Indian Films, Show On Netflix’s Most-Watched List This Week

India’s film Sector 36, and thriller web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack have both made it to the weekly list of globally most-watched films and shows on the streaming platform Netflix. Headlined by Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal, Sector 36 ranked third on the list of most-watched non-English films on Netflix with 7.4 million watch hours. Anubhav Sinha’s IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack ranked at the sixth slot on Netflix’s list of most-watched non-English shows worldwide for the week ending September 15. Headlined by Vijay Verma, the show registered 5.3 million watch hours.

The Telugu film, Mr Bachchan, which earlier released in theatres on August 15, also made it to the list of most-watched non-English films this week and ranked at the tenth slot on the platform.

Sector 36

Vikrant Massey’s new film Sector 36 is based on the horrific rapes, killings, and cannibalism which was unearthed near India’s Noida in 2006. While the premise and gory details of the real-life case hold potential for a gripping thriller, the film lacks the sensitivity required for the story. More often than not, Sector 36 feels too staged, and lacks coherence at times, but strong performances by both lead actors ensure you stay hooked on to it till the end. On the Netflix list, Sector 36 ranked below the South Korean comedy Officer Black Belt and the Brazilian crime movie Outlaw. All the three films landed online on September 13.

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

Sinha’s IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack stars a stellar cast including Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Aravind Swamy, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Patralekhaa, Pooja Gaur, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Diya Mirza, Anupam Tripathi, Sushant Singh, Kanwaljeet Singh, Yashpal Sharma and Aditya Srivastava. Based on flight captain Devi Sharan’s book Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story, the show is co-created by director Sinha and Trishant Srivastava. Sharan co-authored the book with Srinjoy Chowdhury.

IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack is based on the real-life hijack which took place in December 1999, after the Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 flew from Kathmandu (Nepal). It took eight days for the Indian authorities to free the passengers. The Indian government released three high-profile terrorists Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, and Maulana Masood Azhar in exchange for the passengers. The terrorists involved in the hijack were later identified as members of the terrorist group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM).

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Mr Bachchan

Harish Shankar has directed Mr Bachchan which is jointly produced by People Media Factory, T-Series Films, and Panorama Studios. Featuring Ravi Teja, Bhagyashri Bose and Jagathpathi Babu in lead roles, the film opened to scathing reviews about the plot. The film managed to score a little less than $2 million in a week at the box office.

Mr Bachchan is a remake of the 2018 Hindi film Raid. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, Raid is based on a real-life income tax raid from the 1980s. The film featured Devgn alongside Ileana D’Cruz, Saanand Verma and Saurabh Shukla. In 2020, a sequel to the film was also announced and is scheduled to hit theatres in 2025. Raid 2 will feature Riteish Deshmukh, and Vaani Kapoor with Devgn.