Laapataa Ladies, a simple and poignant movie, achieved a great milestone by beating the blockbuster 2023 Animal on Netflix’s OTT platform. While Animal had its OTT release on January 26, 2024, Laapataa Ladies was released on Netflix on April 26 and captured the attention of viewers.
The simple story of two brides getting lost during a train journey had enough strength to beat a blockbuster in Bollywood! It seems unbelievable, but it is true. ‘Laapataa Ladies’ directed by Kiran Rao beat ‘Animal’ directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor in terms of OTT viewership. With 13.8 million viewers in just one month after its OTT release on April 26, Laapataa Ladies outnumbered Animal, which had 13.6 million views.
Kiran Rao’s movie is an adaptation of Biplab Goswami’s much-admired novel. This small-budget movie is based on rural India and the timeline in the 2000s. The emotional content of the lost brides, the search for them, their realizations, aspirations, and social stigma have been highly appreciated by critics as well as viewers. Its success in the OTT has made it a’surprise hit’ of 2024. The cast of the movie includes Ravi Kishan, Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Chhaya Kadam, and others. It has been appreciated by OTT viewers both in India and abroad.
‘Animal’ is an action drama full of killings and intense emotions. With huge box office earnings of US$110 million worldwide, it was defeated by the large-scale applause of Laapataa Ladies.
