Initially launched as Hotstar in the year 2015, the OTT service came to be known as Disney+ Hotstar after its acquisition by Disney in 2019. Disney+ Hotstar has released some original Indian movies and series on the platform. For this article, we have included Hotstar Specials for Indian original series titles while for Indian original films, we have included both Hotstar Specials and Disney Plus Hotstar Multiplex titles. We have excluded documentaries and reality shows for the sake of consistency.
Since 2019, the OTT giant has released 20 original film titles and 17 original series titles in several Indian languages. Here is the full list of Disney+ Hotstar Indian original films and series released until now along with the title’s current IMDb rating.
| Sr.No | Disney+ Hotstar Original | Year | Film / Series | Language | IMDb Rating (Out of 10) | |
| 1 | Criminal Justice | April 2019 | Series | Hindi | 8.1 | |
| 2 | City of Dreams | May 2019 | Series | Hindi | 7.7 | |
| 3 | Hostages | May 2019 | Series | Hindi | 6.9 | |
| 4 | The Office
| June 2019 | Series | Hindi | 6.4 | |
| 5 | Chappad Phaad Ke | October 2019 | Film | Hindi | 6.4 | |
| 6 | Kanpuriye | October 2019 | Film | Hindi | 6.4 | |
| 7 | Out of Love | November 2019 | Series | Hindi | 7.1 | |
| 8 | Special OPS | March 2020 | Series | Hindi | 8.6 | |
| 9 | Hundred | April 2020 | Series | Hindi | 6.8 | |
| 10 | Aarya | June 2020 | Series | Hindi | 7.9 | |
| 11 | Dil Bechara | July 2020 | Film | Hindi | 8.1 | |
| 12 | Lootcase | July 2020 | Film | Hindi | 7.6 | |
| 13 | Khuda Haafiz | August 2020 | Film | Hindi | 7.4 | |
| 14 | Sadak 2 | August 2020 | Film | Hindi | 1.1 | |
| 15 | Bahut Hua Samman | October 2020 | Film | Hindi | 7.3 | |
| 16 | Laxmii
| November 2020 | Film | Hindi | 2.4 | |
| 17 | Mookuthi Amman | November 2020 | Film | Tamil | 6.6 | |
| 18 | Triples | December 2020 | Series | Tamil | 7.2 | |
| 19 | Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors | December 2020 | Series | Hindi | 7.5 | |
| 20 | The Legend of Hanuman | January 2021 | Series | Hindi | 9.2 | |
| 21 | Bhoomi | January 2021 | Film | Tamil | 5.0 | |
| 22 | 1962: The War in the Hills | February 2021 | Series | Hindi | 6.3 | |
| 23 | Live Telecast | February 2021 | Series | Tamil | 4.1 | |
| 24 | OK Computer | March 2021 | Series | Hindi | 5.4 | |
| 25 | Teddy | March 2021 | Film | Tamil | 6.6 | |
| 26 | The Big Bull | April 2021 | Film | Hindi | 6.2 | |
| 27 | Paramapadham Vilayattu | April 2021 | Film | Tamil | 3.8 | |
| 28 | Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele | May 2021 | Film | Hindi | 6.2 | |
| 29 | November Story | May 2021 | Series | Tamil | 7.9 | |
| 30 | Grahan | June 2021 | Series | Hindi | 8.5 | |
| 31 | Shaadisthan | June 2021 | Film | Hindi | 5.5 | |
| 32 | Collar Bomb | July 2021 | Film | Hindi | 5.2 | |
| 33 | Hungama 2 | July 2021 | Film | Hindi | 3.0 | |
| 34 | Bhuj: The Pride of India | August 2021 | Film | Hindi | 4.7 | |
| 35 | Netrikann | August 2021 | Film | Tamil | 6.0 | |
| 36 | The Empire | August 2021 | Series | Hindi | 3.9 | |
| 37 | Bhoot Police | September 2021 | Film | Hindi | 5.8 | |
The above information may seem to be random data on a casual viewing. However, if we analyze it from a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) perspective by using the IMDb rating aspect, it might give us a more concrete viewpoint of Disney+ Hotstar original films and series portfolio.
STRENGTHS
Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform consists of 20 original film titles and 17 original series titles. The overall average for its films’ portfolio comes out to be an unimpressive 5.6. On the other hand, its series’ portfolio average comes out to be a praiseworthy 7. So, clearly Disney+ Hotstar’s strength is its original series portfolio boasting of titles such as ‘Criminal Justice’, ‘Special Ops’, and ‘Aarya’, to name a few.
WEAKNESSES
Disney+ Hotstar has so far released just 8 regional titles with an average rating of merely 5.9. So, it seems that its regional films portfolio selection for the future needs to be improved upon. Moreover, the year-wise films and series portfolio’s