Top 50 Dramas in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest dramas in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 233 dramas tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Panipat, Interstellar (film) and Bird (film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 9,749,376 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 834,381, and the largest, Panipat, reaches around 4,331,213 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each drama, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panipat |
4,331,213 | 97.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Interstellar (film) |
3,082,476 | 10.6% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Bird (film) |
2,335,687 | 17.5% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Rush (2013 film) |
2,292,066 | 31.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Doctor Stranger |
2,032,735 | 18.0% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Gandhi (film) |
2,003,180 | 21.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Life of Pi |
1,416,967 | 35.3% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Shutter Island (film) |
1,265,809 | 10.1% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Sunny (2011 film) |
994,135 | 27.3% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Pose |
932,947 | 11.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Pulp Fiction |
873,241 | 4.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Brothers and Sisters |
820,142 | 43.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Godfather (1991 film) |
802,468 | 11.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Wonderland (Australian TV series) |
772,639 | 13.6% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  The Sixth Sense (TV series) |
762,552 | 14.3% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Schindler's List |
752,267 | 7.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Grave of the Fireflies |
750,474 | 14.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Style (TV series) |
722,920 | 8.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  The Departed |
687,790 | 7.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Goodfellas |
679,082 | 5.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Life of Pi (film) |
675,241 | 25.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Rubicon (TV series) |
657,606 | 14.0% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Requiem for a Dream |
640,252 | 7.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
610,676 | 7.0% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Omkara (2006 film) |
567,005 | 84.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Eyes Wide Shut |
557,956 | 5.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Basic Instinct |
552,590 | 10.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  About Time (2013 film) |
542,240 | 6.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Gravity (film) |
512,971 | 18.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Diya Aur Baati Hum |
507,256 | 87.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Hidden Figures |
504,847 | 6.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Transcendence (2014 film) |
504,711 | 14.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Clerks |
487,135 | 11.5% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  There Will Be Blood |
459,828 | 5.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Kill Bill |
449,566 | 3.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  The Revenant (2015 film) |
433,937 | 8.0% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Lady Bird (film) |
418,928 | 6.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Working Moms |
394,500 | 6.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  The Hunt (2012 film) |
371,143 | 7.4% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Crash (2004 film) |
366,390 | 5.3% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Hacksaw Ridge |
365,251 | 4.0% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  The Godfather (film series) |
360,601 | 16.9% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  New Amsterdam |
331,163 | 5.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  The Girlfriend Experience |
325,475 | 9.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  American Beauty (1999 film) |
308,032 | 4.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Thalapathi |
305,878 | 87.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  The Darjeeling Limited |
305,056 | 20.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Courageous (film) |
302,282 | 6.2% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
296,893 | 6.8% | Drama | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Fish Tank (film) |
292,851 | 6.7% | Drama | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each drama by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest drama in India?
Panipat currently leads with an estimated audience of 4,331,213 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.