‘Jolly LLB 3’ tops Netflix Global Top 10 Among Five Indian Films, Show

Indian actors Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi play advocates in the Hindi film ‘Jolly LLB 3’ which is the most-watched non-English film on Netflix worldwide this week. It is the second consecutive week on the list for the courtroom comedy.

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A total of four Indian films and one web series have made it to the latest weekly list of most-watched non-English content on Netflix across the globe. The Hindi courtroom drama Jolly LLB 3 is the most-watched non-English film worldwide on Netflix. The Telugu film Telusu Kada, the Tamil films Bison Kaalamaadan and Dude, and the Hindi show Delhi Crime 3 have all made it to the Netflix global top 10 list for the week ending November 23. Last week as well, four Indian films and one Indian web series made it to the weekly global list by Netflix.

Jolly LLB 3 tops most-watched non-English films on Neflix global

Headlined by Akshay Kumar, Jolly LLB 3 topped the list of most-watchednon-English films on Netflix in its second week since the digital debut. Interestingly, the second spot was also secured by an Indian film – the Tamil romantic comedy Dude. The Telugu film Telusu Kada and Tamil film Bison Kaalamaadan made it to the seventh and eighth slots respectively for the week ending November 23.

Bison Kaalamaadan

Bison Kaalamaadan recorded 1.3 million views and 3.6 million watch-hours on Netflix worldwide to become the eighth most-watched non-English film on the platform. The film landed online on November 21 and achieved the feat in just a matter of days. It was also the most-watched movie across all languages on Netflix in six countries.

Bison Kaalamaadan is directed by Maari Selvaraj and hit theatres along with Telusu Kada on October 17. The sports action films stars Dhruv Vikram, Pasupathy, and Anupama Parameswaran. It tells the story of a kabaddi player who strives to excel in the sport despite societal obstructions.

Telusu Kada

Telusu Kada registered 1.3 million views and 2.9 million watch-hours on Netflix in its second week on the platform. The Telugu romantic drama had a digital debut on Netflix on November 14, nearly a month after its theatrical release. It also ranked among the top ten movies in six countries including Mauritius, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.

Directed by debutant Neeraja Kona, Telusu Kada features Srinidhi Shetty, Raashii Khanna, and Siddhu Jonnalagadda.

Dude

Dude rose to the second most-watched non-English film on Netflix in its second week on the platform. The Tamil film made its debut at the fifth slot last week. It recorded 2.4 million views and 5.4 million watch-hours on the platform for the week ending November 23. It was the number one movie across languages on Netflix in Sri Lanka and ranked among top ten films in twelve countries.

Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju play lead roles in Dude produced under Mythri Movie Makers. It is directed by Keerthiswaran and stars Aishwarya Sharma, Hridhu Haroon, R Sarathkumar, and Neha Shetty in important roles.

Delhi Crime 3

Tanuj Chopra’s Delhi Crime season 3 is the sixth most-watched non-English show on Netflix in its second week on the platform. The show, headlined by Shefali Shah recorded 2.5 million views and 12 million watch-hours on the platform this week. It was also the most-watched film across languages in ten countries and ranked with the top ten in 14 countries.

Delhi Crime 3 became the second most-watched show (all languages) across all online platforms in India recording four million views in the country alone. It made its debut last week at the second slot in India. Director Chopra is also the showrunner for Delhi Crime season 3 which stars features Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, and Denzil Smith along with new entrants Mita Vashisht, Sayani Gupta, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Huma Qureshi.

Jolly LLB 3

Subhash Kapoor’s Jolly LLB 3 became the most-watched non-English film on Netflix for the week ending November 23 with 5.4 million views and 14 million watch-hours on the platform. The legal drama was also the most-watched film across languages on Netflix in nine countries including India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, and Qatar. It also ranked among the top ten movies in 17 countries. It is the second consecutive week for the film on Netflix global top 10 list.

Featuring Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi in lead roles, Jolly LLB 3 made its debut on Netflix on November 14 and was the fourth most-watched non-English film on the platform in just three days. In India, however, the comedy dropped down on the list – from last week’s fourth spot to this week fifth – on a list of most-watched films across all online platforms (all languages) in the country.

Kapoor has written as well as directed Jolly LLB 3 – the third film in Jolly LLB franchise. Kapoor first introduced fans to Jolly with Arshad Warsi portrayal of the lawyer in the 2013 film that also featured Saurabh Shukla, Boman Irani and Amrita Rao. Kumar entered Jolly LLB 2 with Huma Qureshi in 2017. All the actors return to their respective roles for the third film, Jolly LLB 3.