Six Indian films have been most-watched non-English film list for the week on Netflix ending December 15. Specifically, these consist of two Tamil, one Telugu, and three Hindi films. Notably, Jigra’s third position this week marks the second consecutive week the movie has been on the list. Furthermore, the movie features Alia Bhatt in the lead role. In addition, for the second consecutive year, Rajkumar Periasamy’s Tamil film Amaran also made the list. Additionally, for the third week in a row, the films Lucky Baskhar, starring Dulquer Salmaan, and Sikandar Ka Muqqadar, directed by Neeraj Pandey, also secured places on the list. Finally, this week saw the debut of two new films on the list: Raaj Shaandilyaa’s Hindi feature Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Pa Ranjith’s Tamil film Thangalaan.
This week, six Indian films are the most watched non-English films worldwide on Netflix.
Jigra
The movie Jigra, directed by Vasan Bala (Monica O My Darling!), was released in theatres on October 11. Subsequently, it became available online on December 6. Notably, this week alone saw 3.8 million views and 9.7 million hours of viewing on Netflix. Alongside Alia Bhatt, Jigra also features significant roles for Manoj Pahwa, Vedang Raina (Archies), and Vivek Gomber.
Furthermore, the movie reached the seventh position on Netflix’s worldwide list of the most-watched non-English films. Remarkably, it achieved this ranking during its first week of release, which ended on December 8. In addition, in the week ending December 15, the movie moved up the chart to third place.
The film, which Debashish Irengbam co-wrote with filmmaker Bala, tells the tale of Satya (Bhatt), a fiercely protective sister. In particular, the story depicts how she saves her younger brother (Raina) from serious problems in a strange country. Moreover, in the movie, Bhatt portrays the female equivalent of the stereotypically irate young man from Hindi films from the 1970s. Ultimately, she breaks every norm and looks everywhere in her quest to save the young person.
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video
In its first week on Netflix, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video reached the fourth position on the global list. Additionally, the movie was directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa. Furthermore, on Netflix, the movie received 7.8 million watch hours. Moreover, it enjoyed a respectable run at the box office after its October release.
The video features Vijay Raaz, Rajkummar Rao, Tripti Dimri, and Mallika Sherawat. Notably, these actors are the main actors in the movie “Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video”. In particular, numerous facets of the lower middle class in India’s Hindi heartlands’ tiny towns are examined in the movie. Ultimately, the movie boasts of societal satire while posing as a comedy and romance.”
Thangalaan
On August 15, Pa Ranjith’s Tamil action movie Thangalaan was released in theatres. However, it did not do well at the box office. Nevertheless, the movie received over 1.5 million views and 3.7 million hours of viewing during its first week of release. Consequently, it ranked ninth among non-English films in terms of total views.
In addition, Malvika Mohanan, Vikram, and Parvathy play the main characters in the movie.
Sikandar Ka Muqqadar
Jimmy Shergill and Neeraj Pandey collaborated once more on the Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Netflix India original. The movie launched on Netflix on November 29th. It has been on Netflix’s list of the most-watched non-English films for the past three weeks.For the week ending December 15, Sikandar Ka Muqaddar was the ninth most-watched non-English movie on Netflix. It had 1.7 million views and 4.1 million watch-hours.
With 4.6 million views last week, Sikandar Ka Muqaddar came in at number three on the list. The movie reached the fourth position with 3.2 million views in its first week of release. In addition, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rajiv Mehta, Avinash Tiwary, and Divya Dutta play important parts in the movie.
Lucky Baskhar
The movie Lucky Baskhar, directed by Venky Aturi, debuted in theaters on October 31. It performed well at the box office before launching digitally on November 28. The Telugu movie starring Dulquer Salmaan was in fifth place on Netflix’s global list of the most-watched non-English films for the week ending December 15. It had 7.9 million watch hours and 3.2 million views.
Lucky Baskhar received 5.1 million views and 12.5 million watch-hours within its first week on the platform. Alongside Maganti Srinath, Meenaakshi Chaudhary, and Ramki, Salmaan appears in the movie.
Amaran
Amaran, a Tamil movie starring Sivakarthikeyan, has been on Netflix’s list of the most-watched non-English films globally for the second week in a row. The movie has now secured the sixth position after peaking at number four during its first week of release. For the week ending December 15, it received 7.7 million watch hours and 2.7 million views.
Five weeks after its widely praised theatrical debut, Amaran made its internet debut on December 5. The movie tells the true story of Indian soldier Major Mukund Varadarajan. Sai Pallavi, Rahul Bose, Bhuvan Arora, and Sivakarthikeyan all had significant roles in the movie.
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