Five new movies feature for the first time in our weekly Top 10 list of the most watched movies in India. The third week of January sees 3 movies that are part of a series. Let’s take a look at the top 10 most watched movies in India from 15th and 21st January:
10. The Matrix Resurrections (English) – New Entrant
9. Curry & Cyanide – The Jolly Joseph Case – 5th Week in the Top 10
8. Kho Gaye Hum Kahan – 4th Week in the Top 10
7. The Batman (English) – New Entrant
6. Hi Nanna (Telugu) – 3rd Week in the Top 10
5. Salaar (Tamil)
A debut straight into the Top 5 for the Tamil version of this exciting movie featuring Prabhas.
Summary: The fate of a violently contested kingdom hangs on the fraught bond between two friends-turned-foes in this saga of power, bloodshed and betrayal.
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes
Genre: Action
Language: Tamil
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
Cast: Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruthi Haasan
4. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The third movie in the Fantastic Beasts series, a spin-off of the famous Harry Potter movie series, breaks into the top 5 last week.
Summary: When Grindelwald threatens to destroy all Muggles, Professor Dumbledore enlists Newt Scamander to lead a squad of wizards and witches to take him down.
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes
Genre: Fantasy
Language: English
IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen
3. Hi Papa
The movie’s original language, Telugu slips one spot in its second week.
Summary: A 6-year-old with cystic fibrosis recruits the help of an enigmatic new friend to convince her single dad to tell her about her mother.
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes
Genre: Drama
Language: Hindi
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
Cast: Nani, Mrunal Thakur, Kiara Khanna
2. Lift
Kevin Hart’s move away from comedy seems to be loved by the audience with a ‘Lift’ up to second spot.
Summary: A professional thief and his expert crew attempt the ultimate heist: stealing $500 million in gold from a vault on a plane — 40,000 feet in the air.
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes
Genre: Action
Language: English
IMDb Rating: 5.4/10
Cast: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio
1. Salaar (Telugu)
The old adage goes, ‘Original is the best’ and that is true for this highly anticipated movie as well with the movie in its original language, Telugu, debuting at the top spot.
