7 Indian series that will surprise even a skeptic

"Sacred Games"

Crime, drama, action | 3.48 out of 5 on MyShows | 2 seasons | 2018 — 2019

Sartaj Singh, a grim and disillusioned cop in Mumbai, receives a call from fugitive crime lord Gaitonde with a warning: in 25 days the city will die. The plot branches into two lines: the present, where Singh tries to solve the mystery, and the past, which shows Gaitonde's journey from a poor boy to the head of the underworld.

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"Mirzapur"

Crime, action, drama | 3 seasons | 2018 — ...

Guddu Pandit is a simple guy from a small town whose life is turned upside down after a clash with the Tripathi mafia family ruling Mirzapur. The head of the family is Kaleen, a respected furniture manufacturer and part-time drug lord, and his son Munna is the brutal and unpredictable heir. When Guddu and his brother Bablu are drawn into the criminal business, the result is a series of betrayals, a war for power, personal tragedies, and bloody showdowns. The plot unfolds a struggle for control of a city where laws don't work and only force rules. Mirzapur is a place where even the good become killers if they want to survive.

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"Kota Factory"

Drama, romance, comedy | 3 seasons | 2019 — ...

Vaibhav comes to the city of Kota, known as the mecca of engineering training in India. He enrolls in one of the prestigious coaching centers and faces stiff competition, constant pressure, loneliness, and a rigid regime. The plot centers on his life and the lives of students like him who are balancing their dreams of getting into IITs with the desire to remain themselves. On their journey are endless tests, fear of failure, friendship, falling in love, and an idol mentor Jeetu Bhaiya who becomes their moral support. The series honestly shows how young men are 'stamped' into perfect candidates and what is behind this pursuit of success.

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"Aspirants"

Drama | 2 seasons | 2021 — 2023

Three friends — Abhilash, SK, and Guri — together prepare for UPSC, one of the toughest exams in India, to become civil servants. The plot moves between the past, where they live in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar neighborhood and struggle with the complexities of studies, insecurities, lack of money, and relationships — and the present, where their paths have diverged.

The series' main focus is on internal struggles: how to maintain friendships when ambitions and life choices go against each other, how not to give up under family and societal pressures, and what success even means. It's a story about dreams, loss, and growing up in a town where every other person is an aspirant, but not everyone becomes a winner.

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"Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story"

Crime, drama, thriller | 1 season | 2020

Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker from Bombay, makes a daring financial maneuver in the early 1990s, exploiting the gaps in India's banking system. He rapidly transforms himself from an ordinary clerk to the 'big bull' of the stock market, influencing quotations and drawing admiration from some and anger from others.

The plot shows his path to the top, behind-the-scenes deals, political connections, and eventually a grand collapse as journalists and investigators begin to unravel his daring scams. The story unfolds against a backdrop of economic reform and an unstable financial system where ambition, corruption, and fragile trust become driving forces.

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"Panchayat"

Comedy, drama | 4 seasons | 2020 — ...

The plot revolves around Abhishek, an urban geek with a degree in engineering, who by fate finds himself as a secretary in a Phulera village. He dreams of a great career, but instead he is surrounded by goats, power cuts, and arguments with a stubborn chairman.

Each series is a new puzzle: the groom ran away before the wedding, then it is necessary to conduct light in the hut, then the locals quarrel over small things, turning it into a political drama.

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"Rocket Boys"

Drama, historical | 2 seasons | 2022 — 2023

The series follows the lives and work of two prominent Indian scientists, Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, who played a key role in establishing India's nuclear and space program. The plot spans from the 1940s to the 1970s, showing how science, politics, and personal ambition intertwine in the era of independent India.

The story centers on the protagonists' efforts to establish scientific institutions, overcoming resistance from the authorities, international conflicts, and clashes with the military. In parallel, their friendship, ideological differences, and struggle with inner doubts are revealed.

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