While the Doordarshan has made us nostalgic with 80’s superhits like Ramayana, Mahabharat, the originals across OTT platforms — Netflix, Amazon Prime and ZEE5 — also have a lot to offer.
From crime to horror and thriller, here are the Indian originals that will be worth your time during the lockdown.
The 21-days nationwide lockdown has made Indians sit on their comfy couch and opt for binge watching. While the Doordarshan has made us nostalgic with 80’s superhits like Ramayana, Mahabharat, the originals across OTT platforms — Netflix, Amazon Prime and ZEE5 — also have a lot to offer.
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From crime to horror and thriller, here are the Indian originals that will be worth your time during the lockdown.
Bhram — ZEE5
IMDb rating: 8.9/10 Director: Sangeeth Sivan Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Sanjay Suri, Ejaz Khan, Bhumila Chawla
Alisha Khanna faces post-traumatic stress disorder, and moves to her sister’s place in Shimla to start afresh. Soon after, she starts getting visions of a girl. While it looks like hallucination at first, Alisha later investigates the story to write a book and finds out that the girl died 20 years ago.
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Bhram is an Indian thriller series of s female novelist who puts her own life in danger while investigating a girl who died 20 years ago.
Jamtara is a story of a phishing operation in a small town in Jharkhand. A story of a group of youngsters fooling around people across the country by asking their personal bank details to transfer the money into their bank account. The chase stops when a cop decides to fight against it and tracks down a corrupt politician involved in the operation. Inside Edge — Amazon Prime
Inside Edge is a must watch for all the cricket lovers in India. Inside Edge is a story of a T20 cricket franchise showcasing the ‘behind the scenes’ of a cricket league. From conflict of interest to power, money and fame, the narrative is the ‘game behind the game.’
Mission Over Mars is an inspiring account of how the four women — who worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission — managed both their personal and professional lives to work for the country, India.
Ghoul — Netflix
IMDb rating: 7.1/10 Director: Patrick Graham Cast: Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
Ghoul, which was the second original on Netflix from India, is a horror web series set up in a military detention center where a young interrogator Nida Rahim investigates the truth. However, as she goes on, a lot of secrets unfold — exposing her, not the prisoner.
State Of Siege: 26/11, as the name suggests, is a web series on the Mumbai terror attack that terrified the nation in 2008. The story reveals how lack of internal communication with the task force and protocols control and complicate things.
SHE — Netflix
IMDb rating: 6.7/10
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Creator: Imtiaz Ali Cast: Aaditi Pohankar, Vijay Varma, Vishwas Kini
SHE is a psychological dark thriller. The story is about an undercover mission of the Mumbai police to crack down on a drug chain. Meanwhile, a constable of the police force takes the road to empowerment and realises her sexual potential.
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