'Silent National Anthem' ranked as the most-watched YouTube video.
Google India captured the top 10 most-watched YouTube videos in India of 2011 and the ‘Silent National Anthem’ ranked first among them.
With an Indian viewer ship of 1,150,509 and around 1300 people commenting on the video, “The Silent National Anthem” has made it to India’s top 10 most-watched YouTube videos of 2011.
The official Google India blog recently carried out an analysis to check on ‘What were we watching the most this year?’ The research spooled back through videos and channels that absorbed collective global attention this year and compiled a list of global view counts of popular videos uploaded throughout this year.
The research revealed that In India, the top 10 most-watched YouTube videos of 2011 were:
1. Don 2 - Official Teaser !!! -
2. RA.One - Teaser Trailer
3. Agneepath Trailer - Official
4. Singham - Trailer Full HD
5. Star Light Star Bright - Mother Goose Club Nursery Rhymes
6. Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol - Official Trailer
7. The 7 Trumpets of Revelation | The Day Trumpet 1 Hits Earth
8. iPhone 5 Concept Features
9. Bodyguard - Official Trailer HD
10. The Silent Indian National Anthem
While more than 50 per cent of the list comprises trailers of Bollywood movies, ‘The Silent National Anthem’ acquired an audience largely on account of the brilliant emotional connect. The premise ‘Patriotism knows no language’ was brought to life through hundreds of special kids with hearing/speech impairments singing the National Anthem in sign language for India’s 61st Republic day.
BIG Cinemasa, division of Reliance MediaWorks Ltd, in association with the Mudra Group released the video across its cinemas on 26 January 2011.