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JioSaavn Replay 2025 maps India’s year in sound
MUMBAI: JioSaavn has turned the volume up on its annual listening recap with the launch of Replay 2025, a data-led snapshot of how India listened through the year. Built from streaming activity between January and mid November 2025, the feature delivers personalised summaries to users while also revealing broader trends shaping the country’s audio habits.
Unsurprisingly for a nation that listens in many tongues, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Tamil and English emerged as the most streamed languages on the platform. Listening peaked during the daily rush hours, with streams surging between 8 and 10 in the morning and again from 5 to 7 in the evening, turning commutes into the country’s busiest listening sessions.
Familiar voices continued to dominate the charts. Arijit Singh led the pack, followed by Alka Yagnik, Pritam Chakraborty, Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal, underlining the enduring appeal of India’s most recognisable playback stars. Alongside them, regional favourites held their own, with artists such as Devi Sri Prasad in Telugu, Anirudh Ravichander in Tamil and Karan Aujla in Punjabi commanding strong followings, while global names like The Weeknd also found space in Indian playlists.
Song choices reflected a similar blend. Tracks such as ‘Saiyaara’, ‘Sahiba’, ‘Bujji Thalli’, ‘Barbaad’ and ‘Apna Bana Le’ ranked among the most streamed overall, while regional favourites including ‘Vazhithunaiye’, ‘Ranu Bombai ki Ranu’, ‘Wavy’, ‘Die With a Smile’ and ‘Paravashanadenu’ showcased the diversity of listening across languages.
Beyond music, podcasts continued to gain traction, reinforcing JioSaavn’s evolution into a multi-format audio platform. Popular titles ranged from devotional offerings like ‘Shri Krishna Amritvani’ and ‘Shiv Puran’ to audio fiction and reflective storytelling such as ‘Yakshini’ and ‘Dhadkane Meri Sun’.
The data extended to JioTunes as well, where caller tunes mirrored wider cultural moods. Classics like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Ram Siya Ram’ topped the overall list, while regional picks pointed to growing personalisation driven by language and emotion.
Now live on the JioSaavn app homepage, Replay 2025 offers more than a personal rewind. It doubles as a clear-eyed look at how India’s audio tastes are evolving, one stream at a time.
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Why Peaky Blinders is one of television’s biggest hits that still deserves more attention
Six seasons, multiple awards and the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man bring the Shelby saga back into the spotlight
In the crowded universe of streaming content, only a handful of shows manage to leave a lasting cultural footprint. Peaky Blinders is overwhelmingly considered one of the biggest global hits of the past decade. Yet many viewers still haven’t fully explored the dark, gripping world of the Shelby family.
Originally produced for the UK’s BBC and later finding a massive global audience through Netflix, the series quietly grew from a British period drama into a worldwide streaming phenomenon.
Created by Steven Knight, the show follows the rise of the Shelby crime family in post-First World War Birmingham. What begins as a gritty street-gang story gradually expands into a sweeping narrative about ambition, politics, power and survival.
At the centre of the saga is Thomas Shelby, portrayed with extraordinary depth by Cillian Murphy. The casting of Murphy is widely regarded as perfect for the role. With piercing eyes, restrained dialogue and an almost hypnotic screen presence, he transforms Shelby into one of the most unforgettable characters in modern screen storytelling.
Murphy’s brilliance lies in his restraint. He rarely shouts or performs theatrically. Instead, a quiet stare, a calculated pause or a subtle shift in expression conveys the emotional storms within the character. Beneath the ruthless gang leader is a war veteran carrying trauma, guilt and loneliness. Murphy captures this complexity with remarkable precision, making Thomas Shelby both terrifying and deeply human.
Beyond its central performance, Peaky Blinders stands out for its unfiltered portrayal of reality. The show does not romanticise crime. Instead, it exposes the harsh social conditions of early 20th-century Britain, from poverty and class struggle to political extremism and the psychological scars left by war.
The series also presents powerful female characters who hold their own within the Shelby empire. Polly Gray, played by Helen McCrory, is the strategic backbone of the family and one of the most formidable figures in the story. Women in the series shape decisions, influence power structures and challenge the rigid social norms of the time.
Across six seasons, the narrative grows dramatically in scale. What begins in the smoky streets of Birmingham evolves into a story involving political conspiracies, fascism and international criminal networks.
The series has also earned significant critical acclaim. It won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series in 2018 and multiple National Television Awards for Best Drama, cementing its reputation as one of Britain’s most celebrated modern shows.
Another defining feature of the series is its iconic music. The show’s opening theme, Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, became instantly recognisable and widely associated with the Shelby universe. Combined with a powerful soundtrack featuring artists such as Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, the music helped shape the show’s dark, stylish identity and became hugely popular among fans.
And the Shelby story is not over yet.
In fact, its legacy is unfolding right now. The long-awaited feature-length continuation, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, was released on March 6, 2026, bringing the Shelby universe from streaming screens to cinemas and giving fans a new chapter in the saga.
For viewers who have not yet stepped into this world, the timing could not be better.
Six gripping seasons are ready to binge on Netflix. A new film has just arrived in theatres. And at the heart of it all stands one of the most magnetic performances in modern drama by Cillian Murphy.
So if Peaky Blinders has been sitting on your watchlist for years, this weekend is your moment.
So, by order of the Peaky fookin’ Blinders, consider this your cue to finally step into the ruthless world of Thomas Shelby. Pour yourself a drink, clear your schedule and press the play button. Because when the Peaky Blinders give an order, you listen.
