Top 10 Most Socially Relevant TV/Digital Series (Indian)
2018 has been a year of great importance with the cancelation of sector 377. As pride flags waved across our country, web series like All About Sec 377 and season 2 of Maaya, elaborated more upon same sex couples and LGBT rights, showing the viewers the difficulties of an individual fighting for who they are living in this country where same sex marriage is still illegal. This year we move forward with our fight for equality in gender with web series Man’s World, Ladies Special on Sony TV and Ishq Subhan Allah on Zee TV. Family bond and growth in this new age era is very well portrayed through shows like Patiala Babes on Sony TV and Dice Media Production’s What the Folks.
1. All About Sec 377 | The Creative Gypsey, YouTube
All About Sec 377 is aimed at educating the masses of the struggle faced by people from the LGBT community in the country. The plot follows the life of a straight guy who lives with two gay guys and how this teaches him a thing or two about the issues faced by his flatmates in the Indian society.
2. Engineering Girls | The Timeliners, YouTube
Produced by The Timeliners, the series deal with the engineering college and hostel experience of female students. Starring Barkha Singh, Sejal Kumar, and Kritika Avasthi as the three friends navigating drama clubs, love, and practical submissions, the show is a fresh take on the college experience.
3. Ishq Subhan Allah | Zee TV
Story about Zara, a Muslim girl fighting for her rights. Ishq Subhan Allah is based in Lucknow and focuses on the Muslim community. It revolves around two people, Zara and Kabir who follow the same religion, Islam, and have pursued higher studies in it, but interpret the Quran differently. Kabir's traditional views and Zara's modern perspective towards Islam causes their initial spark of attraction to die out and they clash with each other owing to their differing ideals on triple instant talaq.
4. Ladies Special | Sony TV
The story revolves around the lives of 3 passengers who meet in a Mumbai Ladies Special train and become friends, sharing their problems with each other while commuting to work. The three protagonists - Prarthana, Meghna and Bindu face all adversities in life together and continue marching forward with the hope of a brighter future.
5. Little Things | Netflix Original
A cohabitating couple in their 20s navigates the ups and downs of work, modern-day relationships and finding themselves in contemporary Mumbai. It's a show that has never let the temptation of mass appeal affect what it is intrinsically about - a young couple, struggling to adjust to independent life, burdened with more money than they've ever seen and terrified that one day, it'll all go away.
6. Maaya 2 | VB On The Web, YouTube
Produced by VB on the Web (Vikram Bhatt's web series productions), Maaya 2 is the second season of the show Maaya - Slave of her Desires and stars Leena Jumani and Priyal Gor. While the first season explored BDSM relationships, the second season is about a lesbian relationship in the Indian society, where same-sex relationships are still illegal.
7. Man's World | Yfilms, YouTube
Created by Yfilms a show where men and women have interchanged their place in the society leading to exploration of feminist themes in a unique series.
8. Patiala Babes | Sony TV
Patiala Babes is about a close relationship between a mother and her daughter. A show where a daughter teaches her mother the new age way of life.
9. Urvashi Goverdhan, Mental Health | YouTube
Urvashi Goverdhan is a mental health advocate and a YouTuber. Her Mental Health series answers questions of people who are confused about as well as tackles social taboos about mental disorders.
10. What the Folks | Dice Media, YouTube
What The Folks is a journey of how modern families are breaking stereotypes, overcoming generation gaps, and growing to love one another, despite having starkly different world views.
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