The Five Most-Viewed Streaming Shows And Movies Of The Week

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, however, has been 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 Septeber 18th to September 24th, 2023. The numbers are estimates based only within India. This list does not include any streaming releases from the South.

1. Bambai Meri Jaan - Amazon Prime Video

Views (million): 5.9

This 10-episode gangster crime series set in post-independence Mumbai is about a young man who must decide to either follow his father’s law-enforcement career path or succumb to the allure of the criminal underworld.

2. Jaane Jaan - Netflix

Views (million): 5.2

Sujoy Ghosh’s adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s novel The Devotion of Suspect X stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma.

3. Kaala - Disney+ Hotstar

Views (million): 4.9

Avinash Tiwary, Rohan Vinod Mehra, Nivetha Pethuraj, Taher Shabbir and Hiten Tejwani star in this Bejoy Nambiar-directed thriller series.

4. Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan S5 - JioCinema

Views (million): 3.6

The TV series Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan revolves around the themes of love and friendship, following Manik Malhotra (Parth Samthaan) and Nandini Murthy (Niti Taylor).

5. Aakhri Sach - Disney+ Hotstar

Views (million): 3.2

The show starring Tamannaah Bhatia fictionalises the case of the Burari deaths, in which a family of 11 were found dead in their home.