Thinking of spending your new year’s eve binge-watching the best Indian web series 2019? Confused of what to what?
The decade of 2010 – 2020 saw a surprising rise of OTT platforms, which lead to an enormous number of web series. Back in the 2000s, the audience, predominantly women were into saas – bahu shows, the options for youth were limited. But with the inception of OTT platforms such as Hotstar, Netflix and Amazon Prime, we saw the term “web series” being used.
Though, it was an alien term back in the 2000s, now every one of us has binge hundreds of web series and the list isn’t going to end there because every year, different platform release huge numbers of web series varying from different genres. Here are top Indian web series of all times.
Some web series might be full of violence, while others would be a family drama. Comedy, Open Mic, Biographic, Suspense, Thriller web series have also placed its ground in the last few years.
Every year, new OTT platform competitors compete for producing the best web series of the year. In the year of 2019, numerous web series managed to win our hearts. It’ll be interesting to see who managed to feature in our top 10 Indian web series of 2019.
List of Best Hindi Web Series of 2019 –
1. Made In Heaven
Platform: Amazon Prime
IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
This web series starring Sobhita Dhulipala, Arjun Mathur, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh, Vinay Pathak and more. This series was directed by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. This series looks into the life of two wedding planners – Karan Mehra and Tara Khanna. It touches over issues like homosexuality, adultery, etc.
Watch it if:
- You like to see what goes behind the scenes while planning a wedding
- You want to watch something hatke from the cliched Bollywood scripts
- You like series touching on issues like homosexuality and adultery
Don’t watch it if:
- You can’t bear the sight of the men kissing and making love
2. Delhi Crimes
Platform: Netflix
IMDb Rating: 8.5/10
Staring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang and more, this series is directed by Richie Mehta. It throws light on the brutal rape of Nirbhaya which happened on 16th December 2012 in Delhi. It begins from the night the rape happened, and take us to how the police arrested all the accused successfully and ends with the suicide of one of the rapists. It has proven to be one of the best web series of 2019. It doesn’t shy away from showing some gruesome fact about this incident.
Watch it if:
- You want to reach to the depth of the investigation of this case
- You want to know the gruesome facts about the incident
Don’t watch it if:
- Reality about the society scares you
3. Broken But Beautiful Season 2
Platform: ALT Balaji
IMDb Ratings: 9.1/10
Starring Vikrant Massey and Harleen Sethi in the pivotal roles, this is directed by Santosh Singh and Harsh Dedhia. This series tracks the story of Veer (played by Vikrant Massey), a widower whose still not over his wife and still talks to his dead wife and Sameera (played by Harleen Sethi), who’s still not able to get over his ex boyfriend, who is now dating someone else. They meet and they heal each other. But what happens if the one who healed you becomes the reason for your destruction? What happens when Veer and Sameera fall in love? For all these answers, do watch Broken But Beautiful 2.
Watch it if:
- You feel connected to Sameera or Veer
- You want to listen to some beautiful songs
- You want to see how two broken people help each other to live life again.
Don’t watch it if:
- Depressing series isn’t your thing
4. F.L.A.M.E.S. Season 2
Platform: The Viral Fever
IMDb ratings: 9.3/10
Starring Ritvik Sahore and Tanya Maniktala in the pivotal roles, this show is directed by Apoorv Singh Karki. The narrator, who’s a teacher, tells us the story of Rajat and Ishita through his own unique way. Rajat and Ishita are two school students who go to the same tuition centre. They fall in love with each other and become a couple. It is fun to relive those tuition days from the eyes of Rajat and Ishita.
Watch it if:
- You want to reminisce the good old school and tuition days that aren’t going to come back
- You are looking for a light hearted romantic story
Don’t watch it if:
- You think you’re too old to watch light hearted love stories.
5. Little Things Season 3
Platform: Netflix
IMDb Ratings: 8.3/10
Starting Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar, this show is directed by Sumit Arora and Ruchir Arun. This tracks the story of Dhruv and Kavya, living together in a live-in relationship. What happens when Dhruv is transferred to Bangalore? It’s a story of how the young couple, manage their family and career while giving time to their relationship as well.
Watch it if:
- You like light hearted romantic comedies
- You’re able to connect to the storyline
Don’t watch it if:
- You think you’re too old for such stuff
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6. The Tripling Season 2
Platform: The Viral Fever
IMDb Ratings: 8.6/10
Starring Maanvi Gagroo, Sumeet Vyas and Amol Parashar, this series is directed by Sameer Saxena. This show is hatke than the rest of the web series because this is based on three siblings Chandan, Chanchal and Chitvan. The three decide to take a road trip, where they rediscover themselves and their relations. How many series actually focus on siblings?
Watch it if:
- You love the bond siblings have
- You like to watch well planned road trips
Don’t watch it if:
- You don’t like series involving road trips
7. Fittrat
Platform: ALT Balaji
IMDb Ratings: 9.0/10
Starring Krystle D’Souza, Aditya Seal and Anushka Ranjan in the pivotal roles, this series is directed by Santosh Singh and Baljit Singh Chaddha. Tarini Bisht (Krystle D’Souza), is the daughter of an art teacher, who wishes to marry someone rich and become rich, her best friend Amrita Sareen (Anushka Ranjan), born with a silver spoon is about to get married. But their world breaks down, when Amy’s fiance Vir (Aditya Seal) falls head over heels over Tarini. This story is about how Tarini, Amrita and Vir deal with the realities and relationships.
Watch it if:
- You love to see the glamour of a big fat Delhi wedding
- You want to see the beautiful friendship of Tarini and Amrita
- You want to see the limit one can go to protect their best friend.
Don’t watch it if:
- You think glamour and big fat weddings are a waste of time
8. What The Folks Season 3
Platform: Youtube
IMDb Ratings: 8.2/10
Starring Eisha Chopra, Veer Rajwant Singh, Shishir Sharma, Renuka Shahane, Deepika Amin and Kriti Vij. This show revolves around a married couple, Nikhil Solanki (Veer Rajwant Singh) and Anita Sharma (Eisha Chopra) and how they deal with their career and family expectations together. This is the 3rd season of the series, and we must say it has been successful in making a place in our heart.
Watch it if:
- You are excited to see how a modern married couple deal with their career and family expectations.
- You are a fan of Veer Rajwant Singh’s previous works
Don’t watch it if:
- You don’t want to know about the problems that a modern married family face.
9. Sacred Games Season 2
Platform: Netflix
IMDb Ratings: 8.8/10
Starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the pivotal role, this series is based on a book with the same name written by Vikram Chandra. The story starts with a phone call that Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) gets from a gangster (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who tells him to save the city within 25 days. It is one of the highest rated best Hindi web series on Netflix.
Watch it if:
- You want to see how Sartaj Singh saves his city
Don’t watch it if:
- You don’t like thriller series
10. The Family Man
Platform: Amazon Prime
IMDb Ratings: 8.7/10
Starring Manoj Bajpayee and Priyamani, this series is directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. The story throws light on the story of a middle-aged man who is secretly working as an intelligence officer for the T.A.S.C, a fictitious brand of National Investigation Agency.
Watch it if:
- You want to watch how does Manoj Bajpayee protect his family and country from terrorists.
Don’t watch it if:
- Such series frighten you
This is our top 10. Do let us know your top 10 in the comment section below.
Looking for more web series for binge watching? Here are the list of best Hindi web series 2018.
