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Netflix's biggest Hindi original series in history, period drama Heeramandi: Diamond Bazaar, is at number two on the platform's weekly top 10 list for non-English programs. Created by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Heeramandi has 4.5 million views and 33 million hours of cumulative viewing time. This eight-episode show lasts a total of 7 hours and 19 minutes. Heera Mandi only followed Assunta Incident, which garnered around 12 million views in the second week. Netflix shows are seeing a spike in viewership in the second week, which means Hira Mendi is likely to hit further highs in the coming days.
The show debuted at No. 2, overtaking The Big Hindi Show, which debuted at No. 3 a few weeks ago with 2.5 million views. The comedy variety set's views fell to just 1 million in its sixth week. Maamla Legal Hai, another recent Hindi series from Netflix, landed at the bottom of the top 10 with 1.1 million views in the first week. Hira Mendi had more viewers in the first week than Supersex (3.2 million views in the first week), “Killer Paradox” (3.1 million views in the first week) and “Kijo Creature” (3.2 million views in the first week). . 3 million views) than Netflix's other major international series. However, it did better than Parasyte (which had 6.3 million views in its first week, rising to 9.8 million in its second week) and the Money Heist spin-off Berlin (which had 11.3 million in its first week had views). ) did not match the enormous numbers recorded.
Netflix's English-language programming is a far cry from series like Fool Me Once (37 million views), Avatar: The Last Airbender (21 million views), Griselda (20 million views) and Gentlemen (12.2 million views). , “One Day” (5.3 million views), a huge first week number. However, Heera Mandi surpassed Ripley (2.3 million views) and Baby Reindeer (2.6 million views) in its first week of airing. The latter show became a viral sensation, garnering 13.3 million views in its second week and 22 million views in its third week. Starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman and others, Heeramandi proved controversial among viewers while some people said it was all style and no substance
