Over the last five years , audience have started watching web series on several OTT platforms. This is due several reasons, As Bollywood movies showed new content and reinvented its making where as Television shows still stuck with old melodrama shows and program. Then there came several OTT players like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hotstar with Indian Web Series. There are many Web series In India with fresh content and stories created its own viewer. The digital consumption of the viewers increasing day by day. According to the report by TOI, 20% increase occurred for OTT Web Series over last 2 month.
So, here are the list of Top 10 Web Series in India which have achieved success in recent years with its amazing stories supported by brilliant performances by the actors.
Production House: Netflix
Streaming On: Netflix
Director: Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane
Sacred Games is an Indian show nominated in Emmy. This web series is based on the novel “Sacred Games” written by Vikram Chandra In 2006. This is the first Netflix web series in India directed by two directors Anurag Khasyap & Vikramaditya Motwane under the banner of Phantom Films. The story revolves in two time frame, In present Sartaj Singh a police officer played by Saif Ali Khan and in past it is about the life of a Criminal Ganesh Gaitonde played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.Both plot connected with each other with so that Sartaj have to save the city. There is huge conspiracy to blast Mumbai in 25 days and Ganesh has all the details about it.
This shows has Eight episodes and in the last the story end with a interesting setup for next season.
Production House: Netflix
Streaming On: Netflix
Director: Anurag Kashyap & Neeraj Ghaywan
After the success of Season 1, the story continue with Sacred Games Season 2 where Sartaj connects all the dots and reach to the conclusion from where he can save the city.The second part focus on the planning of Nuclear attack in Mumbai with communal angle. Ganesh Gaitonde who is now most wanted criminal and he is settled in a Ashram in Cambodia which belongs to Guru ji played by Pankaj Tripathi. The second part is directed by Anurag Khasyap and Neeraj Ghaywan. Audience enjoyed this series show much that it makes Netflix huge increase in its subscriber.
3.Mirzapur
Production House: Amazon Prime
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
Director: Karan Anshuman & Gurmmeet Singh
Mirzapur is an Amazon original Web series in India under the production house of Excel Entertainment. Mirzapur is Crime thriller based on the fight of ownership in field of drugs, guns and everything which is unlawful. Most part of the show is shoot in Mirzapur. The lead role Kaleen Bhaiya played by Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal also played the important role. This series have huge doge of violence scene and gang war between Mafia dons. Mirzapur is having Nine episodes and conclusion is not shown in the ending, so audience is waiting for the second season of Mirzapur.
4.Asur
Production House: Ding Entertainment
Streaming On: Voot
Director: Oni Sen
Asur is an Indian Web Series streamed on Voot . This crime thriller stars Arshad Warsi and Barun Sobti in the lead. This shows is based on the serial killing of many people with a definite objective. The story revolves around a guy who is untraceable and planning every murder with same style. The case is given to CBI headed by Arshad Warsi with Forensic Expert team. During Investigation, story comes to Varanasi from where all this started. The story also have link to Mythology and make the audience guessing what is going to happen next. This is the first Web series where Arshad Warsi is part of and he gets full marks for his performance.
Production House: Amazon Studios
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
Director: Raj Nidimoru & Krishna D.K.
The Family Man is an Indian web series streamed on Amazon Prime. This is action/drama show is the story of a common man who is a secretly playing an Investigation Officer played by Manoj Bajpayee. This is a spy story revolves around a Chemical attack in New Delhi. The National investigation Agency hands over this case to Manoj Bajpayee and after that he starts his investigation. After some time he came to know that ,all this planning is done by ISI from Pakistan. This web series is having three part and after the success of first season, people are eagerly waiting for next season.
Production House: Clean Slate Films
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
Directed By: Avinash Arun & Prosit Roy
Paatal Lok is an Indian Web series released on May,2020. This is a crime thriller under the Production house of Clean Slate Films owned by Anushka Sharma. Paatal lok is a police based crime thriller which is based on novel “The Story of My Assassins” written by Tarun Tejpal in 2010. The story of this series revolves around the Assassination of a known News Anchor Sanjeev Mehra played by Neeraj Kabi performed by Crime Mafia for political advantage. This case is handed over to Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary played by Jaideep Ahlawat who is posted in Yamuna Par Police Station. During Investigation Hathi Ram finds links of this assassination with a Political Party to create tension in the Government. This web series gets thumps up from the audience for its unique stories and performance. However, several controversies attached with the show and case is filed against the producer in Court.
7.Apharan
Production House: EDGESTROM Productions
Streaming On: ALT Balaji
Director: Siddharth Sen Gupta
Apharan is crime thriller released on Alt Bala Ji Platform in 2018. This web series is set in the current time and revolves around the kidnapping of a rich girl. The whole planning is done by a mysterious women who hire a Police officer posted in Uttrakhand Rudra Shrivastav played by Arunoday Singh. The story of this series hang between kidnapping , suspense, action and never ending mystery. The story of the first season end where kidnapped girl suicides and the Police Officer is found himself in big trouble. The audience is waiting for the second season to know the whole game behind the kidnapping .
Production House: The Viral Fever
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
Director: Deepak Kumar Mishra
Panchayat is an Indian Web series based on the rural India. This is a comedy/ drama where a Engineer graduate Abhishek Tripathi played by Jitendra Kumar joins as Secretary of a Panchayat office in village of Uttar Pradesh. He wants to job in big MNC so he started preparing for MBA Entrance Exam in his free time but due to several issue like politics, Electricity problem he is not able to focus on his study. This web series shows the true life events which occur in rural part of India. This web series liked by the audience and appreciated the story and performances by every actor.
9.Leila
Production House: Open Air Films
Streaming On: Netflix
Director: Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman & Pawan Kumar
Leila is an Indian Web Series which is directed by three directors Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman & Pawan Kumar. This web series is based on the novel “Leila” written by Prayaag Akbar ( 2017). The story of this show is set up in 2040 where India is ruled by the Right wing people. There is scarcity of water and there is gap between the rich & people. The story revolves around Shalini played by Huma Qureshi who is finding his missing daughter Leila. This is a fictional story but after watching this show mind keep thinking that “What happens if there is shortage of Water”. Leila has six episode and this show has set a bench mark for Indian Audience with its concept and story.
10.Breathe
Production House: Abundantia Entertainment
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
Director: Mayank Sharma
Breathe is an Amazon Original Web series directed by Mayank Sharma. It is a crime dram thriller where a father planed several murder so that his son get on the top of Organ receiver chart. Main lead of this Series is played by R. Madhavan, Amit Sadh, Sapna Pabbi. The chase between Police officer and the Killer makes the audience on the edge. People loves the role played by R. Madhavan commonly known as Maddy by his fans. The second season is also on the card with Abhishek Bachchan in the main role.
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