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Every week new movies and new series are released on different OTT platforms. Many times the old films fade away in front of the newly released films and shows, and sometimes the magic of the new films does not work in front of the old films and shows. The report of the films which were viewed the most on OTT last week has come out. Ormax Media has released the list of most viewed films on OTT from December 22 to December 28.

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• Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s horror-comedy film released on OTT on December 16.
• The film is being watched widely on OTT since then and is maintaining its place at the top.
• Like last time, this time too ‘Thama’ has become the most watched film on OTT.
• This film has received 3.5 million views on Prime Video last week.

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders

• The crime-thriller film ‘Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders’ was released on Netflix on 19 December.
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Chitrangada Singh and Radhika Apte are in lead roles in this film.
• This film is at second place in the list of most watched films on OTT last week.
• Last week, Rashmika Mandanna’s film ‘The Girlfriend’ was at second position.
• ‘Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansa Murders’ has received 2 million views on Netflix.

Andhra King Taluka

• ‘Andhra King Taluka’ was released on OTT on December 25 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
• As soon as it came on OTT, the film got a lot of views and it became the third most watched film last week.
• This film streaming on Netflix has received 1.8 million views.

kantha

• Dulquer Salmaan starrer film ‘Kantha’ still remains in the list of top 5 films.
• This film, which is streaming on Netflix, was watched by 1.7 million people last week also.
• Artists like Rana Daggubati and Bhagyashree Borse also play important roles in this film.

the girlfriend

• The film ‘The Girlfriend’ is also a part of the list of top 5 films this time.
• This film starring Rashmika Mandanna is streaming on Netflix.
• Last week ‘The Girlfriend’ got 1.5 million views on OTT.

In 2025, the horror and black magic genre of Hindi cinema took a new direction. Fear is no longer limited to just scaring and shocking, but seems to reach into the minds of the audience through folklore, psychological tension and emotional depth.

However, the biggest contribution in making these stories based on faith, superstition and unseen powers special was from the artists whose powerful performances made these stories credible and impactful. So let’s take a look at the actors and their films who performed brilliantly in this genre in the year 2025.

These stars created their own identity in the genre of horror and black magic

1. Janaki Bodywala – Vash Level 2
With the Gujarati film Vash Level 2, Janaki Bodiwala emerged as one of the strongest performers in the horror space. Building on the success of ‘Vash 1’, he delivered a restrained yet deeply unnerving performance in ‘Vash 2’. By striking a balance between fear, courage and emotional fragility, Janaki made this story based on black magic not only interesting but also completely believable.

2. Nusrat Bharucha – Chhori 2
In ‘Chhori 2’ Nushrat Bharucha once again proved that her hold on the horror genre has become very strong. Her performance in the role of a mother battling social superstition and dark forces was very truthful and emotional. Instead of loud noises or excessive drama, Nusrat brought the fear arising from within on screen. Through the ‘Chhori’ franchise, he not only explored the world of black magic but also effectively exposed deep social evils like female feticide and child marriage.
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3. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna – Thaama
‘Thamaa’ presented horror with a multi-layered story, and its lead actors handled this challenge very well. While Ayushmann Khurrana added depth and sensitivity to the character battling powers beyond reason, Rashmika Mandanna balanced the story with emotional strength and fragility. In this way, the chemistry between the two made the supernatural elements of the film even more effective.

4. Kajol – Mother
Kajol’s performance in Maa was among the most talked about horror performances of 2025. As a mother, who protects her child from mysterious and tantric powers. His powerful screen presence, emotional strength, and restrained style of conveying fear proved that horror could be effective without unnecessary noise.

5. Anita Kulkarni and Amrita Subhash – Jaaran
‘Jaraan’ was a horror film based entirely on impressive acting, in which Anita Kulkarni and Amrita Subhash gave memorable performances. Both of them meticulously portrayed the characters of women entangled in superstition, tantric rituals and psychological fear. Amrita’s calm but intimidating presence and Anita’s emotional authenticity combined to make the film a haunting experience that lingers in the mind even after the credits roll.

In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that in the year 2025, Hindi horror and black magic cinema moved beyond superficial scares and adopted emotional and psychological depth. The work of making fear real in these films was done by brilliant acting, such acting which, while being sensitive, remained in people’s memories for a long time.

In the last month of the year, films are being entered one after the other from theaters to OTT. Talking about OTT, the audience here is enjoying films of every genre sitting at their homes. Along with Bollywood, South and Hollywood movies have become a part of the audience’s watchlist.

Meanwhile, the report of Ormax Media has come out in which it was told which films were enjoyed the most by the audience on OTT from December 15 to December 21. Here is the complete list.

Who got the most views on OTT?

1. hold
This horror comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna was released in theaters on the occasion of Diwali. After making bumper earnings in cinema halls, it was released on OTT platform Prime Video on 16 December. Since its release, it has become the audience’s favorite and is being liked a lot on OTT. According to Aurmax Media, the film got 3.1 million views last week.

2. The Girlfriend
This Telugu film of Rashmika Mandanna was released in theaters on 7 November. One month later, on December 5, the film was released on the OTT platform Netflix. Even though the movie was a flop in theatres, it is getting a lot of praise from the audience on OTT. The story of the film is such that it will blow your senses. There are so many shocking twists and turns in it that you yourself will be stunned. According to Aurmax Media, last week 2.3 million people enjoyed this movie on OTT.

3. Kantha
This film of Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran was released in theaters on 14 November. The film was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore but it could not do much at the box office. Now it has been released on OTT where it got mixed response from the audience. Its story is based on the cinema industry in which Rana Daggubati has also played an important role. Let us tell you, this film available on Netflix has received 1.5 million views last week.

4. Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise has received a lot of accolades for his role as Ethan Hunt. Fans were eagerly waiting for the release of this film. The popularity of this Hollywood action movie was amazing even among the Indian audience. After impressing everyone at the box office, its spark faded when it was released on the OTT platform Prime Video. According to Aurmax Media, it has secured the fourth position in the list of movies with the most views on OTT with 1.3 million views.

5. Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
The name of Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s investigative movie is included at the end of this list. This film is perfect for detailed police investigation and crime drama lovers. The film was released on 19 December and within two days it caught the attention of the audience. The film received 1.2 million views between 19 and 21 December.

The year 2025 is about to end. Many films were released this year, but there were some films in which the villain stole the limelight more than the hero. While Akshay Khanna became famous by playing the role of a dacoit in ‘Dhurandhar’, everyone from Randeep Hooda to Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the hearts of fans with their villainy. In such a situation, his films also earned a lot at the box office.

Akshaye Khanna- Dhurandhar

• Ranveer Singh is in the lead role in ‘Dhurandhar’ and Akshay Khanna has played the role of villain.
• Akshay Khanna has made a name for himself with his performance as Rehman the dacoit.
• Akshay Khanna’s acting in ‘Dhurandhar’ is being praised everywhere and the film is earning a lot.
• The film has collected more than Rs 500 crore at the Indian box office.

Randap Hooda- Jaat

• Randeep Hooda played the role of villain Ranatunga in Sunny Deol starrer film ‘Jatt’.
• The actor’s ferocious avatar in the film has impressed the audience.
• ‘Jatt’ has collected Rs 88.26 crore at the box office.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Thaama

• Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna were in lead roles in the horror-comedy film ‘Thama’.
• In this film, Nawazuddin Siddiqui appeared in the role of Yakshasan.
• ‘Thama’ earned Rs 161.09 crore at the box office and proved to be a blockbuster.

Riteish Deshmukh- Raid 2

• Riteish Deshmukh appeared in villain avatar in Ajay Devgan’s film ‘Raid 2’.
• Playing the role of Dadabhai, Ritesh won the hearts of the audience with his screen presence.
• ‘Raid 2’ did a business of Rs 173.05 crore at the box office.

Bobby Deol- The Bads of Bollywood

• Bobby Deol was seen in the role of Ajay Talwar in the web series ‘The Bads of Bollywood’.
• The actor stole the screens with his dashing looks and action.
• This series, released on Netflix, got a lot of views on OTT.

The craze of horror-comedy films goes to people’s heads. Whenever any horror-comedy film comes, people become its fans. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thaama was released in theaters on the occasion of Diwali. This film has made huge earnings at the box office. After making a splash in theatres, this film has now come on OTT.

Fans were waiting for the OTT release of Thaama for a long time. The wait is over and this film has come on OTT after two months of its release. Let us tell you when and where you can watch this film on OTT.

when and where to watch

Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thaama has arrived on the OTT platform. This film has been released on OTT platform Prime Video today i.e. 16th December. This film can be watched in Hindi and Telugu on Prime Video. Thaama is trending on Prime Video. Fans have started watching it since night itself. This weekend is going to be very special.

earned so much at the box office

Thaama was dominating the box office for a long time. This film has earned well. According to reports, Thama has collected Rs 141 crore in India, while if we talk about its worldwide collection, it has earned Rs 211.81 crore. This is one of the hit films of this year.

This is Starcast

Thama is a film of Maddock’s horror universe. Before this, women 2 and wolf had also come. Even after Thaama, many films of this universe are going to come. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is seen playing an important role in Thaama along with Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna. This film has been directed by Aditya Sarpotdar.

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Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘Thamaa’ is one of the big blockbuster films of Diwali of the year 2025. This fifth film of Maddock Horror Universe also made a big splash at the box office. Now this film is going to be released on OTT. In such a situation, those who could not watch it in the theater will now be able to watch it comfortably at home. Before that, let us know where and where it is being released on OTT.

,held, When and where is it being released on OTT?,
The horror-comedy ‘Thama’ entertained the audience a lot in theatres. After releasing in theaters on October 21, it is being released on OTT. Its digital arrival is in two phases. Actually, first it will be available for rent on OTT platform Prime Video on December 2, 2025. Its Prime Video subscribers will be able to watch it for free from December 16, 2025.

how was it, held, box office performance of
This film, which was released in theaters during Diwali holidays, was a big hit financially. With Rs 147.14 crore in the domestic market and Rs 21.94 crore in the international market, ‘Thamaa’ has earned approximately Rs 169.08 crore till November 18, 2025. Sachin-Jigar’s soundtrack with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya played a big role in the success of the film.

held‘ Star cast and crew
Let us tell you that Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Paresh Rawal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui have played important roles in ‘Thama’. It is written by Niren Bhatt, Suresh Mathew and Arun Phalara and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik, the film has music by Sachin-Jigar.

The story of the film revolves around Ayushmann Khurrana’s character Alok Goyal, who is a journalist in Delhi. He is saved by a mysterious betel nut, Tadka (Rashmika Mandanna Starr). During this, he has to face Yakshasan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), the leader of the ruthless Betals. Paresh Rawal has also played an important role in the film. Thaama is a mix of horror, romance and comedy, which follows the theme of social satire and Indian folklore of the MHCU franchise.

Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s horror-comedy film Thaama was released in theaters on the occasion of Diwali. People have liked this film very much. This film was being liked since Diwali till now but now this film has lost its strength at the box office. The final worldwide collection of Thama has also been revealed. After earning handsomely on the first day, the film soon joined the Rs 100 crore club. Let us tell you about Thama’s collection.

There was tremendous earning on the first day

Talking about the box office collection of Thama, it had collected Rs 23 crores on the first day. Thaama was released on Tuesday. This was an extended week. Due to which the film had collected Rs 100 crore in 10 days. After that the film’s earnings started declining. In the second week the film collected Rs 17.25 crore. It could collect only Rs 5.50 crore in the third week and Rs 1.25 crore in the fourth week.

Stopped due to this much collection

Talking about the collection of Thama in India, it had earned Rs 126 crore net and Rs 151 crore gross. Talking about its overseas collection, it has closed at Rs 176.50 crore gross. Talking about the budget of Thama, it was completed in Rs 145 crores. The film has earned more than its budget.

This was the star cast

Talking about the star cast of Thama, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is also seen playing important roles along with Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna. This is a film of Maddock’s horror-comedy universe. Now the fans are waiting for the next film of this universe. Horror-comedy is liked a lot by the people and earns huge money at the box office.

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Every Friday some film is released at the box office. Many films were released in October also from South to Bollywood. Some of these films are still standing at the box office and some have moved away.

Ormax Media has published the report of gross collection of 5 such films, which contains the list of top 5 grossing films released in October. See here which are the top 5 films in this list.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’

The first number in this list is of Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. This film, released on October 2, has collected Rs 735 crore as per this report.

‘hold’

The second name in the list is Ayushmann Khurrana’s film ‘Thama’ which according to Ormax has done a business of Rs 156 crore. The film was released on 21 October on the occasion of Diwali.

‘The madness of a crazy person’

Harshvardhan Rane’s low budget superhit film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has got the third place in the list. This film was also released in theaters along with ‘Thama’ on 21 October. According to Ormax, the film has collected Rs 95 crore.

‘Lalo Krishna always helps’

The fourth film in the list is ‘Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate’. This film has also become the highest grossing film in Gujarati cinema history. This film, which was released on October 10, is still standing at the box office and is earning a lot. According to Ormax data, the film has collected Rs 92 crore.

‘Dude’

This low budget film, released on October 17, proved to be a hit. Pradeep Ranganathan is in the lead role in the film originally made in Tamil language. According to the report of Ormax Media, the film has done a business of Rs 86 crore in India.

(Note: All data used here is as per Ormax and is not final as many of these films are still running in theatres. This data is at the time of writing the report and is subject to change.)

This week has been interesting at the Indian box office. In fact, there was a huge fight for earnings at the ticket window between many new and a few weeks old films. Where Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Haq’ is currently dominating. At the same time, many other films including ‘Thama’ and ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ are seen struggling to earn a handful. Let us know here how much these films have earned on Thursday?

,Right’ How much did it collect on Thursday?
It has been a week since Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam’s film was released in theatres. During this period, this film has earned decent earnings. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘Haq’ has earned Rs 1.10 crore on the 7th day of its release i.e. Thursday. Due to which its total earning has now become Rs 14 crore.

,Jatadhara, How much did it collect on Thursday?
Sonakshi Sinha and Sudhir Babu’s latest mythological thriller ‘Jatadhara’ is in a very bad shape at the box office. It is becoming difficult to earn even a few lakhs for this film. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, ‘Jatadhara’ has earned Rs 40 lakh on the 7th day of its release i.e. Thursday. With this, its total earning of 7 days has now become Rs 5.54 crore.

the girlfriend How much did he earn on Thursday?
After giving many hit films, Rashmika Mandanna has now made a comeback in theaters with The Girlfriend. This romantic drama is getting good response from the youth and it is performing well in multiplexes. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, The Girlfriend has earned Rs 1.10 crore on Thursday. With this, the total earning of this film in 7 days has now become Rs 11.25 crore.

How much did The Taj Story earn on second Thursday?
Paresh Rawal’s film The Taj Story is not performing well at the box office. Its condition became worse especially in the second week. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, on the second Thursday i.e. on the 14th day, The Taj Story has earned Rs 36 lakh. With this, its total earning of 14 days has now reached Rs 17.61 crore.

How much did Thama collect on fourth Thursday?
The earnings of Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thama are continuously decreasing. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, this supernatural thriller film has earned only Rs 35 lakh on the 24th day of its release i.e. fourth Thursday. Due to which its total earning has become Rs 133 crore.

How much did a crazy person and a crazy person earn on the second Thursday?
Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s Ek Deewane Deewane is also creeping at the box office. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, Ek Deewane Aur Deewaniyat has collected Rs 50 lakh on the 24th day of its release i.e. second Thursday, taking its total earning to Rs 77.30 crore.