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Kull Ott Verdict (Week 2): Will Nimrat Kaur’s Show Axe Hotstar’s Most-Watched Series Of 2024? (Photo Credit –Instagram)

Nimrat Kaur, Amol Parashar, and Ridhi Dogra’s royal drama, Kull, witnessed an impressive jump in its viewership in its two-week run on JioHotstar! The web series, stands at a total viewership of 6 million in two weeks. Interestingly, the show might stay for another week in the top 5 trending list!

Amol Parashar this week witnessed a high with two of his shows on different platforms finding a spot in the top 5 list. Apart from the royal murder mystery, his rural drama on Prime Video, Gram Chikitsalay also found a spot in the top 5.

Kull Ott Verdict Week 2

Kull managed to garner 3.1 million views in the second week, taking the top spot in the list of most-watched streaming originals in India for the week of May 5 – May 11, 2025, estimated based on audience research by Ormax.

Gram Chikitsalay Ott Verdict: Panchayat’s Long-Distance Cousin Opens Well! ( Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video )

Tvf arrived on Prime Video with a very long-distance cousin of Panchayat this week. Starring Amol Parashar, Gram Chikitsalay was a soul-extension of Jitendra Kumar’s much loved web series. However, did the medical version of this rural drama made a mark in its debut week? Well partly yes!

Opens Better Than Dupahiya!

Prime Video’s latest offering opened 33% better than the last rural drama that arrived on the platform. It was Gajraj Rao, and Renuka Shahane’s web series that garnered 1.8 million views in its debut week, and now Amol Parashar’s show has opened with 0.6 million more views!

Gram Chikitsalay Ott Verdict

Gram Chikitsalay managed to garner 2.4 million views in its debut week, taking the fourth spot in the list of most-watched streaming originals in India for the week of May 5 – May 11, 2025, estimated...

Jewel Thief Ott Verdict: Saif Ali Khan Dethrones Kareena Kapoor Khan From Top 10!(Photo Credit –Netflix)

Starring Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and others, Netflix’s Jewel Thief is continuing its stellar run on the Ott platform, garnering phenomenal numbers in terms of viewership, making records in three weeks already after becoming the most viewed Indian film of 2025 on Netflix, last week itself!

Trending In 9 Countries

The heist drama produced by Marflix has found a spot in the top 10 non-English films of the week on Netflix in a total of 9 countries, including India, Bangladesh, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Morocco, Mauritius, and Nigeria!

Jewel Thief Ott Verdict Week 3

As per the data by Netflix from May 5 to May 11, Jewel Thief, in its third week, garnered a viewership of 2.1 million on Netflix against 4.2 million viewing hours and secured the 9th spot in the globally trending list of top 10 non-English films on Netflix,...

Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins Steals the Crown as Netflix’s Most Viewed Film of 2025

Marflix Pictures’ latest offering Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins, has committed itself to breaking records. And in the long list that the film, that released on Netflix, has already accumulated, the Siddharth Anand & Mamta Anand co-production has officially claimed the title of streaming platform’s most-watched film of 2025, achieving an extraordinary 16.1 million views in just its first two weeks. The film’s remarkable performance began with 7.8 million views during its debut week, followed by an even stronger second week with 8.3 million views. And the film did this, while simultaneously topping streaming charts as well.

The success of the film can be attributed to various factors, ranging from Marflix and he Anand duo, who are known for their top-tier, no expenses spared filmmaking and production value, followed by the star power that the cast of the film brought on,...

What the hell happened to heist movies? To be specific, what happened to Indian heist movies? Do you all remember Aankhen? It’s not just one of the best Hindi heist movies of all time; it’s one of the best heist movies, period. Everything from the concept to the performances was perfect. Despite not liking them as much as everyone else, I have to admit that the Dhoom movies were pretty influential, especially in terms of bike sales. Don 2 reigns supreme in this category of films in the Indian subcontinent and overseas, not just because it had Shah Rukh Khan in it, but also due to the craft on display! The first half of Lootera was centered around a heist, while the second half was about its repercussions. And that’s the last good caper film that I can remember. After that we got half-baked entries like Kick,...

Netflix’s Jewel Thief was supposed to be some kind of ode to Vijay Anand’s classic, but I don’t think the film does justice to the title. The storyline is extremely weak and predictable, and even after all the efforts put forth by the actors, the end product just isn’t up to the scratch. Also, the age old practice to treat the women characters just like a prop is just as frustrating. Nikita Dutta’s character deserved a better arc. I just hope that Robbie Grewal and Kookie Gulati, the directors of the film, come up with a more engaging narrative if they decide to make a sequel. That said, let’s break down all the major events in Jewel Thief to see how Rehan Roy conducts the heist.

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Jewel Thief Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nikita Dutta, Kunal Kapoor

Director: Kookie Gulati And Robbie Grewal

Jewel Thief Movie Review (Photo Credit – Instagram)

What’s Good: Jaideep Ahlawat’s performance, the picturesque locations, and the cinematography.

What’s Bad: The movie is filled with illogical subplots, absurdities, and idiosyncrasies. The dialogues are extremely stereotypical, and except for Jaideep Ahlawat, none of the cast members manage to make an impact. Some of the sub-plots and twists are laughable and cannot even be watched as a guilty pleasure.

Loo Break: You can actually take one during the songs or otherwise, too, because this one does not require you to rake your brain.

Watch or Not?: If you cannot find any worthwhile content on Ott this week, this one can be a last resort.

Language: Hindi

Available On: Netflix

Runtime: 116 Minutes

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Netflix unveiled three Indian productions at its Apac showcase in Tokyo, with Rajkummar Rao and R. Madhavan leading the slate of upcoming titles set for 2025 release.

The presentation, led by Netflix India original films head Ruchikaa Kapoor Sheikh, highlighted the streaming platform’s growing commitment to diverse Indian storytelling across languages and genres.

“This year is going to be our most diverse year yet,” Sheikh told attendees. “After the wildly loved ‘Pushpa 2,’ ‘Dragon,’ and ‘Chhaava,’ we have an exciting lineup of some of the biggest theatrical films coming to Netflix in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.”

Currently streaming is “Test,” Netflix’s first Tamil-language original film, a sports drama featuring R. Madhavan, Nayanthara, and Siddharth. Sheikh also talked up the imminent release of “Jewel Thief,” described as a “high octane heist-action film” starring Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat, scheduled to debut within days of the showcase.

The spotlight then turned to three upcoming productions.