3 Indian Films Rank For Second Consecutive Week

Four Indian films, including the latest digital release and box office blockbuster Jaat, have made it to the Netflix global top 10 this week. The film featuring Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda released on Netflix and secured the spot on Netflix’s list of most-watched non-English films for the week ending June 8. The Hindi film Sikandar, Tamil film Retro and third film in Telugu movie HIT 3 made it to the weekly list from Netflix for the second consecutive week.

Four Indian Films Rank Among Netflix Global Top 10

The new digital release Jaat became the fourth most-watched non-English film on Netflix for the week ending June 8. One Hindi, one Telugu and one Tamil film ranked on the list for the second week in a row. Among these was Salman Khan’s Sikandar which stood at the ninth rank.

Netflix Global top 10: Jaat

Directed by Telugu filmmaker Gopichand Malineni, Jaat recorded 4.1 million views and million watch-hours on Netflix in just three days after it landed online on June 5. It registered 10.3 million watch-hours during this time. Jaat was the most-watched film in seven countries including India, Mauritius, Bahrain, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan and UAE. It also made it among the top ten in 17 countries.

Jaat marks Malineni’s Bollywood debut which revolves around a brave but eccentric man (Deol as Jaat) and his chance encounter with a Sri Lankan immigrant (Hooda) in India. The film gathers immoral cops, ruthless women and corrupt politicians to complete the world of populist cinema based in hinterlands of India.

Netflix Global top 10: Sikandar

AR Murugadoss’s return to Hindi cinema landed on Netflix on May 25 and was the third most-watched non-English film on the platform in its debut week. In its second week, Sikandar recorded 1.6 million views and 3.5 million watch-hours. It also ranked among the top ten most-watched films in eleven countries across the globe.

Murugadoss, who previously made Aamir Khan’s Ghajini (2008) and Akira headlined by Sonakshi Sinha and Anurag Kashyap, cast Salman Khan in the titular role of Sikandar for his film. Khan’s character is a former Indian king – Sanjay Rajkot aka Sikandar. Rashmika Mandanna (Pushpa fame) plays his wife in the film. Bahubali actor Sathyaraj and Prateik Smita Patil play the antagonist in the movie. The film also stars Sharman Joshi, Kajal Aggarwal and Anjini Dhawan, in important roles.

Netflix Global Top 10: HIT The Third Case

Sailesh Kolanu’s Telugu film HIT The Third Case had its Netflix premiere on May 29 and became the sixth most-watched non-English film on the platform. It registered 2.7 million views and 7.1 million watch-hours in its second week on Netflix. HIT The Third Case also ranked among top ten most-watched films in 13 countries around the world for the week ending June 8. Last week, it was the fourth most-watched non-English movie on Netflix.

HIT: The Third Case (HIT 3) revolves around a murder spree that a ruthless cop from the homicide team is investigating. Nani and Srinidhi Shetty play the lead roles in the film which also stars Adivi Sesh and Karthi.

Netflix Global Top 10: Retro

Suriya’s Retro retained its position of seventh most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix. After making the debut last week at the seventh slot, Karthik Subbaraj’s Retro registered 2.1 million views and 5.9 million watch-hours in its second week. The film stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde in lead roles along with Jayaram, N***r, Prakash Raj and Juju George.

Retro released in theatres in April and opened to mostly positive reviews. Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the film made global gross collections of nearly $10 million in its first weekend alone. Before it retained a position on Netflix global top 10 list of most-watched non-English films this week.