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 It’s been almost a year since the concept of web series found acceptance and popularity among the young internet-savvy Indians. Not only did these web series dispel the traditional, formula driven and TRP controlled television shows of the popularity they enjoyed, these series showcased fresh content with youth-oriented stories that captured the socio-cultural trends of the youth today! 

While the first ones that caught the attention of the Internet users were, Baked, 24, Pitchers and Permanent Roommates most of which arrived in the first half of 2015, we take a look at those that followed! Oh! And the web space has only gotten bigger with film actors and big television and film production houses joining the ‘viral’ league...

The viral lab

Permanent 

Roommates—Season 2

Remember what they told you about Shaadi Ka Laddu? For those who have tasted it, shout out rather victoriously, “I told you so”! The second season of Permanent Roommates stars Nidhi Singh and Sumeet Vyas in the lead roles. This show has over a million views on YouTube. Created by TVF Media Labs, it is a romantic comedy that revolves around the story of a young couple. 

Not Fit

Not Fit is one of the first ‘Mockumentary’ web series, which shows humorous adventures by Neerav (Nero), who is a struggling actor extraordinaire and quintessential fool, as he tries to make his mark as an actor.

Y-films for the Y 

generation

Man’s World

Brought in by Y-Films, youth division of Yash Raj Films, Man’s World is a multi-starrer series on the internet. In the show, a young man wakes up to find a world where gender roles have been reversed. With a purpose of promoting social campaigns, Man’s World features celebrities like Parineeti Chopra, Kalki Koechlin and Cyrus Sahukar.

Bang Baaja Baarat

Bang Baaja Barat features Ali Fazal and Angira Dhar in the lead roles. The two hail from different backgrounds, fall in love and decide to get married, but not without their parents blessings. The 5-episode long series will challenge your understanding of ‘opposites attract’.

Love Shots

An anthology of six short films, Love Shots is directed by Ankur Tewari. It features actors like Farida Jalal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Nimrat Kaur among others. 

Firangi twist!

Bad Indian

Made in America, Bad Indian focuses on the way first generation Indian Americans juggle the pressures of tradition and modernity from a female perspective. 

Writer’s Block

This show about first and second generation NRIs is a hilarious take on the emotions and opinions of Indians in America. In their words: Some people are too naive to make it in Hollywood. We are those people.

Telly tales

Girl in the City

UTV Broadcasting Ltd’s youth channel Bindass announced its first fiction web series—Girl in the City—which premiered on Facebook on April 28, followed by YouTube. This 10-episode series revolves around a small town girl who finds her way in Mumbai.

Lovebytes

Lovebytes is a twist on the cranky romance of daily soaps. Coming from the house of Sony LIV, LoveBytes is about a couple in a live-in relationship.

Feminist’s retreat

Confessions - It’s 

Complicated

FremantleMedia, launched a web series Confessions - It’s Complicated on April 4. This show is a story of three girls who come from three different regions of India to start their careers in Mumbai. 

Ladies Room

Creating ripples online, this show is about two girls trying to escape trouble. The show features actress Saba Azad and Shreya Dhanwanthary in lead roles. 

Arré, yeh kya?

I don’t watch TV

This web series revolves around the lives of television stars and features popular television actors like Nakuul Mehta, Drashti Dhami, Kritika Kamra and Karan Wahi. This show comes from a digital media start-up Arré.

A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend

A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend premiered on April 9 and has already been viewed over half a million times. The episode shows a 26-year-old socially awkward app developer who is secretly working on his own artificial intelligence app. The show is produced by Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman. 

(Compiled by Amarjot Kaur)