Ba***ds of Bollywood: Manufactured hype? - Page 3

Originally posted by: Sparkle_Soul

Anyways this show was totally forgettable and mediocre

Would it be on Peacock ?

i hated this stupid series so much

Originally posted by: Sorry_Bol

All these excuses won't change the fact that it has 7 million views in 3 weeks. The "Popular" series like Panchayat, Family Man, Farzi etc are all over 30 million views and nobody rates then as having a "Cultural Impact"

Even a MID series like Heera Mandi had 10 million views in 2 weeks.

While Netflix originals that nobody has ever heard of like the Royals, Black Warrant, Saare Jahaan Se Accha all are in the same range as the Hyped BOB.

The numbers are just not there. Another example of Fake Social media hype driven by Bollywood PR & Bots.

what an eye-opener 👀

Everyone that I know who watched it loved it.

https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aryan-khan-breaks-silence-bads-bollywood-wanted-self-deprecating-not-disrespectful/

I felt it was whitewashing AK, with this debut series. He isn't that mind-blowing either. The hype is caz of who his father is.

Rckradhe, I can’t quote you but all I am going to say is…🤐

Originally posted by: Sorry_Bol

Social Media is going gaga over Aryan Khan's directorial debut but do the numbers back it up? They don't. Infact it's Viewership numbers are dismal to say the least with just 2.8 million views worldwide in Week 1.

Week 1: 2.8 million views | 14.8 million viewing hours | Rank 4

Week 2: 3.2 million views | 16.9 million viewing hours | Rank 4

Week 3: 1.4 million views | Rank 10

Total: 7.4 million views

https://www.koimoi.com/television/the-bads-of-bollywood-ott-verdict-week-3-aryan-khans-directorial-debut-holds-strong-despite-56-drop-remains-in-viewer-spotlight/

Compare that to Bobby Deols Aashram:S3 that arrived earlier this year with 9.6 million views in Week 1 and 33 million views in 4 weeks. And that's just in India, not globally.

https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/bobby-deol-aashram-makes-history-leaves-behind-mirzapur-panchayat-and-every-2024-web-show-in-viewership-article-119541316

Indian Netflix shows that you might not have even heard of opened to higher number than BOB in the past year or two.

The Royals: 3 million views

Heera Mandi: 4.5 Million Views

The Kapil Show: 3.5 million Views/Episode

Infact, Suhana & Khushi's Archies did 5.2 million views in Week 1.

BOB won't even make the top 10 Hindi OTT Shows by Viewership 2025, which includes Stalwarts like Aashram,Paatal Lok & Panchayat but also unknowns like Kaneda & Khakhee: The Bengal Chapter.

The numbers clearly don't back up the lopsided hype. The show might be good/great, but the social media hype is clearly the PR machinery at work...based on numbers alone.