Several popular Hindi web series have gained a lot of popularity in recent years, including Kota Factory, Mirzapur, Sacred Games, and others. These are just a few examples, and many more Hindi web series are available on various streaming platforms. Hindi web series across genres like action, drama, romance, and comedy are now getting global recognition more than ever before movies. Here’s a list of some best Indian web series available on platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hotstar, MX Player, Zee5, ALTBalaji and others.
Scam 1992
Based on: 1992 Indian stock market scam
Writers: Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, Vaibhav Vishal and Karan Vyas
Directors: Hansal Mehta and Jai Mehta
Star Cast: Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Hemant Kher, Satish Kaushik and others
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Platform: SonyLIV
Release Date: 9 October 2020
Scam 1992 is a web series based on the real-life events surrounding the 1992 Indian stock market scam conducted by stockbroker Harshad Mehta. The series follows Mehta’s rise and fall, detailing the financial mismanagement, market manipulation and the investigation by journalist Sucheta Dalal.
The Family Man
Created by: Raj & DK
Writers: Raj & DK
Star Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Neeraj Madhav, Pawan Chopra, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and others
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19
Producers: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: Season 1 – 20 September 2019, Season 2 – 4 June 2021
The Family Man is an action-drama series that tells the story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also must protect his family from the impact of his high-pressure and low-paying job.
Aspirants
Created by: Arunabh Kumar and Shreyansh Pandey
Directed by: Apoorv Singh Karki
Star cast: Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Namita Dubey, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja and others
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 10
Platform: YouTube and Amazon Prime Video
Release date: 7 April 2021
Aspirants is a popular Indian web series that follows the lives and struggles of a group of UPSC aspirants preparing for the civil services exams. The story revolves around their dreams, challenges and the personal sacrifices they make in pursuit of becoming civil servants.
Mirzapur
Created by: Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna
Directors: Karan Anshuman, Gurmeet Singh and Mihir Desai
Star Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyenndu, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and others
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19
Producers: Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Kassim Jagmagia
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: Season 1 – 16 November 2018, Season 2 – 23 October 2020
Mirzapur is an Indian crime drama web series that shows the disorder, conflicts for authority, and criminal organizations in the made-up town of Mirzapur. The main story follows two families, the Tripathis and the Pandits, fighting for control of illegal businesses like guns and drugs.
Asur
Created by: Gaurav Shukla and Vibhav Shikdar
Directed by: Oni Sen
Star cast: Arshad Warsi, Barun Sobti, Gaurav Arora, Anupriya Goenka, Riddhi Dogra, Sharib Hashmi and others
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Platform: Voot (S1) and JioCinema (S2)
Release Date: Season 1 – 2 March 2020, Season 2 – 7 June 2023
In the series Asur, we saw that serial killer Shubh Joshi goes to jail at a young age. But the demon inside him has not died after going to jail. He has become more dangerous than before after growing up. In the auspicious Kalyug, he wants to increase sin on earth by killing innocent people. He is committing the crime in a new way by taking the lives of people. Asur is considered one of the best Indian series. It successfully shows the Indian culture and myths about religions. The series has a touch-up of technology, psychology and forensics story.
