Netflix’s ‘What We Watched’: ‘Rana Naidu’, ‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ most-watched Indian titles on streamer
The Hindu
Netflix recently released its first-ever viewership engagement report, disclosing rankings based on hour views for 18,000 titles; here’s how India fared on the list
Rana Naidu, the Hindi-Telugu crime series starring Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh, is the most viewed Indian title globally on Netflix, according to viewership figures disclosed for the first time by the streamer.
Released in March 2023, Rana Naidu is an Indian adaptation of the popular American series Ray Donovan. The 10-episode series focuses on the dysfunctional relationship between Rana, a Bollywood fixer, and his out-of-jail criminal father, Naga Naidu. The series, according to Netflix’s ‘What We Watched’ engagement report, clocked in 44.2 million hour views on the platform for the period of January to June. It is the only Indian original to feature in the top 400 titles. Its ranking is 336.
The Hindi heist comedy Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga is at No.401 in a total of 18,000 titles, with 41.7 million hour views. The film stars Sunny Kaushal and Yami Gautam.
Only a handful of other Indian offerings made it to the top 1000. These include the Sidharth Malhotra-led spy thriller Mission Majnu (31.2 million hour views), the third season of Indian Matchmaking (30.6 million hour views), the Rani Mukerji-fronted legal drama Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (29. 6 million), the Hindi dub of SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster RRR (29.4 million), the first season of Class (27.7 million), the romantic comedy Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (27.1 million) and the remake Shehzada (24.8 million).
In all, a total of six films and three shows from India made the top 1000.
Notably, the Hindi dub of RRR was not a global release. The same was true of Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and Shehzada. All four films were licensed by Netflix post their theatrical runs. RRR, a massive success in both India and abroad, was a considerable draw with American audiences, eventually winning Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the 95th Academy Awards. Another Oscar winner from India, Kartiki Gonsalves’ short documentary The Elephant Whisperers, clocked in 71,000 hour views.
The mystery film Gumraah starring Aditya Roy Kapur in double role registered 14.17 million hour views. The crime series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter from 2022 clocked in 14.1 million hour views. The series is created and written by Neeraj Pandey.
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