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 July 12th, 2021 – July 18th, 2021. The numbers are all estimates based only within India. This list does not include any streaming released from the South.
Views (million): 5.6
Jimmy Sheirgill stars as a supercop in Sanawar called Manoj Kumar Hesi, whose chief-guest appearance at a school function is interrupted by a young terrorist who takes the auditorium hostage. This becomes a cat-and-mouse race against time, with the terrorist forcing the cop to run around town and commit certain crimes in order to disarm the codes of the bomb.
Views (million): 4.1
This is a sports drama directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, starring Farhan Akhtar as a national level boxer, with Mrunal Thakur and Paresh Rawal in supporting roles.