Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies outperforms Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal on Netflix

After receiving harsh comments from Sandeep Reddy Vanga earlier this year director Kiran Rao can take comfort in knowing that her lowbudget rural dramedy Laapataa Ladies has garnered more views on Netflix than Vangas bigbudget heavily promoted and highly controversial action film AnimalKiran Raos Laapataa Ladies outperforms Sandeep Reddy Vangas Animal on NetflixRanbir Kapoors film Animal hit theatres in December and quickly set new box office records raking in over Rs 900 crore worldwide Meanwhile Laapataa Ladies premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and was later released in theatres in March but it only earned a little over Rs 20 crore globally However the streaming performance of the two films tells a different taleAccording to the Indian Express Laapataa Ladies premiered on Netflix a month ago and has since amassed 138 million views On the other hand Animal premiered on Netflix in January and garnered at least 136 million views in the first three weeks before dropping out of the top 10 in the fourth week Laapataa Ladies not only stayed in the top 10 for a week longer than Animal but it hasnt fallen below the top 5In its first week Laapataa Ladies garnered 53 million viewing hours from 26 million views improved in the second week with 7 million viewing hours from 34 million views and then increased again in the third week with 116 million viewing hours from 56 million views In the fourth week the film accumulated 45 million viewing hours from 22 million viewsAlia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra gush about Laapata LadiesThe movie has swept everyone off their feet including Alia Bhatt and Priyanka ChopraAfter watching Kiran Raos directorial Laapataa Ladies which has been the talk of the town ever since it hit theatres and was released on OTT actors Alia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra penned an appreciation post for the entire teamTaking to Instagram stories Alia reshared the films poster from Aamir Khan Productions official Instagram handle and wrote Such a wonderful time at the movies These ladies Pratibha Ranta Nitanshi Goel and gentlemen Sparsh Shrivastava Ravi Kishan truly have my heart Such a beautiful film and what fabulous performances by the entire cast Congratulations to all of youPriyanka posted on her Instagram stories Thank you for the entertainment and the education raodynessCongratulations on this make more moviesNot only Alia and Priyanka but Ananya Panday also shared her views on Laapataa Ladies She wrote on her Instagram stories This ones a real delight couldnt recommend it enough