Top 5 Netflix original series India

Netflix is a streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning TV shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more–on thousands of internet-connected devices. Here is the top 5 Netflix original series in India.

1.  Aranyak

Set in the beautiful snowcapped hills of rural Haryana in a fictional town, Sironah, Arankya starring Raveena Tandon and Parambrata Chattopadhyay follows the journey of two police officers as they look to hunt down a dreaded serial killer or a mysterious monster creature.

2. Sacred Games

This Netflix original starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, and Kalki Koechlin is arguably the best Indian original series to watch. If you haven't seen Sacred Games yet, you should. The show's plot centers around an impending terror strike in Mumbai, which is masterminded by mobster Ganesh Gaitonde (Siddiqui). Sartaj Singh (Khan), a police officer, is tasked with preventing the city from exploding in 25 days. But he's not sure where to begin or how deep the conspiracy goes.

3. Jamtara

Jamtara is a Netflix original Indian series based on true events. It’s an exciting excursion inside the village of Jamtara in Jharkhand, which turns out to be India’s phishing capital. Sunny and Rocky, cousins and their friends execute a successful phishing scheme from the hamlet. A criminal mastermind who wants a piece of the action quickly notices their operations. The cops too are on their track and things get extremely hot as tensions grow and it jeopardizes lives.

Jamtara Season 2, arrives on 23rd September, only on Netflix!

4. Kota Factory

This Indian original TV show on Netflix captures the life of young IIT aspirants in the town of Kota, a hub of coaching centers where students from all over the country come to prepare for entrance exams. Set in black and white tones, the series engages audiences with the comic yet pitiable state of teenagers hoping to get selected for the apex engineering institute. It paints an actual image of what these youngsters have to go through, including living in difficult circumstances, dealing with financial pressures, studying for several hours a day, and more. However, the treatment is very light-hearted and you can run through episodes quickly without them feeling like a drag.

5.  Delhi Crime

The first season of the show is based on one of the most shocking and heart-wrenching rape incidents in India’s capital city of New Delhi. It chronicles what’s commonly referred to as the Nirbhaya rape case in India. The incident received immense international attention at the time because of the gruesome nature of the crime. However, most media reports focused on the victim and the incident alone.

Filmmaker Richie Mehta takes viewers behind the scenes of the investigation into the case conducted by the Delhi Police. The series navigates through the bureaucratic pressures, political influences, and lack of resources faced by the Delhi Police during the investigation period.

Mehta worked on Delhi Crime for six long years and the series involves deep ground-level research conducted by the creator and his team. Although audiences questioned the series’ obvious bias in favor of the Delhi Police department, it makes for a gripping and eye-opening watch. We’ll let you come make your own judgments as to the optics of the whole thing.

Meanwhile, the second season of the show focuses on the Chaddi Baniyan Gang infamous for looting and murdering.