Special Ops 1.5 Has A Blockbuster Opening, Breaks Records & Becomes Most-Watched Show On Launch Day
Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story featuring Kay Kay Menon, Vinay Pathak, Aftab Shivdasani and others was released on 12th November as part of Disney+ Day.
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story
featuring
Kay
Kay
Menon,
Vinay
Pathak,
Aftab
Shivdasani
and
others
was
released
on
12th
November
as
part
of
Disney+
Day.
Disney+
Hotstar's
latest
espionage
thriller
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story,
directed
by
Neeraj
Pandey
is
trending
at
number
one
on
the
streaming
platform.
Closely
charting
the
ground-breaking
success
of
the
show's
first
season,
Special
Ops,
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story
has
broken
the
highest
first-day
viewership
record
on
the
platform
as
subscribers
tuned
in
to
catch
the
visually
captivating
spy-drama
on
12th
November
as
a
part
of
Disney+
Day
celebration.
Viewers
are
bestowing
their
love
for
the
Kay
Kay
Menon-starrer
series
that
traces
Himmat
Singh's
mysterious
backstory
and
how
he
became
the
man
he
is.
The
show
has
managed
to
thrill
viewers
across
the
country
and
even
scored
an
incredible
IMDb
rating
of
9.4
from
fans
and
critics
alike
in
addition
to
a
4.9/5
rating
on
Google.
The
show
has
witnessed
the
highest
viewership
and
the
highest
watch
time
for
any
show
launched
on
Disney+
Hotstar
to
date.
Subscribers
of
Disney+
Hotstar
are
now
hooked
on
to
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story's
edge-of-the-seat
thriller
story
as
it
delves
deep
into
the
aftermath
of
the
2001
Parliament
Attack.
"We
are
thrilled
with
the
appreciation
received
for
our
show
Special
Ops'
new
season.
The
show's
launch
day
success
is
a
testament
to
the
team's
continued
perseverance
and
commitment
to
telling
stories
that
are
path-breaking
and
rise
above
the
convention.
Special
Ops
is
a
franchise
that's
seeping
into
popular
culture
in
India
with
the
latest
season
being
a
bigger
hit
than
the
first
one," said
Gaurav
Banerjee,
President
&
Head
Content,
Disney+
Hotstar
&
HSM
Entertainment
Network,
Star
&
Disney
India.
"Neeraj
Pandey,
Shital
Bhatia,
Shivam
Nair
and
the
entire
team
of
Friday
Storytellers
have
been
stellar
partners
and
we
are
thankful
to
them
for
raising
the
bar
again
in
this
brilliant
season.
We
look
forward
to
bringing
more
thrilling
seasons
of
the
Special
Ops
franchise
and
many
such
blockbuster
Hotstar
Specials
to
delight
our
subscribers,"
he
added.
Sharing
his
joy
at
the
incredible
launch
day
success
of
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story,
actor
Kay
Kay
Menon
said,
"To
see
your
hard
work
and
a
role
that
is
so
close
to
you,
trend
at
number
1
to
become
the
most-watched
show
on
a
launch
day
is
a
magical
feeling.
Himmat
Singh's
story
was
one
that
was
waiting
to
be
told.
It
is
an
honour
for
me
and
the
team
who
have
spent
endless
nights
trying
to
perfect
the
narrative
to
see
it
be
embraced
by
the
audience
with
such
open
arms."
Tune
in
to
Disney+
Hotstar
to
exclusively
stream
the
espionage
thriller
Special
Ops
1.5:
The
Himmat
Story