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Sacred Games Season 2 is a popular dramatic series where a gangster who fled 34 years ago committed suicide, leaving clues with a cop. The show created so much buzz that Netflix had to advance its release by four hours. This is the most expensive show that Netflix has created in India, but also has a wide audience overseas.
It has been an incredible year for Netflix films in India which have taken 4 of the overall top 10 slots, for Drive, House Arrest, 6 Underground and Chopsticks.
As many as 70% of Netflix subscribers watch at least one film a week in India — the highest overall time spent on film for any country worldwide.
As we reach the beginning of 2020, here are the 10 most popular releases on Netflix in 2019.
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Netflix might be ending one of its most successful years in India as its revenues grew by 700%. As many as 70% of Netflix India subscribers watch at least one film a week — the highest overall time spent on film for any country worldwide.
Netflix’s original Indian series like Sacred Games Season 2 too found popularity within and beyond India.
Here are the 10 of its most popular releases on Netflix in 2019:
Sacred Games Season 2 is a popular dramatic series where a gangster who fled 34 years ago committed suicide, leaving clues with a cop. The show created so much buzz that Netflix had to advance its release by four hours. This is the most expensive show that Netflix has created in India, but also has a wide audience overseas.
2. Kabir Singh
Kabir Singh, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani, is a remake of the famous Telugu hit film Arjun Reddy. The film revolves around a self-destructive lover with anger issues who gets addicted to drugs and alcohol after his girlfriend marries someone else.
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Article 15 starring Ayushman Khurrana is an investigative drama based on real events related to Badau gang rape case. When an IPS officer takes over a new job in the heartland of UP, he faces his toughest test ever. During investigation, he uncovers the deep and dark end of Indian social status and its effect on women.
4. Bard of Blood
Based on Bilal Siddiqui's book, the show tells the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand, played by Emraan Hashmi. He surprisingly chooses to become a professor. But his life will not remain as staid, especially after he is called back to save his former brethren who are captured by the Taliban.
5. Drive
In the film Drive starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Jacqueline Fernandis, a street racing gang hunts “King” to steal 300 kilograms of gold. However, the manhunt is infiltrated by an undercover agent who also happens to be looking for the king.
6. Badla
Naina, a successful businesswoman is accused of murder when she is caught in a room with her dead lover. She is forced to hire a reputable lawyer to defend herself and resolve the mystery. Who is this mysterious lawyer and what does he want? The movie stars Amitabh Bacchan and Tapsee Pannu.
7. House Arrest
It is the story of a man — trapped in his own fears. He locks himself at home, only to realise that while he can restrict his interactions, he can't keep the world from entering his domain. House Arrest stars Ali Fazal, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Jim Sarbh.
8. 6 Underground
One, played by Ryan Reynolds, a tech billionaire, fakes his death and assembles a team of six untraceable individuals to take down dictators. The sole mission of the gang is to take down criminals who are not in the radar of government and investigative agencies. The team has to delete every part of their past and participate in a mission that will change the future of the world.
9. Delhi Crime
Delhi Crime a Netflix original series, is a recreation of events that happened before and after the horrific ‘Nirbhaya' gang rape in December 2012. The seven-episode series portrays the intense police investigation followed by trauma and the horrific aftermath of a crime that shook the conscience of the nation.
Even as the show is criticised for praising the police too much, it gives paints a realistic picture of police investigations
10. Chopsticks
Chopsticks is a story of an insecure girl whose life changes after she asks a con man to get her stolen car back from a gangster in Mumbai. It stars Mithila Palkar and Abhay Deol.