Punjabi actor’s film dominates OTT
These days there is a storehouse of web series, documentaries and films on OTT. From action-thriller to rom-com, you can watch any genre of film you want on OTT. There was a time when films used to be released directly in theatres. Then films were limited to theatres only, but now many big films are also being released directly on OTT and they are also getting tremendous viewership. Recently, films of many star kids were also released on OTT. Star kids like Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan, Shahrukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda made their acting debut with films released on OTT. But, do you know how to assess which of the films released on OTT was a hit and which was a flop.
The success of films released on OTT depends on viewership
The success of films released on OTT depends on its viewership. An organization named Omex Media has recently released a list of films that got the highest viewership on OTT. Recently, films of many big Bollywood stars and star kids were released on OTT, but you will be surprised to know that a Punjabi actor’s film has defeated the films of these big stars and star kids in terms of viewership.
Punjabi actor’s film on top
We are talking about ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ released on Netflix. Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra appeared in lead roles in this film released on Netflix, which has received 12.9 million viewership so far. At number two in the list is Sara Ali Khan starrer murder mystery ‘Murder Mubarak’, which has received 12.2 million viewership. Along with this, Sara’s ‘Ae Mere Watan’ is at number three, which got 11.5 million viewership and ‘Maharaj’ is at number four with 10.6 million viewership, which is the debut film of Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan.
Amar Singh Chamkila was released in April 2024
Patna Shukla also got great viewership
‘Patna Shukla’ is at number five, which got 9.8 million viewership and ‘Bhakshak’ is at number six with 8.9 million viewership. Next to this, Sakshi Tanwar starrer ‘Sharmaji Ki Beti’ is at number seven, Silent 2: The Night Owl Bar Shout Out is at number eight, ‘Kaam Chalu Hai’ is at number nine and ‘House of Lies’ is at number ten. The special thing is that most of the films in this list are from Netflix. Out of these, 4 films are those which have been released on Netflix.