Top 7 Shows To Watch On AltBalaji With Your Family

21st Century India is booming with web-series both in terms of production as well as consumption. With rise in demand for content produced by OTT platforms, more and more players are entering the industry with plethora of original web content or web-series. This rise has also helped the growth of other related industries like that of smart TV, smart phones, telecom industry (data usage) etc.

Lately Alt Balaji has been one of the leading OTT players in India with variety of options to offer in original web-series category is part of the leading production house Balaji Telefilms  owned by Ekta Kapoor.

1. Apharan

Apharan is a crime-thriller-action-drama-mystery-comedy that is difficult to slot into a particular category. It has elements of everything – it is equal parts dark, edgy, funny, unpredictable, and yes, unusual. Yes, that’s the word. Apaharan is unusual. It is storytelling, the likes of which we’ve not seen until now. You can gauge right from the trailer that the series is inspired from the 70s complete with the songs and drama. 

2. Bicchoo  ka  Khel

Mirzapur’s Divyendu Sharmaa takes the lead in this crime thriller series, which portrays him in a similarly dark light, but is a great watch if you enjoy the actor’s on-screen presence. The plot of the show is Uttar Pradesh and follows him on a quest to avenge his father.

3. Bose-Dead/Alive

Rajkummar Rao was among the first mainstream Bollywood actors to feature in an OTT show. His web series Bose: Dead or Alive is a brilliantly written historical drama series that tracks the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and the mystery surrounding his death in a plane crash in 1945. The plot is based on author Anuj Dhar’s book "India’s Biggest Cover-up". 

4. Dev DD:- Directed by Ken Ghosh (Drama)

This Alt Balaji Web-series is the opposite version of the popular Bollywood movie Devdas starring Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai & Madhuri Dixit based on the novel by the same name written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

Contrary to what is written and how the original film was directed where Devdas is played by a male lead actor, here the lead character Devdas is played by a female character where the story is revolved around a female point of view. Same Devdas story with lots of riches and liquor but with a twist produced by Alt Balaji.

5. Mission over Mars (M.O.M)

The story is around mission chandravimaan fails and the blame falls on the head of one of the scientists. With lots of story twists and scenes, this show is really strong and interesting.It is an eight-episode web series that narrates an inspiring tale of four female scientists who scripted history by successfully launching the Mars Orbiter Mission while fighting their individual personal and professional battles. 

6. Mentalhood

Karisma Kapoor makes a successful comeback as a harried mother of three who experiments with her own brand of modern parenting. The series revolves around different natures of mothers and showcases how they manoeuvre their way through unreasonable expectations and they try their best to raise their children. The series explores the multitasking nature of different types of mothers and their ways in leading the best upbringing of their children. Mentalhood is a unique journey of an imperfect parent, who can range from protective to paranoid, fun to fierce.

7. Cybersquad

CyberSquad is an Indian comedy crime web series created by ALTBalaji. The story of the show revolves around four friends, KD, Rocky, Uzi, and Tia. The show depicts how these four friends, through their skills, help police to capture deadly criminals and hackers. This Hindi Alt Balaji web-series that premiered on Aug 2017 revolves around the adventures of 4 friends who try to connect the dots of their life between online and offline world. The group forms a cyber-squad to help the police nab notorious criminals committing cybercrimes. A must watch if you are fan of all such shows produced in Hollywood. 

So grab your snacks and binge watch!