Explorer

'Gangubai Kathiawadi', 'RRR', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' On Netflix's Global Top 10 List

Viewership of Indian films on Netflix has gone up by 50 per cent from last year, reports 'Variety'. Hits for the service include 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', 'RRR' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'

Mumbai: Netflix India's Vice-President (Content) Monika Shergill has said five Indian titles have featured on Netflix's global top 10 lists so far this year. Viewership of Indian films on the streaming service has gone up by 50 per cent from last year, reports 'Variety'.

Hits for the service include Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiyawadi', pan-India blockbuster 'RRR' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2', starring Kartik Aaryan and Tabu.

Shergill also pointed out in an interview with 'Variety', coinciding with the streamer's Films Day on Monday, that Indian movies featured in the Netflix non-English charts for 31 of the last 34 weeks.

Another hit Alia film has been 'Darlings', whose story revolving around domestic abuse, which debuted as the biggest non-English language original film opener for the service worldwide. The movie, co-produced by Alia with Red Chillies Entertainment, also features powerful performances by Shefali Shah and Vijay Verma.

Other titles showcased during Films Day included: 'Chakda ‘Xpress', inspired by the life of cricketer Jhulan Goswami, starring Anushka Sharma; heist thriller 'Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga', starring Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal; 'Jogi', which is set against the backdrop of the 1984 Delhi anti-Sikh riots, starring Diljit Dosanjh and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar; the satire 'Kathal', starring Sanya Malhotra; Vishal Bhardwaj's spy thriller 'Khufiya' featuring Tabu, Ali Fazal, and Azmeri Haque Badhon; and Anurag Kashyap acolyte Vasan Bala's whodunnit 'Monica O My Darling', with Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte.

Also a part of the showcase were Shashanka Ghosh's romantic comedy 'Plan A Plan B', starring Riteish Deshmukh and Tamannaah Bhatia; the intense drama 'Qala', directed by Anvita Dutt, which will see Irrfan Khan's son Balih making his film debut; Zoya Akhtar's comic book adaptation 'The Archies'; and the Indian version of Keigo Higashino's Detective Galileo novel, 'The Devotion of Suspect X', headlined by Kareena Kapoor Khan and directed by Sujoy Ghosh ("Kahaani").

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. No editing has been done in the headline or the body by ABP Live.)

View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headline

I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
Another Blow To Congress As I-T Dept Serves Rs 1,700-Crore Notice Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections: Report
Another Blow To Congress As I-T Dept Serves Rs 1,700-Crore Notice Ahead Of Lok Sabha Elections
Sunita Kejriwal Launches WhatsApp Campaign To Drum Up Support For Jailed Delhi CM
Sunita Kejriwal Launches WhatsApp Campaign To Drum Up Support For Jailed Delhi CM
Advertisement
for smartphones
and tablets

Videos

'Murkhta Ke 3 Levels Hote Hai': BJP Leader &  Minister of Urban Development Hardeep Puri At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024Is BJP Bluffing Over 400-Mark? Check Anurag Thakur's Response At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024 | ABP News'Jeet Ki Guarantee Kya Hai?', BJP Leader &  Minister of Urban Development Hardeep Puri Answers | ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024: BJP Leader &  Minister of Urban Development Hardeep Puri On CAA

Photogallery

Embed widget