Abhishek Bachchan's 'Dasvi' Is A Big Hit On Netflix

Mumbai, April 22 - Netflix might be losing its subscribers at a rapid pace but Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam, and Nimrat Kaur's social comedy film, "Dasvi" is turning out to be a successful outing on the platform.

Directed by Tushar Jalota, "Dasvi" was released on April 7 on Netflix and Jio Cinema simultaneously, skipping the theatrical release. While the viewership numbers of the movie on Jio Cinema are not revealed, the same is making a big noise on Netflix and has already clocked more than 10 million viewership hours on the platform.



"Dasvi" debuted at number 4 in Netflix's top 10 movies during its opening weekend. In the first 3 days (April 8-10), the movie clocked 5.69 million viewership hours, followed by 4.02 million in the next week (April 11-17), for a total of 9.71 million viewing hours in the first 10 days. The data from April 18 are not revealed yet but they are supposed to be around 3 million for the full week.

Produced by Maddock Films, Jio Studios, and Bake My Cake Films, "Dasvi" has been trending in the top 10 in 12 countries. It is number 1 in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Mauritius.

The movie received mixed reviews from critics and positive responses from the audiences. The script and dialogue of the film are doctored by famous poet Dr Kumar Vishwas. Bachchan plays the role of an uneducated politician, with Gautam as an IPS officer and Nimrat Kaur as Chief Minister Bimla Devi "Bimmo" Chaudhary.

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