good start and was the 5th most show in India during its opening weekend with 3.3 million views in the first 3 days as per Ormax Media report. As announced by Netflix, the show has stormed into Netflix's Top 10 global show during the last Monday-Sunday week. ## As per the Netflix chart, "The Fame Game" Season 1, attracted 11.6 million viewing hours during the last week (Feb. 28 - March 6) and was at number 6 among the top 10 non-English shows worldwide. It is currently trending in the top 10 in 16 countries. ## "The Fame Game" is the number 1 show in the Asian countries - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Africa's Mauritius.## Created by Sri Rao and directed by Bejoy Nambiar and Karishma Kohli, "The Fame Game" is produced by Karan Johar and Somen Mishra under the banner Dharmatic Entertainment. Apart from Madhuri Dixit, the series also stars Sanjay Kapoor, and Manav Kaul in the lead roles with Suhasini Mulay, Lakshvir Saran, and Muskkaan Jaferi playing supporting roles. ## The premise of the series follows Anamika Anand, a Bollywood star who has a glamorous career, but dull personal life. She is physically and verbally abused by her husband, Nikhil More. She only finds solace in Manish Khanna, her frequent co-star, and past lover.## While her daughter Amara, aspires to be a great star like her mother, her son Avi has his own issues to face including his sexuality. Additionally, Anamika's mother consistently berates her and other members of the family and uses manipulative techniques to achieve her goals. Anamika's sudden disappearance puts her personal life in the limelight and thus begins the quest to find her and the person behind her disappearance, which leads to the unveiling of many dark secrets.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 8 - Riding high on the success of "Gangubai Kathiawadi", Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is now going to make her Hollywood debut with Netflix's international spy thriller, "Heart of Stone". ## The 28-year old has joined Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan in the film, to be directed by Tom Harper from a script by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder. It is being produced by Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger along with Mockingbird's Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn and Pilot Wave's Gadot and Jaron Varsano. ## While the plot details are being kept under wraps, "Heart of Stone" is said to be a top priority for Netflix following its competitive auction victory for the project in January 2021. The casting of Alia Bhatt is repped by WME, Echo Lake Entertainment, Matrix, and attorney Steve Warren, as per Deadline.## The inclusion of Alia Bhatt, who has become one of the top female artists in India, will surely make "Heart of Stone" appealing to Indian audiences. Knowing the fact that Alia is the only star along with Akshay Kumar whose movies have worked at the box office during the pandemic, Netflix and Skydance couldn't have picked a better actor than her to find its lost ground in India. ## Alia Bhatt has been a dominating force ever since she has made her debut in 2012 with coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama "Student of The Year". With her "Gangubai Kathiawadi" soon entring Rs. 100 crores net club, Alia will become the only Indian actress whose two movies, solely driven by her, to cross the box office milestone. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 23 - The Korean shows have become a rage among worldwide audiences, and the latest in the list is a coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror series "All of Us Are Dead", which is attracting massive viewership on Netflix. ## Created by Lee Jae-kyoo, Chun Sung-il, and Kim Nam-su, the "All of Us Are Dead" Season 1, has become the 3rd biggest non-English series on Netflix of all time. After entering the top 5 in the second week of February, the series has now surpassed "Money Heist: Part 3 & Part 4" to reach number 3 with 536.39 million viewing hours on Netflix. ## During the 3rd week of February (Feb. 14 - Feb. 20), "All of Us Are Dead" Season 1 was the most-watched non-English series worldwide with 62.13 million viewing hours. In India, the series was trending at #1, along with Bangladesh, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, among others while it was in the top 10 in 89 countries during the concluded week on Netflix. ## Not long ago, the Korean show "Squid Game" (Season 1) on Netflix took the worldwide audience by storm and became Netflix's most-watched series of all time, and now, "All of Us Are Dead" is also on the same path. The letter, however, is unlikely to break "Squid Game's" record which has 1650.45 million viewing hours. ## Based on the Naver webtoon, Now at Our School [ko], by Joo Dong-geun, "All of Us Are Dead" mostly takes place at a high school in South Korea as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the students.## After a science experiment goes wrong, a local high school is overrun with zombies, and the trapped students struggle to survive. With no food or water, and communication cut-off by the government, they must use the equipment around the school to protect themselves in the midst of a battleground or they will become part of the infected.## Stay tuned...

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Hyderabad, February 15 - Tollywood superstar, Ram Charan, who is getting ready for the release of highly-anticipated "RRR", has reportedly been approached by Netflix to headline a big-budget series. ## According to industry insiders, Netflix is orchestrating an interesting big-budget series and planning to rope in the "Magdheera" actor to play the lead. It is said that Ram Charan might accept the offer as it will mark his debut in the digital space. However, there are no official talks yet on the same. ## Even if Netflix brings Ram Charan on board, the project is unlikely to roll out anytime soon as Tollywood star already has multiple big-screen projects in the pipeline. However, the possibility of Ram Charan making an OTT debut can not be ruled out as many big stars in the country are foraying into the digital world. ## Ram Charan is currently shooting for director Shankar's next, tentatively titled "RC 15". The big-budget political thriller co-stars Kiara Advani as the female lead opposite the Telugu actor. Ram Charan also has a film with Trivikram Srinivas and Prashanth Neel. ## Meanwhile, the actor will next be seen in SS Rajamouli-directed "RRR", which also stars Jr. NTR, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in key roles. The Pan-India movie is slated for March 25 release after getting delayed multiple times. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 10 - South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror series, "All of Us Are Dead" season 1 has become another hit series on Netflix. ## Not long ago, the Korean show "Squid Game" (Season 1) on Netflix took the worldwide audience by storm and became Netflix's most-watched series of all time, and now, "All of Us Are Dead" is also on the same path. Released on January 28, the new series has entered Netflix's Top 5 most-watched non-English shows of all time. ## Created by Lee Jae-kyoo, Chun Sung-il, and Kim Nam-su, "All of Us Are Dead" is currently the 5th most-watched series on Netflix with 361.02 million viewing hours, according to data released by Netflix. During the week from January 31 to February 6, the series attracted 236.23 million viewing hours on Netflix. ## "All of Us Are Dead" will take 3rd spot by the end of next week, by crossing "Money Heist: Part 3 & Part 4", which are currently at number 3 and 4 with viewing hours of 426.4 million and 395.13 million, respectively. "Money Heist: Part 4" is the second most-watched Netflix series with 619.01 million viewing hours in the first 28 days.## Based on the Naver webtoon, Now at Our School [ko], by Joo Dong-geun, "All of Us Are Dead" mostly takes place at a high school in South Korea as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out and threatens the safety of the students. ## After a science experiment goes wrong, a local high school is overrun with zombies, and the trapped students struggle to survive. With no food or water, and communication cut-off by the government, they must use the equipment around the school to protect themselves in the midst of a battleground or they will become part of the infected.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 10 - Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin's recently released comedy thriller film, "Looop Lapeta" has entered Netflix's top 5 most-watched non-English films this week. ## Directed by Aakash Bhatia, "Loop Lapeta" is the official Indian adaptation of the German film "Run Lola Run". The film premiered directly on Netflix, skipping theaters on February 4. Netflix released the list of most-watched films and shows from January 31 to February 6. ## According to data released by the streamer, "Loop Lapeta" was the 4th most-watched non-English film with viewing hours of 2.46 million in the first three days. The movie remained the only Indian film in Netflix's top 10 list this week. The movie is produced by Sony Pictures Films India, Ellipsis Entertainment, and Aayush Maheshwari.## Spanish movie "Through My Window", which was also released on Feb. 4, attract the highest viewership on Netflix with 33.25 million viewing hours during the same period.## Dutch drama film, "My Best Friend Anne Frank" (Feb. 4), was the second most-watched film with 18.72 million viewing hours followed by Turkis film, "My Father's Violin" with 4.84 million viewing hours in the full last week. It was released on January 21 this year. ## Meanwhile, Telugu star Nani's "Shyam Singha Roy", which was the most-watched Indian film on Netflix from January 24 - January 31, didn't feature in the top 10 list this week. It was made available on Netflix on January 21 after completing 28 days of theatrical run. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, February 7 - Alia Bhatt who is next going to be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Magnum opus Gangubai in a titular character, has been in the news for many reasons lately. As she is gearing up for the worldwide theatrical release of Gangubai on 25th February, according to Pinkvilla, her upcoming film Darlings has been sold to Netflix for 80crs.## Darlings is an upcoming film that marks Alia Bhatt's debut as a producer along with Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment will see a direct to digital premiere on Netflix this summer. The film is in the post-production stage and is ready to be released in the summer according to the same source. ## Talking of Darlings, it's said to be a dark comedy about a mother-daughter relationship. Shefali Shah will be seen playing Alia’s mother in the film whereas Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew also feature in key roles. Darlings are directed by Jasmeet K Reen with Vishal Bharadwaj on board as the music composer. ## Alia Bhatt has a huge lineup of films. Her titular character-backed film Gangubai is all set for the 25th February release then her next release would be RRR alongside Jr. NTR and Ram Charan. There is a film with Ranveer Singh as well which is being directed by famous Bollywood director Karan Johar. She is also in talks with Siva Kortala's upcoming pan-India film with Jr. NTR.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 31 - Netflix took a giant step to lure the Indian audiences by announcing the two-season prequel series of SS Rajamouli's all-time blockbuster feature "Baahubali", back in 2018. The streaming giant collaborated with Arka Mediaworks to produce the series with Deva Katta and Praveen Sattaru to direct. ## The first season of the prequel series, titled "Baahubali: Before The Beginning" was directed by Katta using sets in Hyderabad. However, Netflix was reportedly not happy with the finished project, which led to the cancellation of the show, reports Variety. It was later reported that the show went through casting changes other than directors, including one who had directed two previous Netflix projects. ## However, despite months of preparation and planning, Netflix couldn't reach the final outcome of the show, which led to the speculation that the streamer has shelved the project. It was reported that the continuous delay in production cost Netflix a whopping Rs. 150 crores loss. ## While it is true that "Baahubali: Before The Beginning" is currently not in production, unlike speculations and reports, it is not shelved. According to Variety, the show is now being reevaluated, and will now begin only after proper planning to bring the best version of this story. ## "'Baahubali: Before the Beginning' is one of the country's most loved IPs (but) creating India's first epic series comes with its own challenges", the source told Variety. "The last two years with COVID were full of complexities and hurdles, which impacted productions, especially one of this scale".## Based on the bestselling "Baahubali" franchise novel "The Rise of Sivagami" by Anand Neelakantan, the series was to follow the journey of Queen Sivagami from a rebellious girl to a wise queen.## Stay tuned...

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Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) South Korea remained the No. 2 supplier of popular content to Netflix in the fourth quarter of last year, US online media have reported.## According to What's On Netflix, a private online site that provides information on Netflix content, on Wednesday (US time), South Korean-made shows accounted for 11.8 percent of the top 10 films and TV series in the final three months of 2021.## Korean content thus ranked No. 2 for the second consecutive quarter after the United States, which accounted for 59 percent, reports Yonhap News Agency. The figures are based on data by the streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, it added.## It marked a sharp increase from its share of 5.4 percent for the third quarter, thanks to the breakout hit 'Squid Game', released on September 17, and other hit series.## "The fourth quarter of 2021 is likely to be an outlier with the arrival of 'Squid Game', but Korean content has been on a slow march up the charts regardless of 'Squid Game'," the report said.## 'Squid Game' became the most successful Netflix show in history, with its total viewership reaching a record 1.65 billion hours in the first four weeks of its release.## Two subsequent series, the fantasy horror 'Hellbound' and the sci-fi thriller 'The Silent Sea', also topped Netflix's official weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows.## Stay tuned...