Overview

• Netflix’s Tudum reports 2.8 million views in the first four days for The Ba***ds of Bollywood, placing it at No. 4 among non‑English shows worldwide and inside the overall Top 10, with 14.8 million hours viewed.
• FlixPatrol data shows a consistent global Top 10 presence and No. 1 ranking in India, the UAE, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius and Oman, with strong placements in Australia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Sri Lanka.
• Industry tracker Ormax Media estimates 4.5 million Indian views last week, making it the most‑watched streaming original in India for the period.
• Hindustan Times notes the debut trails Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, which opened with 4.5 million views and 33 million hours in its first week on Netflix.
• Actor Anya Singh publicly dismisses talk of a hidden director, saying Aryan Khan wrote and directed the series, worked long hours with a young team, and kept the finale under wraps until the shoot.