Most Expensive Hindi Web series: The world of OTT is getting bigger and bigger. More than one web series and films are being released every month. But do you know which are the costliest web series ever streamed on various OTT platforms? Let’s know about these web series.
The universe of over-the-top streaming service Aani OTT is constantly getting bigger. In this, along with the expansion of OTT platforms, its business is also growing rapidly. The Indian OTT market was $ 1.5 billion in the year 2021, which will reach $ 4.0 billion in the year 2025 and $ 12.5 billion in the year 2030. This growth is astonishing. Along with this, the number of viewers of OTT is also increasing rapidly. At present, OTT has 42 crore viewers, of which 12 crore are paid OTT subscribers. The number of OTT subscribers is continuously increasing at the rate of 20 percent.
Content on OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus Hotstar, MX Player, Sony Liv, Voot and G5 are also being watched tremendously. Indian OTT viewers stream videos on these platforms for an average of 70 minutes every day. The increase in the viewership of OTT has not happened only because of the epidemic like Corona, but there has been a continuous increase in the speed and spread of the Internet for some time, due to which people are able to use the Internet. During the Corona period, people used to spend two to three hours a day on OTT, which has now reached one hour.
The growth of OTT is spreading enthusiasm in the entire entertainment industry. This is the reason that now like films, big budget web series are also being produced. The way films up to Rs 500 crore are being made at the moment, similarly web series with a budget of Rs 100 crore are available on the OTT platform. There are many reasons behind the increasing cost of web series. Firstly, the big actors of the film industry have now started working in it. Their fees are so high that the budget of the series increases. Secondly, the shooting of the series has started on the lines of films. Due to this also the budget increases.
- Mirzapur
Cost- Rs 70 crore
OTT – Amazon Prime Video
Two seasons of Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu Sharma and Vikrant Massey starrer ‘Mirzapur’ have been released. The shooting of its third season has also ended. The release of ‘Mirzapur 3’ is expected by the end of this year. The first season of ‘Mirzapur’ was released in the year 2018. The popularity of this series introduced people to OTT. Many people had subscribed to Amazon Prime Video only because of this series. 70 crores have been spent in making its first two seasons.
- The Family Man
Cost – Rs 50 crore
OTT – Amazon Prime Video
Directed by Raj and DK, Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Shreya Dhanwantri starrer ‘The Family Man’ is one of the popular web series of Amazon Prime Video. Its first season was streamed in the year 2019. Manoj Bajpayee, who made his debut in this series, is in the role of an intelligence officer. Everyone liked his battle on the personal and professional front. After this the second season was released in the year 2021. More than 50 crores have been spent in its construction.
- Made in Heaven
Cost – Rs 100 crore
OTT – Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video’s most expensive web series till date ‘Made in Heaven’ has been produced by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. In this, actors like Arjun Mathur, Shobhita Dhulipala, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh are in important roles. Zoya, who has directed films like ‘Gully Boy’, ‘Lust Stories’, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’, ‘Talaash’ and ‘Bombay Talkies’, has also directed this web series. Entangled in the fabric of relationships, this web series tells the story of today’s relationships. The performances of Arjun Mathur and Sobhita Dhulipala are strong.
- Sacred Games
Cost – Rs 100 crore
OTT- Netflix
It would not be an exaggeration to call ‘Sacred Games’ a classic web series. This is the first such web series, which told Indians that there is such a thing as a series. When Netflix released it in the year 2018, there was a craze for it everywhere. There was so much word of mouth publicity that within no time the subscription of Netflix went from hundreds to lakhs. After this, when its second season was released, before that money was shed like water in the shooting. Waiting for the third season.
- The Empire
Cost – Rs 50 crore
OTT- Disney Plus Hotstar
Kunal Kapoor, Rahul Dev, Drishti Dhami, Shabana Azmi, Dino Morea, Imad Shah and Aditya Seal are in important roles in Disney Plus Hotstar’s web series ‘The Empire’. Its screenplay is written by Bhavani Iyer and Mitakshara, while the direction is done by Mitakshara Kumar, who has been co-director in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films ‘Padmavat’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’. This is the reason why the shadow of Bhansali is visible in ‘The Empire’. The magnificence of its set, costume design and music reminds one of Barabas Bhansali. Even in this, many scenes and characters have been shown in such a way that many characters of the films ‘Padmavat’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’ will start appearing in front of your eyes.
