How is life through the lens of a middle class family in small towns of India, perhaps precariously just abutting the cosmopolitanism of the metros yet miles away from it metaphorically? 'Gullak' speaks for this life, everyday happenings that characterise their routines, series of anecdotes that define their comings and goings so eloquently. Of course, it isn't your quintessential 'North Indian' drama. There are no badlands, gangsters or turf wars. It is the story of the common man, the children and the strongest force of any family- the mother, but it isn't just that. 'Gullak' is amazingly written and produced. The funny undertones and the breezy, light hearted banters are just some of the things that make this an adorable watch. Overall, it's a fine specimen of how shows need to be produced and acted out. Amazing!

Starring Ahsaas Channa as Tanvi and Parikshit Joshi as Kishore, Hum Tum is a story of two youngsters who are apparently best friends yet find themselves increasingly attracted to each other. This TSP Original is a refreshing on the old school romances. The plot, the dialogues and most importantly, the acting is breezy enough to make you comfortable and honestly, hooked up to the story. A sweet, budding romance between Tanvi and Kishore is cute and honestly beautiful in the quintessential millennial way.

Truly 'Dark Web' is one of the few series, that too Indian, that sheds light on the seemingly harmless internet that has a virtual abyss littered with horrors of the so called dark web. The things that were goofy classroom chats, that were just slipped in an apparently mundane classroom conversation has now found its way to the digital platform. Interestingly, the protagonist, Indra hacks into a web portal ad comes to realise the vile horrors of the dark web. Starring Saheb Bhattacherjee, this show is an absolute delight for the Indian audience particularly, since it has largely remained oblivious of the world of dark web.

What seems like a pretty simple case of a cop, Rudra, getting framed in a criminal case and put behind the bars, is something that completely turns erratic and adds the needed thrust to the plot line. How later this cop actually turns to kidnapping a rich man's daughter is hilarious. It's just the right mixture of the desi-ness, masala and nicely written dialogues. Honestly, being an ALT Balaji Original, it didn't seem promising at first, however, it came around pretty fast. Overall, it's exactly just the right plot that would cater to the Indian masses. Nicely produced. Even if you're not into this type of content, it would be a great one-time watch.

The Insiders is a TVF Original show which centres on the premise of a group of friends coming up with a quirky, strange idea of forming a group that convenes only on Saturdays by the way. The plot is okay-ish, actually seemingly original yet banal since this idea forms the undercurrent of basically a number of digital content shows nowadays. Though basic, the acting is good. There could have been nuances though, still it's pretty good if you watch it by itself, i.e, not compare it with some of the TVF hits like Pitchers. Otherwise, it's average yet good. Therefore, a nice one-time watch.

Seeing Kumar Varun in the character of Mr. Das was interesting for me to watch since I've only seen him being the 'creepy office guy' in Better Life Foundation. Unlike BLF where Anirban aka Kumar Varun's character is seemingly satisfied with his job, Das on the other hand, is frustrated with his job and things aren't great on his personal life front as well. The storyline itself is something that you have seen a couple of times before, be it in movies or tv series, therefore being a hella trite. However, Kumar Varun as Das and Navin Kaushik who's his boss have done a good job. Overall, a nice show.

Kalpesh and Payal Patel, the protagonists of this Eros Now Original, Metro Park, are two Gujaratis who presently live in New Jersey, home to the massive Indian diaspora. They own a convenience store, just being the quintessential 'desi' who embraces the 'vi-desi' yet stays wholesomely original from the heart. Metro Park is the tale of these quirky, entrepreneurial Indian class who wants to make it big and still don't want to forget where they came from. The story is funny yet banal. A family drama that's so fun and hilarious that it leaves you in splits.

Kaushiki, essayed by Sayani Gupta, is one of those layered and complex characters that you absolutely love to watch for it's interesting, intriguing and deeper than what you perceive. It is a story of friends whose lives revolve around secrets, alcohol and alluding darkness. It also features the role of a cop, played by Rannvijay Singh. An amazing thriller for Indian audiences, Kaushiki and its star-cast are great and the story is interesting. Overall, a great watch!

From deleting chat histories to hiding the 'deets' of the supposed meetings with 'friends', how many of us have done? A lot would be a safe guess. Given the massive leap that technology has taken, there has been a considerable generation gap if not massive. Struggling to explain certain things to your parents, wishing the already knew them or would be understanding or worst still explaining how we came to know all the stuff, is something we experience time and again. TSP Awkward Conversations with Parents captures exactly that awkwardness. It's funny and quintessentially awkward quite literally actually.

'Chupkotha' or silent words (quite literally though), is a horror-thriller starring the talented Bengali actor, Parno Mitra. She essays the role of Shivangi, an investigative journalist, who gets a tip off regarding a case that was originally being handled by Kolkata Police. She starts a parallel search of her own, revolving around a missing child and an eerily creepy phone found in an even creepier house. It also features Shataf Fiqar and Mainak Banerjee. Overall, it's gripping but sadly not till the end. The ending sort of gave itself an unexpected turn but didn't manage to surprise. Parno Mitra is good and on the whole the story isn't bad honestly. A nice watch!