Best Indian Web Series in Hindi to Watch
1: Delhi Crime – Netflix – IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
Delhi Crimes revolves around an investigation of a girl from south Delhi who got raped and murdered further in the show DCP Vartika Chaturvedi, who takes the charge of the investigation. In Sept. 2020 the Web Series received the Outstanding Drama Series award at the Intl. Emmy Awards.
Along with Shefali Shah, the show also features Rasika Dugal, Aakash Dahiya, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, and Denzil Smith. The show is available on Netflix.
2: SACRED GAMES – Neflix – IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
Sacred Games revolves around the characters of the show Inspector Sartaj Singh, Ganesh Gaitonde, and Guruji, where Gaitonde who was missing for 16 yrs comes suddenly into the show and calls the corrupt inspector Sartaj Singh to save his city Mumbai. Sacred Games casting and screenplay have been highlighted both by critics and the audience.
This show is based on commonwealth writer’s prize 1996 winner Vikram Chandra’s novel Sacred Games. It was premiered on Netflix in the year 2018.
3:UNDEKHI – SonyLiv – IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
Sidharth Sengupta has created and co-wrote this Web Series. It is a murder mystery thriller that revolves around an investigation by DSP Barun Ghosh (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) who is investigating a Sunderbans execution of a policeman. The story also talks about two sections of society one is the rich influential people and the other is the poor who gets oppressed.
Undekhi is a 10 episodes Web Series. Along with Dibyendu, the show features Surya Sharma, Harsh Chaya, Ayn Zoya, and Ankur Rathee. It was premiered on the streaming platform SONY Liv.
4: NOVEMBER STORY – Hotstar – IMBD: 7.9
Directed By: Indhra Subramanian
Tamannaah is playing the role of Ethical Hacker in this Murder Mystery as Anuradha Ganeshan, Who is working in a contract with the Crime Records Bureau. Her mission is to find out the main antagonist Kulandhai Yesu (Pasupathy M.). Vivek Prasanna is playing the role of the best friend of Tamannaah as Malarmannan. G.M.Kumar as Ganesan in the role of Anuradha’s (Tamannaah) father a crime novel writer.
November Story is available on Disney+Hotstar in Hindi. The total no. of episodes are 7 in the show. The origin language of the show is Tamil but it is also dubbed in Telugu and Hindi.
5: MAHARANI – SonyLive Imdb Rating: 7.5/10
Maharani explores the life of Huma Qureshi who is playing Rani Bharti in the TV Series. The show talks about the hurdles in her journey to become the chief minister of Bihar.
The show along with Huma Qureshi also features Sohum Shah, Amit Sial, Pramod Pathak, Kani Kusruti, Inaamulhaq, Vineet Kumar, Tanu VIdhyarthi, and Harish Khanna. It was released on SonyLIV on 28 May 2021.
6: Bard Of Blood – Netflix – IMDB: 6.9 /10
An Indian web television series starring Emran Hashmi and launched on Netflix, India, is a seven-episode series produced by Sharukh Khan’s production house – the Red Chillies Entertainment. The show tells the story of a disgraced intelligence agent, Kabir Anand, who gets back in the field to rescue agents captured by the Taliban.
Set in the troubled Pakistani province of Balochistan, the show deals with cross-border terrorism and involves rogue Indian agents contending with Pakistani intelligence services. Despite the action, the narrative is deeply rooted in fostering xenophobic stereotypes and Islamophobic clichés in the portrayal of its characters.
7: Special OPS – HotStar – IMDb Rating: 8.6/10
The story explores the mission of India’s secret agency R&AW’s (Research & Analysis Wing) 5 agents, whose mission is to hunt down a terrorist who is responsible for the bomb blast in India. Himmat Singh (Kay Kay Menon) is leading the mission along with his colleagues Fariiq Ali (Karan Tacker), Abbas Sheikh (Vinay Pathak), Bala (Vipul Gupta), Ruhani Sayed (Meher Vij).
The show is created and co-wrote/directed by Neeraj Pandey. This is an 8 episodes Web Series that premiered on Disney+Hotstar.
8: NAIL POLISH – Zee5 – IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
Nail Polish is a crime thriller, Arjun Rampal and Manav Kaul stands out on their particular role. The story revolves around an activist who is accused of raping and then murdering two young children. A unique concept. The screenplay for the show is outstanding.
Bugs Bhargava Krishna has directed/written this show and the Cinematography has been done by Deep Metkar. It was released on ZEE5.
9: Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side – IMBD: 8.5/10
A unique crime thriller that pits two opposing worlds against each other. The less explored, intricate world of forensic science and the deep mysticism of ancient Indian Mythology.
