Thinking of how to spend another year of immense loneliness and free time? Having issues sleeping at nights lately? The new infamous WFH is taking a toll on your daily dose of entertainment? Why not turn on your phone, tablets, laptops or TVs and binge on some mind-bending contents created right here in your own country, rather than unwanted and reckless scrolling on ‘Instagram’ and ‘Facebook’.
Until now India wasn’t a big-league name in the television industry ever (not to compare with the Bollywood), as the censor board in India doesn’t want Indian tv series to portray any kind of sense and logical content. Thus, the streaming services have taken up the responsibility to replace the ‘saas-bahu’ television propaganda with ‘Internationally’ recognized super hit Shows.
Here is a list of 13 curated ‘Indian TV Series’ with enough content to binge through this “Pandemic” available on ‘Netflix’ and ‘Amazon Prime Video’.
- DELHI CRIME
IMDb – 8.5
Year – 2019
Genre – Crime/Drama/Anthology
Platform – Netflix
Created by – Richie Mehta
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 7
It is a Netflix India original series created by Laurence Bowen and Toby Bruce which is sponsored by the creation houses Golden Karaven, Ivanhoe Productions, Film Karavan and Poor Man’s Productions Starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain and Rajesh Tailang, the arrangement is set in the fallout of the 2012 Delhi rape case. that took place in the neighborhood of Munirka, in South Delhi. where Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vartika Chaturvedi is tasked to find the culprits responsible for the assaults and death of the female victim. Delhi Crime won a ‘International Emmy Award’ for the year 2020 for Best Drama Series. Mehta said that Delhi Crime will be an ‘Anthology’ series and the following season will have same characters yet with an alternate crime story. Shah will repeat her job as DCP Vartika also alongside other fundamental characters. The arrangement was formally reported on their 2021 Netflix record of original contents declared in March 2021.
- AFSOS
IMDb – 7.6
Year – 2020
Genre – Supernatural/Drama/Thriller
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Anirban Dasgupta & Dibya Chaterjee
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 8
Afsos is an Indian dark comedy web series coordinated by Anubhuti Kashyap. Starring Gulshan Devaiah, Sulagna Panigrahi, Anjali Patil and Heeba Shah, the series follows a discouraged man who needs to end it all(suicide) however can’t kick the bucket. Film Companion looked into the show as “A Wickedly Entertaining Meditation on Death and Religion” further stating “Envision having the option to live for eternity. Life – and every other person’s passing – turns into a pitiless joke. Show turns into an endless joke. Which is, in a real sense, what Afsos is.” Rolling Stones India expressed “Inconsistent speed and plot of new dark comedy/thrill ride shocks every step of the way” further adding “The plot sways among shock and anticipation — no one can tell what will occur and the characters’ highs and lows make you pull for a completion you definitely know will not come your direction.
- MIRZAPUR
IMDb – 8.4
Year – 2018
Genre – Crime/Action/Thriller
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Karan Ashuman & Puneet Vineet Krishna
Seasons – 2
Episodes – 19
The story follows the rule of Akhananad Tripathi (Pankaj Tripathi), otherwise called Kaleen Bhaiya, the mafia don and acknowledged leader of Mirzapur in the Purvanchal district of Uttar Pradesh. In the primary season, it highlights Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Tripathi, Divyendu Sharma, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, though the subsequent season holds the chief cast from the main season, barring Massey and Pilgaonkar, with new cast comprising of Vijay Varma, Isha Talwar, Lilliput, Anjum Sharma, Priyanshu Painyuli, Anangsha Biswas and Neha Sargam. The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a tycoon carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His child, Munna, is a shameful, eager for power beneficiary who will remain determined to acquire his dad’s heritage. An incident at a wedding parade drives him to encounter Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding legal counselor, and his children, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a round of aspiration, force and covetousness that undermines the texture of this lawless city. Season 2 of Mirzapur aired in 2020 with a promise for season 3 to come in near future.
- BANDISH BANDITS
IMDb – 8.6
Year – 2020
Genre – Romance/Drama/Musical
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Amritpal Singh Bindra
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 9
The series highlight debutants Ritwik Bhowmik as Radhe Rathod, a Hindustani Classical artist and Shreya Chaudhary as Tamanna Sharma, a pop artist, who hail from various genre of music. Investigating the discussion of music being a discipline versus a method for freedom, the series likewise includes Naseeruddin Shah and Atul Kulkarni. The series got positive reaction from critics and audience, applauding the exhibitions of the cast, composing and bearing, tunes and foundation score. It was recorded by the critics as outstanding amongst other Indian television shows of 2020. On September 2020, the creators formally reported for the second season of the series, which is to be conceptualized and renewed.
- JAMTARA
IMDb – 7.3
Year – 2020
Genre – Crime/Drama
Platform – Netflix
Created by – Soumendra Padhi
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 10
The tale of youthful, aspiring, unstable individuals who have the world before them. Geniuses and cousins, Sunny and Rocky, alongside their companions, discreetly run a fiercely effective phishing trick from the little town of Jamtara. A news report about the trick launches the town into the spotlight, tossing a spanner in progress when, out of nowhere, everybody needs to partake in the game. Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The New Indian Express said that the plot of the series is “tightly-written and disseminates information seamlessly, hooking us from the word go.” Udita Jhunjunwala of Scroll.in called it “extremely binge-able” and wrote: “The characterisation and dynamics of Jamtara land somewhere in the realm of the Anurag Kashyap meets Tigmanshu Dhulia universe.
- LAAKHON MEIN EK
IMDb – 8.3
Year – 2017
Genre –Drama/Anthology
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Biswa Kalyan Rath
Seasons – 2 (Individual stories)
Episodes – 14
Season 1 –
Aakash just completed secondary school and is wanting to study with his companions in Raipur. His dad has various plans for him. He sends Aakash to Genius Infinity, an IIT Coaching establishment far away from Raipur. Aakash comes to there to find it’s an entire diverse world and he is a finished oddball. Individuals here are a long way in front of him in examinations. There is no space for entertainment only. Gradually, a fellowship structures among him and his flat mates Bakri and Chudail. So, does a contention, among him and Chandrakanth, the topper of the institute. Aakash continuously gets into the groove of the grind and starts to fit in.
Season 2 –
Dr. Shreya is posted in Sitlapur town on lead a cataract camp yet difficulties start unfurling in a steady progression. She continues to battle the framework however the inquiry remains whether she will change the framework or the framework will change her?
- SELECTION DAY
IMDb – 7.4
Year – 2018
Genre –Drama/Sports
Platform – Netflix
Created by – Aravind Adiga
Seasons – 1 (Part 1 & 2)
Episodes – 12
Radha and Manju two siblings who play outstanding cricket and getting ready for the determination day. Their dad carries them Mumbai to get selected them in a club as this will bring them closer towards objective. Their battle proceeds with when the cash closes and when their new mentor show them something new. Anyway, the issue with cash settled however they discovered new pressures. episodes are truly short fundamentally 20 Min. Which makes it a 120 Minutes Movie. So, going ahead the show. Its Plot is About Cricket yet I would say the show has been making a base for second season. As the majority of character were still evolving. If you are keen on Cricket it has an incredible encounter Aspects which I Didn’t preferred a lot however we’re a sort of secret explainer. So, no issue with GOD appearance. The creator Have worked effectively.
- TAANDAV
IMDb – 4.3
Year – 2021
Genre –Drama/Political/Thriller
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Ali Abbas Zafar
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 9
Prime Minister Devki Nandan Singh is going to succeed the seat third time, his son Samar Pratap Singh joins his gathering however Devki Nandan’s companion Gopal Das cautions him that Samar may change the game totally once he enters the party. Anuradha Kishore keep of Devki Nandan a noticeable individual from party Samar has acknowledged her and her child Raghu’s relationship with his father. Samar plans and kills Devki Nandan by harming driving him to a cardiovascular failure so he can take the seat of Prime Minister. On the opposite end an understudy Shiva whose part of school politics is fighting with companions where ranchers are challenging an ice production line which is going ahead the farmland yet no one is keen on accepting their story as everyone is covering on Devki Nandan’s death. On Devki Nandan’s burial service Anuradha discloses to Samar she has evidence that he murdered is father and he should offer her the Prime Ministers seat to save himself from getting exposed. Samar picks Anuradha for the seat however finds from a cop Gurpal Chauhan about Shiva and chooses to get him into governmental issues to complete his work.
The low rating for this series is a reason of controversial political and religious conflicts regarding this series, but this series is definitely a master work by the directors, story writers and actors. Thus, toping this list on number 6.
- KOTA FACTORY
IMDb – 9.1
Year – 2019
Genre –Drama/Comedy
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Saurabh Khanna
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 5
Devoted to Shrimati SL Loney ji, Shri Irodov ji and Maanniya HC Verma ji, ‘Kota Factory’ is TVF’s most unique web series. India’s first ‘High contrast’ show features the issues present day IIT-JEE hopefuls face in their everyday lives. Priyanka Bansal of The Quint applauded the show for introducing a new viewpoint on the training framework in India. Intrigued with the acting exhibitions, creation quality and music of Kota Factory, Priyanka gave the show a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, “In the event that you are searching for something beneficial, The Kota Factory can be a pleasant watch that will make you think not about death and misery but rather leave you with good faith.” Tanul Thakur of The Wire adulated the show for being practical and relatable yet felt that the show avoids censuring the way of life of training organizations predominant in the Indian culture. Dilip D’Souza composing for The Caravan applauded the narrating, also.
- SACRED GAMES
IMDb – 8.6
Year – 2018
Genre –Crime/Conspiracy/Thriller/Mystery
Platform – Netflix
Created by – Vikram Chandra
Seasons – 2
Episodes – 16
Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who tells him to save the city within 25 days; the series chronicles the events which follow. Other cast members include Radhika Apte, Girish Kulkarni, Neeraj Kabi, Jeetendra Joshi, Rajshri Deshpande, Karan Wahi, Sukhmani Sadana, Aamir Bashir, Jatin Sarna, Elnaaz Norouzi, Pankaj Tripathi, Amey Wagh, Kubbra Sait, Surveen Chawla, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey and Amruta Subhash. Set in Mumbai, Sacred Games dives into the city’s complicated snare of coordinated crime, defilement, political issues and undercover work that lie underneath India’s financial capital. It is an epic show stopper of outstanding wealth and influence that interlaces the existences of the advantaged, the acclaimed, the pathetic and the ruthless. Season 3 of Sacred Games has been ‘canceled’ by the creators, even after its immense popularity.
- THE FAMILY MAN
IMDb – 8.5
Year – 2019
Genre – Espionage/Action/Thriller
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Raj & D.K
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 10
The series highlights Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, a working-class man furtively functioning as a knowledge official for the Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell (TASC), an imaginary part of the National Investigation Agency. It likewise stars Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Neeraj Madhav, Sharib Hashmi, Dalip Tahil, Sunny Hinduja and Shreya Dhanwanthary. The Family Man is an edgy action-drama series, which recounts the tale of a working-class man who works for an exceptional cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he attempts to shield the country from psychological oppressors, he additionally needs to shield his family from the effect of his cryptic, high-pressing factor, and low paying position. The series is already about to release its second season in the summer of 2021.
- PAATAL LOK
IMDb – 7.8
Year – 2020
Genre – Dark/Crime/Thriller
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Sudip Sharma & Anushka Sharma
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 9
The series was created by Anushka Sharma, under the flag Clean Slate Filmz, and stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Gul Panag, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee, Ishwak Singh, and Abhishek Banerjee. Inexactly dependent on Tarun Tejpal‘s 2010 novel “The Story of My Assassins”, the arrangement is about a disappointed cop who handles the instance of a death endeavor turned out badly. A done for cop handles a truly mind-blowing instance when four suspects are captured in the death endeavor of an ideal time writer. The case ends up being a mischievous labyrinth where nothing is what it resembles. The quest for it drives him to the dim underworld – the ‘Paatal Lok’, and to stunning revelations in the past of the four suspects. This is a ‘only 1 season’ series and there isn’t any 2nd season of this series.
- MADE IN HEAVEN
IMDb – 8.3
Year – 2019
Genre – Romantic/Drama/LGBTQIA+
Platform – Amazon Prime Video
Created by – Zoya Akhtar
Seasons – 1
Episodes – 9
The series narratives the existences of Tara and Karan, two wedding organizers in Delhi running an organization named Made in Heaven. The arrangement is Amazon Video’s fourth anecdotal Indian unique arrangement and stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Arjun Mathur, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh, Shashank Arora, and Shivani Raghuvanshi. Made in Heaven chronicles the daily lives of Tara and Karan, two wedding organizers situated in Delhi. India is an intense mix of old and new. Custom shakes with present day goals against the scenery of a Big Fat Indian Wedding uncovering numerous insider facts and numerous falsehoods. The probably liberal texture of the elite disentangles as the couple explore through orchestrated relationships, dowry and virginity tests. This is to be said the most internationally acclaimed web series from India. The main actor Arjun Khanna who played Karan in the series was nominated for ‘International Emmy Awards’ in 2020 for ‘Best Actor in Drama Series’ for is on-point accurate depiction of an urban gay male in Indian society. Season 2 of this installment is to be released later in 2021.
Aspirants from TVF is also very good.
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