Dil Bechara, Special Ops Emerge Most Popular Film And Show

Presenting Lockdown List - Dil Bechara, Special Ops Emerge Most Popular Film And Show

Updated: Aug 26, 2020, 08:25 IST | Mohar Basu | Mumbai

In a domino effect of sorts, the lockdown caused a shift in the entertainment consumption patterns of the Indian population. A country that has had more than its fill of dramas about shape-shifting serpents and family feuds turned to digital entertainment, thus discovering the grim journey of Hathoda Tyagi or rooting for Sushmita Sen as the unlikely queen of a drug cartel. As we enter the sixth month of lockdown, it is only fitting to determine which series and direct-to-web releases grabbed maximum eyeballs and dominated the mainstream consciousness.

Refusing to divulge numbers, Shailesh Kapoor, CEO, Ormax Media, reveals that direct-to-web releases, though a recent phenomenon in the Hindi film industry, found an eager audience. "Dil Bechara has been the top film by a wide margin, followed by Gulabo Sitabo, Extraction, Shakuntala Devi and Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, in that order. These are based on estimates," he says. The results are arrived at basis the social media buzz generated by each offering, its reach and appeal.

Even as Paatal Lok captured the imagination of the country post its May 15 release and Jitendra Kumar sealed his position as an Internet star with the endearing Panchayat, Kapoor reveals that it is, in fact, an espionage thriller that tops the list of the most-watched Indian web series. "Disney+Hotstar's Special Ops fared the best. Amazon Prime's Paatal Lok comes second, followed by Voot Select's Asur." Amazon Prime's Panchayat and Disney+Hotstar's Aarya round off the top five shows.

He observes that TV consumption increased by 40 per cent during the lockdown, with viewers tuning in to news on a daily basis. The top five television offerings between April and June, when old shows were being rerun, were Ramayan (Doordarshan), Mahabharat (Doordarshan), Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Sony SAB), Mahabharat (Star Plus) and Shri Krishna (DD). "With fresh episodes being aired from July, Kundali Bhagya has become the most-watched show followed by Taarak Mehta..., Anupamaa, The Kapil Sharma Show and India's Best Dancer."

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Top 5 Lockdown films on OTT:

1. Dil Bechara

2. Gulabo Sitabo

3. Extraction

4. Shakuntela Devi

5. Gunjan Saxena

Special Ops was mind blowing ...Kept me hooked throughout .

Gulabo Sitabo was honestly such a bakwaas movie. Yet somehow managed to find more viewers than Gunjan Saxena.

Originally posted by: sev.puri

Gulabo Sitabo was honestly such a bakwaas movie. Yet somehow managed to find more viewers than Gunjan Saxena.

Gulabo Sitabo has been available on OTT for months and has much bigger names attached compared to Gunjan Saxena. Still pretty impressive that Gunjan was able to make it to the top 5 in the midst of the boycott campaigns.

Hotstar and Prime are comparatively cheaper than Netflix. Hotstar is quite popular with ITV and cricket audience, hence more subscribers and more views. 

Only pataal lok was good among the top5. 

Originally posted by: HugeScarcity

Gulabo Sitabo has been available on OTT for months and has much bigger names attached compared to Gunjan Saxena. Still pretty impressive that Gunjan was able to make it to the top 5 in the midst of the boycott campaigns.

My gut feeling is that even if you take just the opening weekend and compare, Gulabo Sitabo will still come out on top. Coming in the top 5 is no big deal considering there’s only been a handful of movies with A (or even B) listers that have released in recent times lol.

Enjoyed Asur more than Paatal Lok and Special Ops tbh. 

All heart for Dil Bechara ❤

LOL

The results are arrived at basis the social media buzz generated by each offering, its reach and appeal.

Originally posted by: zoinks

LOL

The results are arrived at basis the social media buzz generated by each offering, its reach and appeal.

I assume numbers aren't authentic.

Just an opinion.