New
Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) In a year full of controversies and political
drama, watching inspirational videos and Bollywood music remained the
first choice among netizens on the video-sharing site YouTube.
With
songs like ''Haddipa'' and Atif Aslam''s ''Tere Liye'', Bollywood music
videos ruled the charts among the most-watched videos of 2010 on
YouTube India, the Google-owned site said in a statement today.
However,
a video of Nick Vijicic, an Australian motivational speaker who was
born without arms or legs due to a rare disorder known as Tetra-amelia,
emerged as the most watched video on YouTube India with more than 15
million hits.
The list of most-watched videos on YouTube India
compiled till mid-November showcases how Indian users logged on to
YouTube to get their daily dose of entertainment watching inspirational
to the latest Bollywood music videos to older classic from the 1980s to
news videos.
The title song from the Shahid Kapoor and Rani
Mukherjee starrer ''Dil Bole Hadippa'' took the number 2 slot with over
4.5 million views. This was followed by the song ''Tere Liye'', one of
the most popular Bollywood songs of the year by Pakistani Singer Atif
Aslam, featuring actor Vivek Oberoi in ''Prince''.
The top 10
video list also included the song ''Mausam Bada Suhana Hai Achcha Jee
Iska'' from the 1984 film ''Andar Baahar'', ''Crazy Kiya Re'' from
''Dhoom 2'', ''Tu Jaane Na'' from ''Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'' and a
steamy video of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in ''Kurbaan''.
"The
most-watched YouTube videos of 2010 reflect the people, their choices
and reflects how YouTube in India is becoming the leading destination
for catching entertaining content online," Vinay Goel, Head of Products
at Google India, said in a release.
Among the most-searched for
queries on YouTube India during the year were the famous speech by Omi
Vaidya in ''3 Idiots'', ''Dabangg'', the ''Sheila ki Jawaani'' song from
the upcoming ''Tees Maar Khan'', Shakira''s ''Waka Waka'' song,
Sachin''s double-century and IPL matches.
Source:http://musikism.com/publ/music_news/atif_aslam_rules_youtube_in_2010/1-1-0-64
