The digital debut of talented Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor was in the news a lot. His first web series ‘Farzi’ got very good reviews and the fans also praised the show a lot. Vijay Sethupathi was also with Shahid in ‘Farzi’, directed by Raj and DK. In this story of a professional artist who makes fake notes, the story of the struggle of middle class life was very much liked.
Where many critics called Shahid’s work in ‘Farzi’ as one of the best performance of his career. At the same time, the fans described Shahid’s show as one of the best web shows made in the Indian OTT space. But now a very big news has come for Shahid’s fans. Fans who are calling Amazon Prime’s ‘Farzi’ as the best series on social media will now have a real record to tell. Yes, Shahid Kapoor’s first web series ‘Farzi’ has made a great record. Now Shahid’s show has become India’s most watched web show.
‘Farzi’ surpasses ‘Rudra’ and ‘Mirzapur’
A new report by Ormax India, which monitors India’s OTT platforms, says that ‘Farji’ has topped the list of most watched web series in India this week. In doing so, Shahid Kapoor’s show left behind Ajay Devgan’s debut web series ‘Rudra’ and Ali Fazal’s very popular show ‘Mirzapur 2’. According to data from Ormax, Ajay’s show on Disney Plus Hotstar got 3 crore 52 lakh viewers. At the same time, Amazon Prime’s show ‘Mirzapur 2’ was seen by about 3 crore 25 lakh viewers.
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It was told in the report that according to the projection, about 3 crore 70 lakh viewers will see ‘Farzi’ in its lifetime. This viewership figure has been collected according to the audience who watched at least one episode or 30 minutes of Showya film within 8 weeks of the release of the series. Repeat views are not counted in this.
Most viewed shows
The second season of ‘Panchayat’ and Pankaj Tripathi’s series Criminal Justice are also included in the most watched web series in India. Aditya Roy Kapur’s web series ‘The Night Manager’ has also got a good audience. Following are the list of most watched Original SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) series by viewers in India:
1. Fake – 3 crore 70 lakh* (projection)
2. Rudra – 3 crore 52 lakh
3. Mirzapur 2- 3 crore 25 lakh
4. Panchayat 2- 2 crore 96 lakh
5. Criminal Justice – 2 crore 91 lakh
6. The Night Manager – 2 crore 72 lakh
Amazon Prime is bringing even more powerful web series
This list has brought a good opportunity for celebration for the OTT platform Amazon Prime. Among the most watched web series in India, 4- Farzi, Mirzapur 2, Panchayat 2 and The Night Manager are Amazon Prime series. While the remaining two – Rudra and Criminal Justice are on Disney Plus Hotstar.
In 2023, Amazon Prime brought two successful web series with ‘Fargie’ and ‘The Night Manager’, this year is going to bring many more powerful shows. Before the end of this year, there is already a lot of excitement in the public about the series like ‘The Family Man 3’ ‘Mirzapur 3’ ‘Patal Lok 2’ and ‘Gulkand Tales’ in the upcoming shows of Amazon Prime. It will be interesting to see whether the new shows can challenge the record of ‘Farji’ or not.