World Binge Day 2023: 10 Indian web shows that keep you hooked

During the COVID19 pandemic web shows and films kept people confined to homes entertained Through a diverse range of genres filmmakers transported the audience to a different world with engaging narratives As OTT witnessed a boom in the last few years the new phenomena gave wings to directors writers and actors to never stop experimentingToday on World Binge Day lets look at the recent 10 web series that kept the nation hooked From Jubilee on Prime Video to Rocket Boys 2 and Scam 2003 its time to sit down and bingewatchMade In Heaven 2 Prime VideoMade In Heaven 2 starring Sobhita Dhulipala Arjun Mathur Mona Singh Jim Sarbh Kalki Koechlin Shashank Arora Shivani Raghuvanshi Trinetra Haldar and others was one of the most anticipated series of the year It didnt disappoint It revolved around wedding planners who are dealing with problems in their respective personal spacesScoop NetflixLoosely based on Behind The Bars In Byculla My Days in Prison a biography written by journalist and crime reporter Jigna Vora Scoop starring Karishma Tanna Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Harman Baweja and others was about Jagruti Pathak a senior bureau deputy and a celebrated crime reporter who was accused of assassinating her fellow journalistScam 2003 SonyLIVScam 2003 starring Gagan Dev Riar was a retelling of the 2003 Stamp Paper Scam by Abdul Karim Telgi Abdul Karim Telgi born in Khanapur in Karnataka was the mastermind behind one of Indiarsquos most ingenious scams spread across 18 states which shook the entire country It is estimated that the scam value was around Rs 20000 croresDahaad Prime VideoDahaad was headlined by Sonakshi Sinha Vijay Varma Gulshan Devaiah and Sohum Shah It revolved around Anjali Bhati who has to solve the case of 20odd missing women who coincidentally commit suicide by consuming cyanide It was screened at The Berlinale in February before its OTT release in MayRocket Boys 2 SonyLIVHeadlined byJim Sarbh Ishwak SinghArjun RadhakrishnanRegina Cassandra Dibyendu BhattacharyaCharu ShankarC ShankarNamit DasSaba Azad and ensembleRocket Boys 2 took the audience back in time to witness the world of Vikram Sarabhai and Homi BhabhaThe Night Manager Disney HotstarThe Night Manager was the official Hindi adaptation of John le Carreacutersquos novel of the same name Set in Bangladesh it narrated the story of Shaan Sengupta who had to face Shelly Rungta to avenge a young girls deathKohrraNetflixSet in Punjab Kohrra followed the events after an NRI named Paul who was about to get married was brutally murdered The cops investigating the case were played by Suvinder Vicky and Barun Sobti As they navigated through Pauls gruesome murder the dedicated police officers went through personal turbulenceAsur 2VootAsur 2 reunited Arshad Warsi and Barun Sobti for yet another adventurous mission to save the country from the antagonist named Shubh While it wasnt as impactful as the first season the show certainly made for an entertaining watchClassNetflixClass starred Gurfateh Pirzada Anjali Sivaraman Ayesha Kanga Chayan Chopra Chintan Rachchh Cwaayal Singh Madhyama Segal Moses Koul Naina Bhan Piyush Khati and Zeyn Shaw It followed the journey of students at Hampton High an elite school in Delhi and how their lives changed when everyone was a suspect in a murderJubileePrime VideoJubilee was among the most acclaimed and popular shows Set against the backdrop of the Golden Era of Bollywood it was a layered drama about a studio boss his moviestar wife a trusted aide a rising star a nautch girl and a refugee The cast included Prosenjit Chatterjee Aditi Rao Hydari Aparshakti Khurana Wamiqa Gabbi Sidhant Gupta Nandish Sandhu and Ram Kapoor alongside Shweta Basu Prasad Arun Govil Sukhmanee Lamba Aarya Bhatta Narottam Bain Alok Arora and Suhani Popli