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Prime Video’s “Panchayat” Season 3 was the most viewed show in India in the first half of 2024, according to a mid-year report by Ormax Media. The rural comedy-drama yoked in 28.2 million viewers.

Netflix’s “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” secured the second spot with 20.3 million viewers, while Prime Video’s “Indian Police Force” came in third with 19.5 million viewers. Netflix continued its strong showing with “Kota Factory” Season 3 attracting 15.7 million viewers in fourth place, followed by Disney+ Hotstar’s “The Legend of Hanuman” Seasons 3 and 4, with 14.8 million viewers.

In the Hindi-language direct-to-streaming films category, Netflix dominated the top five with “Amar Singh Chamkila” leading at 12.9 million viewers, followed by “Murder Mubarak” at 12.2 million. Prime Video’s “Ae Watan Mere Watan” secured the third spot with 11.5 million viewers, while Netflix’s “Maharaj” and SonyLIV’s “Patna Shuklla” rounded out the top five with 10.6 million and 9.8 million viewers respectively.

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Disney+ Hotstar is on a spree, releasing many shows in various languages. It was delightful to watch a global platform such as this one finally give space to South Indian states to work on shows that highlight their language and culture. Miss Perfect is a slice-of-life romantic comedy about a cleanliness-obsessed woman who runs into people who might or might not understand her quirky little habit. The show was a delightful watch, as many were willing to accept the leading lady for who she is. It is the journey to understand her that makes up Miss Perfect.

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Why Was Lavanya In Hyderabad?

Lavanya Rao was working in Delhi, and she was suffering from an excessive need to clean every space she entered. Her therapy session did not go as planned because she never felt simple habits could be a cause of concern for anybody. She eventually moved to...

Telugu cinema rarely gets the lighthearted romantic comedy kind of cinema right. The industry is known for coming up with over-the-top romantic comedies in which the lead stalks his way into making the woman fall in love with him. This is unrealistic, and real relationships do not develop in this manner. There are very few Telugu-language movies or television shows that deal with relationships realistically and leave room for humor as well. Miss Shetty, Mr. Polishetty, Hi Nanna, and Ante Sundharanik are some good examples of films that explore the romance, comedy, and drama genres realistically. Miss Perfect is the latest addition to this genre, and it happens to be a Disney+ Hotstar Original. This Telugu language miniseries was released on February 2, 2024, and it is about a love story that bloomed during the Covid lockdown of 2020.

Miss Perfect has eight episodes, each with a twenty- to twenty-one-minute run time, which...

What To Watch In February 2024: 22 Films, 9 Web-Shows! (Picture Credit: IMDb/Instagram)

All you cinephiles, listen carefully because ‘What to Watch in February 2024’ has arrived with varied structures of films and shows at your disposal. From Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon‘s AI-Sci-fi love story in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya to Mammootty‘s spine-chilling horror flick in Bramayugam, there’s at least one movie for everyone of you in this month (there are 22 of them).

Even as far as the web shows are concerned, out of the nine assorted ones, you’ll get Childish Gambino attempting to thrill you in the spy-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith; you’ll have Sushmita Sen finishing things off with Aarya Antim War (season 3).

You’ll also see Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko’s vision getting a live-action treatment in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. Let’s check out the list of...