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Main Vaapas Aaunga Ranks No 1 on Netflix in Pakistan
Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga recorded 1.6 million views and 4.3 million viewing hours on Netflix from August 3 to August 9, Binged reports. The film ranked sixth among the week’s most-watched…
The Story in Brief
Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga recorded 1.6 million views and 4.3 million viewing hours on Netflix from August 3 to August 9, Binged reports. The film ranked sixth among the week’s most-watched non-English films worldwide and entered the platform’s Top 10 in nine countries.
The film, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Vedang Raina and Sharvari, reached No 1 in Pakistan and No 2 in India. It also appeared in the Top 10 in several countries with sizeable Indian and Pakistani communities. Its overall numbers do not place it among Netflix’s biggest global hits, but its performance in Pakistan was stronger than in India during the first week.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that Pakistan has embraced an Indian film more warmly than India, but one week of streaming rankings cannot support a wider cultural conclusion. Netflix’s country rankings show relative position, not the full size or duration of the audience. The useful test is whether Main Vaapas Aaunga stays near the top in both markets over the next few weeks, and whether Netflix releases comparable viewing data beyond the first week.
Source: binged.com
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