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IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Web Series of The First Half of 2023 Digital Media
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IMDb Unveils The List of The Top 10 Most Popular Indian Web Series of The First Half of 2023

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Mumbai, July 13 - The first half of 2023 has been good for the Indian entertainment industry which delivered some hugely successful movies and web shows. IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, released a list of the most popular Indian movies of the year (so far) earlier in the day which saw the dominance of the Bollywood titles. ## IMDb has now revealed the list of the top 10 most popular Indian web series of the first half of 2023 and it is also dominated by the Hindi streaming titles. Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, and Raashii Khanna's black comedy crime thriller Farzi, which is the most-watched web series of all time in India, also topped IMDb's most popular list, in terms of page views. ## Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor's crime thriller The Night Manager, which serves as a remake of the British television series "The Night Manager" (2016) based on John Le Carre's novel of the same name, is the second most popular Indian web title of the year so far. ## Rana Naidu, which stars Venkatesh Daggubati, and Rana Daggubati, takes the third spot among the most popular titles on IMDb this year. It is the official adaptation of the 2013 crime TV series, "Ray Donovan". Jubilee, a period drama show set around the Independence of India and the Partition, is the 4th most popular series, followed by Asur 2: Rise of The Dark Side as 5th in the list. ## IMDb top 10 most popular Indian web series of 2023 (so far) - ## 1. "Farzi" (Amazon Prime Video)## 2. "The Night Manager" (Disney+Hotstar)## 3. "Rana Naidu" (Netflix)## 4. "Jubilee" (Amazon Prime Video)## 5. "Asur 2" (Jio Cinema)## 6. "Dahaad" (Amazon Prime Video)## 7. "Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo" (Disney Plus Hotstar)## 8. "Taaza Khabar" (Disney+Hotstar)## 9. "Taj: Divided By Blood" (ZEE5)## 10. "Rockey Boys Season 2" (SonyLiv)## Note - Of all the movies and web series released in India between January 1 to July 3, 2023, and have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher with at least 5,000 votes, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This definitive data is derived from IMDb exclusive rankings, updated weekly throughout the year.## Stay tuned...

Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, and Raashii Khanna's 'Farzi' Sets New Viewership Record For An Indian Web Series Digital Media
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Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, and Raashii Khanna's 'Farzi' Sets New Viewership Record For An Indian Web Series

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Mumbai, March 24 - Amazon Prime Video's latest Indian web series Farzi is creating a sensation among digital viewers. Released on February 10, 2023, the black comedy crime thriller was the most-watched web series this week.## According to Ormax Media, "Farzi" is now the most-watched SVOD original Indian series of all time. During this week, it took the top spot and is expected to be watched by an estimated 37 Million Indians by the end of its run. ## Created by Raj & DK and starring Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Kay Kay Menon, and Raashii Khanna in the leading roles, "Farzi" has crossed the lifetime viewership of Disney+Hotstar's "Rudra: The Edge of Darkness" which was watched was 35.2 million Indian households, per Ormax Media.## The series is about Sunny, an artist disillusioned by the income inequality in India after failing to keep his grandfather's revolutionary printing press in business. He decides to team up with his best friend Firoz to make counterfeit money. They face challenges from Mansoor, a gangster, and Michael, a cop. ## Have a look at the top 5 most-watched original Indian shows (estimates) - ## 1. Farzi (Prime Video) - 37.10 M## 2. Rudra (Disney Plus Hotstar) - 35.20 M## 3. Mirzapur S2 (Prime Video) - 32.50 M## 4. Panchayat S2 (Prime Video) - 29.60 M## 5. Criminal Justice (Disney Plus Hotstar) - 29.10 M## Note: Ormax Media tracks viewership for 8 weeks from launch. Hence, audiences who 'discover' a show once a new season comes out are not counted for the older show.## Stay tuned...