From the web space:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s grand Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar emerged as the Most Popular Indian Web Series of 2024. It was followed by the vengeful world of Mirzapur, light-hearted Panchayat and thrilling Gyaarah Gyaarah.
The web series list features representation from five subscription-based services, with three titles each from Netflix and Prime Video, two from JioCinema, and one each from Disney+ Hotstar and Zee5.
Varun Dhawan and Samantha’s Citadel: Honey Bunny was on 5th spot in the list, with Maamla Legal Hai in the 6th position, Bhuvan Bam’s Taaza Khabar in the 7th position, Murder in Mahim in the 8th spot, Kay Kay Menon’s Shekhar Home in the 9th spot and comedy show The Great Indian Kapil Show taking the 10th position.
The Great Indian Kapil Show is the first non-fiction series to rank in an IMDb year-end list.
Talking about the list, Tanya Bami, series head of Netflix India, said, “Seeing our Indian series earn the top recognition is truly heartening. Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, our most ambitious drama series yet, became a cultural phenomenon. Maamla Legal Hai emerged as a breakout hit, skillfully blending courtroom drama with refreshing humour, and The Great Indian Kapil Show defined weekend entertainment. The inclusion of these three unique series in the list demonstrates the variety and quality of our India slate and reinforces the importance of long-format storytelling in our content strategy”.
To this, Shilangi Mukherji, director and head – SVOD, Prime Video, India, shared, “2024 was a remarkable year for us as we not only launched new series, but also brought back new seasons of our super-successful franchises. A testament of that customer love is to see three of our series in the top 5 in the list”.