Aryan Khan’s debut directorial show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, continues to pierce the cultural zeitgeist with fans worldwide taking to the internet to share memes, comments, and reels on the series and its music.

Within hours of its release, the series quickly made it to the top spot in the Netflix India Top 10 list and continues to be amongst the Top 5 Non-English TV titles on Netflix’s Global since it launched 2 weeks ago. It is now trending in 14 countries, retaining the number one spot in as many as nine countries. Reacting to the success of the show, Aryan shared a heartfelt message and said that it was his vision that kept him going.

The young director said, “Whenever things got difficult, I’d hear Jaraj’s voice in my head, “Haarne mein aur haar maanne mein bohot farak hota hai”. (There is a difference between losing and accepting defeat) At first, I thought it was motivation, but soon realised it was just a lack of sleep and fatigue. Still, that vision kept me going, and now to see the happiness my work has brought people is deeply emotional for me. It is why I do what I do, it is what drew me to storytelling. The love from around the world has been incredible, with the show trending across countries and filling timelines with reels, memes, and fan theories. What began as my story now truly belongs to the audience, and it’s only because of Netflix that this story could reach homes across the globe. As Jaraj would humbly say…Ab pehechana?”

Since its launch, the show has taken social media by storm, sparking a meme fest as fans recreate scenes and share enthusiastic reviews of the show. As per press reports, Bobby Deol’s 1997 song Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela has made a comeback with over 5 million fresh views after The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The series also had a media blitz with posters being seen across Times Square in New York, and train stops across London, including King’s Cross Station and Liverpool Street Station. Raghav Juyal and Bobby Deol made an international stop in Dubai for the Asia Cup, watching India win and sharing an important dialogue with the host, bringing audiences another meta moment.

The show stars an ensemble cast including Bobby Deol, Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Raghav Juyal, Manoj Pahwa, Mona Singh, Manish Chaudhari, Anya Singh, Vijayant Kohli, Gautami Kapoor, and Rajat Bedi, among others. The Ba***ds of Bollywood is produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd and is created by Aryan Khan, along with his co-creators Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, who also wrote the show.

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