The Telugu film ‘Jaya Janaki Nayaka’ released in the year 2017 has made a unique record in its name. The Hindi dubbed version of this film starring Rakul Preet Singh and Bellamkonda Srinivas has been viewed more than 100 crore (1 billion) times on YouTube. It has become the first film to create this record worldwide. Happy with this huge success, actress Rakul Preet Singh said that if we compare this number with the people going to theatres, then it is a very big figure. This is really surprising and wonderful.
The news of the film flopping was declared wrong.
Rakul told that she was aware of the good views this film was getting, but touching the figure of Rs 100 crore was a big surprise for her too. She laughed and said that she went to YouTube herself to see if it was true or not. Along with this, he refuted the news going on the internet in which this film was called a flop. Rakul clarified that when the film was released in theatres, it had received a lot of love from the audience and the entire team had celebrated its success.
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New avenues will open for films
Rakul Preet Singh believes that after the Corona epidemic in the year 2020, South films have started getting more viewers on digital platforms. He expressed hope that after the success of this film, new avenues will open for films and makers in the future. Rakul said that right now there are limited options in the world of OTT, but the strength of platforms like YouTube will help new makers in taking their films to the people. In the coming time, such small films or festival films which do not get theaters, will also be released directly on YouTube.