Deepika Padukone starred in three movies on the list: Fighter, Kalki 2898-AD, and Singham Again. As the year 2024 nears its end, the most popular Indian movie of the year has been revealed by IMDb, and it’s not one of the usual suspects. While fans were eagerly awaiting the releases of Singham Again, Stree 2, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, a South blockbuster has stolen the show and taken the crown as the most popular Indian movie of the year.
IMDb released the list on Wednesday. Prabhas and Deepika Padukone’s Kalki 2898 AD emerged as the Most Popular Indian Movie of 2024, followed by Stree 2 (second spot) and Maharaja (third position).
Filmmaker Nag Ashwin is ecstatic about his film becoming the No. 1 ranking movie of the year. “It’s truly amazing to see Kalki 2898 AD being celebrated as IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Movie of 2024. This recognition is a testament to the love and support of our incredible audience, who embraced the film with open hearts. We poured our souls into the film and it’s so humbling to see it resonate with all ages across the world,” he said in a statement.
Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan’s Shaitaan was in the fourth spot, with Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter securing the 5th position in the list. The list has seven Hindi titles, followed by one each in Telugu (Kalki 2898 AD), Tamil (Maharaja), and Malayalam (Manjummel Boys at 6th). The presence of three sequels: Stree 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (7th position) and Singham Again (9th spot) underscore the audience’s appetite for established franchises. Raghav Juyal’s Kill was in the 8th spot and Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies in the 10th position.
Interestingly, Deepika starred in three movies on the list: Fighter, Kalki 2898-AD, and Singham Again.
The year-end list is based on the actual page views of more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. It features films released in India between January 1 and November 25, 2024 which have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher.
