Dhurandhar becomes Netflix’s most-watched non-English film of 2026, reveals Ted Sarandos
The first movie, , had 37 million views from January to June 2026. The film was at the top spot on Netflix list of 22 countries.
Dhurandhar becomes most-watched non-English film
Speaking at Express Adda, Ted Sarandos shared that performed strongly on Netflix. He was quoted as saying, “Dhurandhar was the most-watched non-English movie in the world this year. Bigger than every other English [movie] and second only to the US and the UK in terms of watching.”
Ted Sarandos also responded to a question that often comes up about Indian entertainment: When will India have its own global hit like Squid Game or Money Heist?
Addressing the same, he said, “I hear a lot when I travel around the world, particularly in India, is like what happened with Squid Game, what happened with La casa de papel, when is India going to have that moment? And I say India has that moment all the time. It’s much more likely to be in cinema. I think, right now, because there is this enormous, beautiful, rich, long history of movies in India. I think when we came in and made Sacred Games, it was a whole different kind of television, so through most of the history and all that that’s coming through, it’s likely to come through in the form of cinema.”
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He also spoke about the increasing international demand for Indian movies and TV series on the online streaming giant. He said that Indian content has been among the top-rated globally on the streaming platform.
In 2024, there has been an Indian movie or TV series in the top 10 globally each week, as per Ted. He also announced that 3.5 billion hours of Indian content have been watched this year by the audience globally and gave credit to Netflix’s recommendation algorithm.
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About Dhrandhar
The first Dhurandhar was released in theatres in December 2025 and earned Rs 3,100 crore worldwide before its release on Netflix. The second installment, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, became first Bollywood movie to cross Rs 1,000 crore mark in India. Dhurandhar: The Revenge is now streaming on Netflix and JioHotstar.