One Indian Film Ranks On Netflix Global Top 10 This Week

Sunny Deol’s action-drama Jaat is the only Indian content to feature among the most-watched non-English films and shows on Netflix for the week ending June 15. Jaat slid one position down to rank at the fifth slot in its second week on the platform.

Netflix global top 10: Jaat ranks for second week in a row

Directed by Telugu filmmaker Gopichand Malineni, Jaat secured a spot on Netflix’s weekly list of most-watched non-English films for the second consecutive week. Despite the release of the new India original, Rana Naidu season 2, no other Indian films or shows featured on the weekly global list.

Netflix global top 10: Jaat

Gopichand Malineni’s Jaat recorded 3.8 million views and 9.5 million watch-hours on Netflix in its second week on the platform. Jaat was also the most-watched film on Netflix this week in four countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malayasia. It also ranked among top ten most-watched films in 23 countries across the globe.

Months after its theatrical release, Jaat landed online on June 5 and became the most-watched film in seven countries including India, Bahrain, Mauritius, Maldives, Pakistan Oman, and UAE. It also ranked among the top ten in 17 countries.

Malineni makes his Bollywood debut with Jaat which revolves around an eccentric, brave Indian man (Deol as Jaat) and his chance encounter with an immigrant from Sri Lanka (Randeep Hooda). Corrupt politicians along with immoral cops paint the perfect backdrop of an unjust society while ruthless women complete the action-filled world of populist cinema based in Jaat which uses the milleu of the hinterlands of India. Vineet Kumar Singh (Mukkabaaz, Chhaava) stars in an important role in the film which also features Makarand Deshpande, Saiyyami Kher, Regina Cassandra, and Zarina Wahab.

Netflix top 10: Rana Naidu season 2

The second season of Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati’s Rana Naidu released on Netflix on June 13. While it did not make it to the global list, it was the most-watched show for the week on the platform in India. It also ranked among the top ten most-watched shows in nine countries across the world. The first season of the show also made it to the latest weekly list and secured the fifth spot.

Created by Karan Anshuman, Rana Naidu was a surprise success nationwide when it first premiered on Netflix in 2023. The classy fixer is back with the second season of the show. Anshuman also directed the show with Suparn S Varma and Abhay Chopra. The show is produced by Sunder Aaron and Locomotive Global. It features Rana Daggubati, Venkatesh Daggubati, Gaurav Choprra, Arjun Rampal, Surveen Chawla, Kriti Kharbanda, Sushant Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, and Dino Morea.

Netflix top 10: The Royals

After remaining on the Netflix global list of most-watched non-English shows for four weeks in a row, The Royals slid down from the global list in its fifth week but has maintained a spot on India’s most-watched shows on Netflix for the past two weeks. In its fifth week, it was the second most-watched show in India. The show, headlined by Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar, slid down to the fourth spot in the sixth week.