Last Updated:December 10, 2025, 17:10 IST

Created under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner, The Ba**ds Of Bollywood marked Aryan Khan’s directorial debut.

Aryan Khan’s The Ba***ds Of Bollywood tops IMDb’s Most Popular Series 2025 list.

Aryan Khan is ‘grateful’ as his debut show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood has become the most popular series of 2025 in India. Recently, IMDb announced the 10 Indian movies and 10 series that were most popular with the audience worldwide in 2025. While Aryan Khan’s directorial debut topped the chart, it was followed by Black Warrant, Paataal Lok Season 2 and Panchayat 4.

Reacting to the achievement, Aryan Khan expressed gratitude and promised to work hard for the audience. He shared that The Bad***ds of Bollywood has become a part of the ‘culture’ and argued that this is what he always wanted to do with his directorial.

“Seeing The Ba***ds of Bollywood as the most popular web series on IMDb feels exactly like what we wanted to do — shake the room and own the conversation, to make something that defines an entire genre in the modern era; a pop cultural phenomenon. I wanted this show to be a celebration of the madness, the magic, the mischief, and the raw ambition that fuels this industry. No soft edges, no pretending, we told the story the way it deserved to be told, and audiences across the world showed up for it in a massive way. The memes, the fan edits, the arguments, the obsession — that’s a show becoming part of culture, not just a weekend watch,” he said.

“I am grateful to everyone who clicked play, stayed with it, and made it explode the way it has. The joy this has brought the audience is why I do what I do, bringing stories that are straight from the heart. And this is just the beginning,” Shah Rukh Khan’s son added.

IMDb Top 10 Most Popular Indian Series of 2025:

1. The Ba***ds of Bollywood

2. Black Warrant

3. Paatal Lok Season 2

4. Panchayat Season 4

5. Mandala Murders

6. Khauf

7. Special Ops Season 2

8. Khakee: The Bengal Chapter

9. The Family Man Season 3

10. Criminal Justice: A Family Matter

About The Ba***ds of Bollywood

The show stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Manoj Pahwa, Mona Singh, Manish Chaudhari, Raghav Juyal, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa and Vijayant Kohli with Rajat Bedi and Gautami Kapoor. The series follows Aasmaan Singh (Lakshya), an ambitious outsider determined to carve a space in Bollywood. Along the way, he discovers the chaotic, glamorous, yet cutthroat nature of the industry.

Created under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner, The Ba**ds Of Bollywood blends humour with drama in a self-aware, high-energy narrative. Netflix describes it as “the baddest, filmiest show on Earth,” packed with cameos, thrills, and an adventurous dive into the film industry.

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