New Delhi, June 13 -- Madhuri Dixit's Maa Behen has surged to the number two position on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English Films chart within its first week of release, making it one of the strongest international debuts for a Hindi film on the platform this year. The crime comedy, directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by Abundantia Entertainment, drew 4.4 million viewers and 9.3 million viewing hours in the June 1 to June 7 measurement window, Bollywood Hungama reported.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, Mauritius, and the Maldives. It is trending in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, a geographical spread that underscores the growing appetite for Hindi-language content outside the tradi...