The Five Most-Viewed Streaming Shows And Movies Of The Week

Streaming platforms are notorious for their lack of transparency, allowing them to quote numbers that are tough to verify. Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, however, has been tracking viewership figures of the top releases across major platforms.

Here’s a list of the most-viewed shows and movies from the Indian streaming space during the week of July 31st to August 6th, 2023. The numbers are estimates based only within India. This list does not include any streaming releases from the South.

1. Big Boss OTT Season 2 - Jio Cinema

Views (million): 7.8

For the second season of Big Boss, host Salman Khan welcomed all the contestants including Falaq Naaz, Fukra Insaan, Manisha Rani, Puneet Superstar, Aaliya Siddiqui, among others.

2. Kaalkoot - Jio Cinema

Views (million): 6.6

Kaalkoot is a crime drama written by Arunabh Kumar and Sumit Saxena and directed by Sumit Saxena, starring Vijay Varma as a police officer trying to solve an acid attack case. The show also stars Shweta Tripathi, Seema Biswas, Yashpal Sharma, Gopal Dutt, and Suzanna Mukherjee.

3. Aashiqana Season 4 - Disney+ Hotstar

Views (million): 5.0

The successful supernatural-romance-thriller-drama returns for a fourth season.

Also Read: Why You Should Watch Aashiqana

4. Bawaal - Amazon Prime Video

Views (million): 3.8

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, this love story with World War II as the backdrop stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor.

5. One Friday Night - Jio Cinema

Views (million): 3.6

The film follows Ram Varma (Milind Soman) — a C-suite executive at a top company, married to Lata (Raveena Tandon) — who is involved in an affair with a dancer named Nirosha (Vidhi Chitalia).