The 5 Most Viewed Streaming Shows And Movies Of The Week

From new releases like 1962: The War In The Hills to older ones that are still going strong like The Legend Of Hanuman, here’s a list of the most-viewed shows and movies from the Indian streaming space of last week

Updated on:

01 Mar 2021, 6:37 am

Streaming platforms are notorious for their lack of transparency, allowing them to quote numbers that are tough to verify. Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, has began tracking viewership figures of the top releases across major platforms.

Here's a list of the most-viewed shows and movies from the Indian streaming space during the week of February 22nd, 2021 – February 28th, 2021. The numbers are all estimates based only within India.

1) 1962: The War In The Hills – Disney+Hostar

Views (Million): 3.0

The 10-part show follows the backstory of soldiers who fought in the 1962 Sino-Indian War under Major Suraj Singh played by Abhay Deol. The cast also includes Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar, Mahie Gill, Meiyang Chang

Also Read: Review of 1962: The War In The Hills

2) The Legend Of Hanuman – Disney+Hotstar

Views (Million): 2.8

This is a 13 episode Indian animated mythological fantasy following Hanuman in world of motley characters, with lost cities, forest beings, rivalries, alliances, and wars. It is streaming in 7 languages.

3) Hello Mini 2 – MX Player

Views (Million): 2.3

This horror-meets-sex story of Mini being haunted by a stranger named Stranger spirals into a murder investigation.

4) Dev DD Season 2 – ALT Balaji and Zee5

Views (Million): 1.8

A reverse Devdas where the Devdas character is a female stuck between two men, this is the second season of a show that attempts to infuse this tale with the irreverent feminist and striking homosexuality of ALT features.

5) Girls Hostel 2.0 – SonyLIV

Views (Million): 1.1

This TVF show follows dental students living in a girls hostel of a medical college. The first season is available on Netflix. The second season follows an election campaign for the student body president, pitting medical and dental students.