Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda’s Saiyaara tops Netflix global non-English films list with 3.7 million views, ahead of Inspector Zende and Kingdom

Within just five days, Saiyaara has become the top most streamed non-English film on the platform. It has garnered 3.7 million views and 9.3 million hours viewed.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | September 17, 2025 05:59 PM IST

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Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday in Saiyaara

Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday in a still from Mohit Suri's Saiyaara.

After ringing the cash registers at the box office during its theatrical release, Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara is now ruling the OTT world as well. The film released on Netflix last Friday and within just five days, it has become the top most streamed non-English film on the platform. Saiyaara has garnered 3.7 million views and 9.3 million hours viewed.

The platform shared a video featuring the film’s lead actors — Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. They said in the clip, “For giving Saiyaara all the love in the world, we love you forever and ever and ever. Saiyaara is trending globally on Netflix, only because of you. Thank you for watching and rewatching, and rewatching.” The caption read, “Saiyaara is now trending at #1 globally in Non-English Films on Netflix 🌍❤️ Watch Saiyaara, out now on Netflix.”

Saiyaara was also the most-watched film in nine countries including Mauritius, Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan and the UAE.

While Saiyaara made it to the top of the list, other Indian films like Manoj Bajpayee’s Inspector Zende and Vijay Deverakonda’s Kingdom also secured a spot in the global top 10. Inspector Zende stood at the 3rd spot with 6.2 million hours, while Kingdom was at the 9th spot with 2.5 million hours. Saiyaara even left behind German erotic thriller Fall For Me, which currently holds the 2nd spot with 6.5 million hours viewed.

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Like its theatrical performance, Saiyaara exceeded expectations on streaming too, as none of the major Hindi films released on Netflix this year managed to achieve this ranking. In fact, Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava had peaked at the 4th spot after its Netflix release.

Theatrically, Saiyaara is the second highest-earning Hindi film of the year after Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava. The film made Rs 329.2 crore in domestic collections, while its lifetime worldwide collection stands at Rs 569.75 crore, according to Sacnilk.

The Mohit Suri directorial had made a lot of noise upon its theatrical release and turned out to be the year’s surprise hit. Starring two newcomers, the film struck a chord with youngsters across the country. It garnered favourable reviews and emerged as a blockbuster thanks to strong word-of-mouth promotion.

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