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Third Season of 'Panchayat' Emerged As The Most Watched Hindi Show In The First Half of 2024 Digital Media
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Third Season of 'Panchayat' Emerged As The Most Watched Hindi Show In The First Half of 2024

Mumbai, July 20 - The third season of Amazon Prime Video's rural comedy-drama Panchayat emerged as the most-watched Hindi show in the first half of 2024, beating big-budgeted shows like Heeramandi, and Indian Police Force.## According to Ormax Media, Panchyat Season 3 has generated 28.20 million views, becoming the most-watched Hindi language web series across streaming platforms in the first six months of 2024. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Netflix show, Heeramandi and Rohit Shetty's Prime Video series, Indian Police Force, were the next two most-watched titles with 20.30 million and 19.50 million views, respectively. ## Disney Plus Hotstar, however, ruled the list of the top 10 most-watched Hindi shows in the first half of the year with five titles, which include The Legend of Hanuman (14.8 million), Showtime (12.5 million), Karma Calling (9.1 million), Baahubali: Crown of Blood (8 million), and Lootere (8 million).## Ormax Media estimates viewership using primary research conducted among audiences across India on a weekly basis. The estimated viewership represents the number of people who have watched a show (at least one full episode), or a film (at least 30 minutes). ## Stay tuned...

Amazon Prime Video's Much-Awaited 'Panchayat 3' Release Date Revealed Digital Media
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Amazon Prime Video's Much-Awaited 'Panchayat 3' Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, May 2 - Amazon Prime Video's hugely popular comedy-drama series Panchayat is returning with its third season. The streamer recently shared some behind-the-scenes pictures, featuring the lead actor Jitendra Kumar, which indicated that the show was going to stream soon. ## Set against the backdrop of rural India, the first two seasons of Panchayat were a huge hit for Prime Video, and the audience is keen to know when Panchayat 3 will start streaming. Well, the streamer has put the end to rest and confirmed that the third season of the show will stream on May 28.## Starring Jitendra Kumar as Abhishek Tripathi, Panchayat Secretary, the series deals with his experiences, unfamiliar with village cultures, who on completing his degree gets a low-salary position as a secretary of a Gram panchayat in a remote village called Phulera in Uttar Pradesh. ## you moved the laukis, we unlocked your reward! #PanchayatOnPrime S3, May 28@TheViralFever @ArunabhKumar @StephenPoppins #ChandanKumar @uncle_sherry @vijaykoshy @Farjigulzar #RaghubirYadav @Neenagupta001 @chandanroy77 @malikfeb @Sanvikka #PankajJha pic.twitter.com/ouN5ON5hGp— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) May 2, 2024 ## The first two seasons of the show were hailed for providing high quality neat and clean entertainment to the audiences and the same is expected from the third season. The first season premiered in April 2020, followed by season 2 in May 2022. The primary language of the show is Hindi and it was also made available in the dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions. ## Written by Chandan Kumar and directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, the show features Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Sanvikaa, Chandan Roy, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik, and Sunita Rajwar.## Stay tuned...

IMDb Unveils The List of 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of All Time Digital Media
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IMDb Unveils The List of 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of All Time

Mumbai, June 6 - It has been five years since Netflix premiered the neo-noir crime thriller show Sacred Games starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, and Pankaj Tripathi, among others.## Arguably the most loved Indian Netflix show ever, "Sacred Games" remains the most popular Indian show of all time even after such a long time. IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, has unveiled the list of the top 50 most popular Indian web shows of all time, and "Sacred Games" tops the list. ## The series is based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name. In the show, Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who tells him to save the city within 25 days; beginning a chain of events that burrows deep into India's underworld.## Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, showrunner and co-director of Sacred Games, said he is "absolutely honored" and delighted that the show has been ranked at No. 1 by IMDb users. "A huge thanks to all the amazing people who’ve loved the show and, as always, an even bigger thanks and congratulations to the incredible cast and crew".## The second on the list is Amazon Prime Video's action crime thriller Mirzapur which was also released in 2018. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Divyenndu, Rasika Dugal, and others in key roles, "Mirzapur" is one of the most-watched Indian shows on Prime Video. ## Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story on SonyLIV is the third most popular Indian web series on IMDb. Released in 2020, the show is based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta, the series is adapted from journalist Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu's 1992 book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away.## Another Amazon Prime Video series, The Family Man (2019) found huge acceptance among the audiences as it is ranked as the 4th most popular series on IMDb, followed by TVF's Aspirants as fifth most loved Indian show of all-time. ## IMDb top 50 all-time most popular Indian streaming series## 1. “Sacred Games” (Netflix)## 2. “Mirzapur” (Prime Video)## 3. “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story” (SonyLIV)## 4. “The Family Man” (Prime Video)## 5. “Aspirants” (TVF Play/YouTube)## 6. “Criminal Justice” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 7. “Breathe” (Prime Video)## 8. “Kota Factory” (Netflix)## 9. “Panchayat” (Prime Video)## 10. “Paatal Lok” (Prime Video)## 11. “Special OPS” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 12. “Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side” (JioCinema)## 13. “College Romance” (SonyLIV)## 14. “Apharan” (ALTT)## 15. “Flames” (Prime Video)## 16. “Dhindora” (BB Ki Vines on YouTube)## 17. “Farzi” (Prime Video)## 18. “Aashram” (MX Player)## 19. “Inside Edge” (Prime Video)## 20. “Undekhi” (SonyLIV)## 21. “Aarya” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 22. “Gullak” (SonyLIV)## 23. “TVF Pitchers” (ZEE5)## 24. “Rocket Boys” (SonyLIV)## 25. “Delhi Crime” (Netflix)## 26. “Campus Diaries” (MX Player)## 27. “Broken But Beautiful” (MX Player)## 28. “Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega” (Netflix)## 29. “Taaza Khabar” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 30. “Abhay” (ZEE5)## 31. “Hostel Daze” (Prime Video)## 32. “Rangbaaz” (ZEE5)## 33. “Bandish Bandits” (Prime Video)## 34. “Made in Heaven” (Prime Video)## 35. “ImMATURE” (MX Player/Prime Video)## 36. “Little Things” (Netflix)## 37. “The Night Manager” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 38. “Candy” (Voot)## 39. “Bicchoo Ka Khel” (ALTT/ZEE5)## 40. “Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 41. “JL50” (SonyLIV)## 42. “Rana Naidu” (Netflix)## 43. “Ray” (Netflix)## 44. “Sunflower” (ZEE5)## 45. “NCR Days” (The Timeliners on YouTube)## 46. “Maharani” (SonyLIV)## 47. “Mumbai Diaries 26/11” (Prime Video)## 48. “Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare” (Prime Video)## 49. “Yeh Meri Family” (TVF Play/miniTV)## 50. “Aranyak” (Netflix)## Note: The rankings of the Top 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of all time are determined by the page views of IMDb customers in India between January 1, 2018, to May 10, 2023.## Stay tuned...

Jitendra Kumar's 'Panchayat 2' Hits 7+ Million Views In The First Weekend On Amazon Prime Video Digital Media
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Jitendra Kumar's 'Panchayat 2' Hits 7+ Million Views In The First Weekend On Amazon Prime Video

Mumbai, May 23 - The second season of Amazon Prime Video's hit series, created by The Viral Fever, "Panchayat" premiered on May 19 and became a trending topic on social media. ## Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra from the script by Chandan Kumar, the series stars Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Chandan Roy, and Faisal Malik. Season 2 of "Panchayat" has hit 7.3 million views in the opening weekend on Prime Video. ## "Panchayat 2" was the most-watched show/film in India during the last week of May 16th, 2022 – May 22nd, 2022, as per Ormax Media, a media consulting firm. It beat "Escaype Live" on Disney+ Hotstar, which got 5.8 million views, followed by "Modern Love" on Prime Video at number 3 with 5.6 million views.## "Panchayat" chronicles the life of an engineering graduate who joins as a Panchayat secretary in a remote village Phulera of Uttar Pradesh due to lack of better job options. Season 2 continues the story of city boy Abishek (Jitendra Kumar). Stuck between crazy characters and alien traditions, he struggles to adjust to village life. ## Stay tuned...