The following list of Indian web series on YouTube is not ranked according to any of their factors. Also, the Madam 360 is completely unbiased and is based on the series’ statistics. Which were calculated considering the following- Number of videos, Publishing dates, Number of views, Average views per video, Views per hour, YouTube engagement, and Social media engagement.
However, let us know which series would you rank first and on what basis.
Top 13 Indian Web Series To Watch on YouTube
1. Bang Baaja Baaraat
- Channel: YFilms
- Sponsors: Lakme
- Director: Anand Tiwari
- Cast: Ali Fazal, Ayesha Raza, Gajraj Rao, Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel, Preetika Chawla, Priyanshu Painyuli, Neil Bhoopalam & Angira Dhar.
- Madam360 Rating: 9/10
Reminds me of the good old times of 2010 when YF launched quality shows for the youth. For example. Mahi Way, Rishta.com, etc.
Of course, the parent company of YFilms is Yash Raj Films and they use the Band Baaja Baarat music . YFilms was launched in 2011 by Aditya Chopra to concentrate on the new and young talent seperately. For Example. Movies like- Luv ka the end, Mujhse Fraaandship karoge, and Mere dad ki Maruti. Now, it has shifted it’s focus to web series which has received a huge Indian fan base for it’s quality and adult content online.
Bang BaaJA Baarat, as the name suggests is about banging , so caution. NSFW. A well thought plot which assures to be liked by the young generation. There’s banging, drama, fight, adult content and love with an Indian touch, trust me, you should watch it if you haven’t watched it yet. The amazing comedy has attracted a million views on each of it’s episodes.
2. Man’s World
- Channel: YFilms
- Sponsors: The Global Goals partners
- Director: Vikram Gupta
- Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Kalki Koechlin, Richa Chadda, Soni Razdan, Pritish Nandy, Rhea Chakraborty, Bhumi Pednekar, Miss Malini, Cyrus Sahukar, Shweta Tripathi, Priyanka Bose, Nidhi Singh, Naveen Kasturia, Meiyang Chang, Aditi Singh Sharma, RJ Malishka, Anupama Chopra and Aditi Mittal.
- Madam360 Rating: 8/10
What if women treated men, the way men treat women. It is a story about walking a mile in their shoes, in that world.
It’s that time of the month that you should allow yourself to binge watch this ultimate gem.
Kira believes that the world is really unfair to men. Fed up, of the way that “breasts” always win. Kiran prays to have interchanged gender roles. And as they say, be careful with what you wish for… Man’s world, the first original Y-Films series, is a quintessential representation of “What if” gender roles were swapped.
What if women treated men, the way men treat women. Right from misogynistic mindsets , cat calling, considering women as bad luck to molesting and harassing, Kiran experiences all, that the women have been bearing all this while. It’s time for men to walk in women’s shoes, in that world. It is one of the best web series to watch on YouTube.
3. Ladies Room
- Channel: YFilms
- Sponsors: Mia from Tanishq
- Director: Ashima Chibber
- Cast: Saba Azad, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Gopal Dutt, Pawan Utam, Jagdish Rajpurohit.
- Madam360 Rating: 6.5/10
Ever wondered what happens in a ladies room? Well, that’s a secret, I will never tell, XOXO. This series is about two best friends and their crazy ‘bathroom’ adventures over the six-episode series. Modern young girls struggling to grow up even when they grow old. These girls are CRAZY, RAUNCHY and extremely unapologetic about it! This show will take you ‘Where no man has gone before’
4. Pitchers
- Channel: TVF
- Sponsors: Ponds, Uber, Kingfisher
- Director: Amit Golani
- Cast: Naveen Bansal, Jitendra Maheshwari, Yogendra Kumar Pandey, Saurabh Mandal, Bhati, Rajat Khanna, Vineet.
- Madam360 Rating: 8/10
Web series from TVF is the most popular web series on YouTube India. The Viral Fever also popularly abbreviated TVF is an online digital entertainment channel. Arunabh Kumar founded this creative network to reach out to the younger generation.
It’s a show about 3 best friends and an outsider tired of the monotonous 9-5 desk job and wanting to explore beyond the office boundaries. It’s a comedy-drama series on how the 3 engineers quit their job and take a huge step to start their own startup. This one surely assures you a diverge from your monotonous work. Grab some popcorn and indulge yourself into binge-watching how they grow their startup from the scratch, trust me when I say from the scratch- you would nearly feel like it’s your startup. It is one of the best Indian web series available on YouTube.
5. Permanent Roommates
- Channel: TVF
- Sponsors: CommonFloor, Ola Cabs
- Director: Sameer Saxena
- Cast: Sumit Vyas, Nidhi Singh, Nidhi Bisht, Deepak Mishra.
- Madam360 Rating: 9/10
Owing to its growing popularity with both TVF Pitchers and Permanent Roommates being watched by millions around the globe, they received funding of $10 Million from Tiger Global.
Permanent Roommates ids the first drama series by TVF. Commendable work on the story, acting, writing and direction. Not the mainstream love story with a happy ending or the one where someone dies, it’s the third kind of love story. Sumeet Vyas and situational comedy is what makes this series worth the watch.
“This is what we want TVF!” is an expression from the young Indians, the content is highly relatable and rather a mirror of the society. TVF with its contagious content, attracts a million viewers. The day is not far when this expression will replace the mainstream.
6. Baked
- Channel: ScoopWhoop
- Sponsors: Pechkas Pictures, ScoopWhoop Talkies
- Director: Vishwajoy Mukherjee
- Cast: Pranay Manchanda, Shantanu Anam, Manik Papneja, Kriti Vij.
- Madam360 Rating: 6/10
An original fiction web-series that chronicles the misadventures of three university flatmates. Struggling to afford a living in Delhi, they start with a midnight food delivery service. This genrre-bending series takes you on a rollercoaster ride that the 3 are set on to manage their student life with business and how every time they land up themselves in trouble.
7. A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend
- Channel: Arre
- Sponsors: Gillette Flexball
- Director: Sahir Raza
- Cast: Harman Singh, Nimisha Mehta, Auritra Ghosh, Raghu Ram.
- Madam360 Rating: 6/10
A.I.SHA My Virtual Girlfriend is the latest web series Indian web-programming company Arre. A darkly comic fable about romance and technology of the new age.
The online show is a flagship series for the company and part of a rising trend in web-based programming coming from South Asia.
Raghu is, as usual, an @sshole, which is why it is liked by the audience. The series is inspired by the movie Her. The story is about Sam, a bright Indian coder with high aspirations but underappreciated at work and unlucky in love.
With both his work and social life at rock bottom, Sam puts all his effort into the creation of a true artificial intelligence programme, an autonomous virtual assistant whom he calls ‘Aisha’.
8. I Don’t watch TV
- Channel: Arre
- Director: Ajay Singh
- Cast: Drashti Dhami, Karan Wahi, Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Kritika Kamra, Rajeev Masand, Disha Parmar, Aneri Vajani, Riddhi Dogra, Mishkat Verma, Mukesh Chhabra and Sana Sheikh.
- Madam360 Rating: 5.5/10
IDWTV, an Arre Original Web Series, produced by Nakul Mehta’s Timbuktu Films, takes you on trail of behind-the-scenes, power struggles and candid madness of the Indian television industry. It’s oddly funny and so pure and candid that you won’t believe if it’s for real. So much that we can’t see on-screen, there’s a different story going on off-screen. Catch up with your favourite TV stars.
9. Star Boyz
- Channel: Kenny Sebastian
- Sponsors: OML, Kit Kat, Mirinda
- Director: Mani Prasad
- Cast: Kenny Sebastian, Naveen Richard, Mani Prasad, Sumukhi Suresh, Utsav Chakraborty.
- Madam360 Rating: 6.5/10
Star Boyz is a science-fiction comedy web series that follows the underwhelming adventures of three south Indian boys in space, landing their jokes at the perfect timing. The immaculate south Indian trio making this watching experience worth. I have my dibs on Kenny Sebastian. Trust me you won’t regret the number of laughs on this higly funny comedy web-series. Make sure you have “peanut chikki” and “chai and sutta” with you. It is one of the best web series to watch on YouTube.
10. Girl in the city
- Channel: Bindass
- Sponsors: Castrol, Ebay
- Director: Samar Iqbal
- Cast: Mithila Palkar, Swati Vatsa, Khushbir Singh, Naveen Kaushik, Kritika Avasthi, Sushant Shetty, Ajay Trehan, Prasana Ketkar, Ashraf Farooqi, Prakash Jha.
- Madam360 Rating: 7/10
Girl In the city is a refreshing web series about a 21-year-old Meera Sehgal, a small-town girl with big dreams is set on a journey from Dehradun to Mumbai with high spirits and ambitious mind to work in the fashion industry.
Like most other girls, there’s a 3 strict deadline to achieve her dreams. She explores Mumbai with her companion- scooter, MIA who helps her keep pace with the city, her work and all the experiences and adventures in her new 3-month exploration life.
11. Alisha
- Channel: BLUSH
- Sponsors: Be Beautiful, Lakme
- Director: Akanksha Seda
- Cast: Lianne Texeira, Sarah Hashmi, Nina Sharma, Natasha, Bibiani Pira, Pooja Vora.
- Madam360 Rating: 7/10
Once upon a time, there was a fashion crazy girl. . After 4 years in LA, she moved back to Mumbai. Enthusiast about fashion and beauty, watch her spin and live, and fall and grow. Watch her extraordinary life story unfold.
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12. #LoveBytes
https://youtu.be/-w4qRKhdr6w
- Channel: Sony LIV
- Sponsors: Idea Shop, Caprese
- Director: Vishal Mull
- Cast: Kushal Punjabi, Sukhmani Sadana.
- Madam360 Rating: 5/10
Sony LIV is an Indian general entertainment Video on-demand service that was launched in 2013 and is owned by Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
#LoveBytes underlines what makes the two opposite people click and clash. Chronicling the daily challenges that the two face. Watch the two be hopelessly romantic, crazy fighters and possessiveness and insecurities take over their relationship. This series elucidates all those things that are necessary for an urban Indian relationship to sustain itself. It is one of the best web series on YouTube.
13. Not Fit
- Channel: Dice Media
- Director: Sudev Nair
- Cast: Aakash Bhojwani, Aashima Sharma, Ashish Verma, Brahma Mishra, Danny Sura, Dhruv Sehgal, Gagandev Singh Riar, Kunal Shinde, Navjot Gulati, Raunak Bhinder, Samridhi Dewan, Sudev Nair, Sunil Prasad Yadav, Varun Kumar, Yau Ling Liu.
- Madam360 Rating: 4.5/10
A mockumentary web series about a struggling actor Neerav Kapoor (Nero) and his humorous yet struggling adventures in life. Trying to desperately make a mark as an actor in the entertainment industry. Tired of being “NOT FIT”, he starts his community M.A.U.S.S.I , let’s see if the struggle finds any success later.
These are the top 13 best Indian web series available on YouTube.