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Aryan Khan’s ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ Breaks Into Netflix Global Top 10

The seven-episode satire from Red Chillies is No. 1 in India with 4.5 million first-week views.

Overview

  • The FlixPatrol chart placed the series ninth globally on Monday and it ranked No. 1 in India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan and the UAE.
  • Ormax Media reported 4.5 million views in India last week, making it the most-watched streaming original in the country for the period.
  • A classmate’s video showed Aryan Khan invited school friends to the Mumbai premiere where Shah Rukh Khan spoke, followed by an afterparty that went on until about 4 am.
  • Actor Anya Singh said Aryan was calm, patient and often smiling on set, describing him as shy yet approachable and not weighed down by his father’s stature.
  • Addressing online chatter, Anya rejected claims of a ghost director, praising Aryan’s work ethic and saying he kept the climax under wraps as the show’s starry cameos continued to drive buzz.