There are several underrated web series on OTT platforms, and their content is

It would not be wrong to say that Amazon Prime Video has always released a diverse range of content on its platform, be it gripping documentaries or intriguing films. The OTT platform manages to keep the audience hooked with its content and has created a buzz on the internet. The recently released Panchayat 3 is one such title, which has been loved by the audience. But there’s other content starring Gulshan Devaiah, Avinash Tiwary, Shweta Tripathi, Zakir Khan and more, that is equally engaging.

So, if you want to see shows that have a stellar cast and have been directed well, check out these underrated web shows on Amazon Prime Video to satiate all you content needs: 

Laakhon Mein Ek

Directed by: Abhishek Sengupta

Cast: Ritvik Sahore, Alam Khan, Jay Thakkar, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam, Ajita Kulkarni, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Mayank Parakh, Shweta Tripathi, Sandeep Mehta

The show, created by Biswa Kalyan Rath, is about the struggles of a teenage student from Raipur named Aakash. When he is sent to a coaching centre in Visakhapatnam to prepare for the IIT entrance exam, he faces a lot of issues at the institute. Season 2 of the show then focuses on Dr Shreya, who is sent to Sitlapur Village, and how she fights with the government for suitable healthcare for the villagers.

Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare 

 Directed by: Vikas Chandra

Cast: Zakir Khan, Vyom Sharma, Kumar Varun, Venus Singh, Zakir Hussain, Alka Amin, Abhimanyu Singh, Onima Kashyap

Created by Zakir Khan, the story is based on Ronny Bhaiya, who lives in Indore. He has a habit of inventing lies to overcome life’s challenges, and in order to command respect in his community, he starts saying that his uncle is an MLA. However, he lands into trouble as he struggles to manage the balance between truth and lie.

Afsos

Directed by: Anubhuti Kashyap

Cast: Gulshan Devaiah, Sulagna Panigrahi, Anjali Patil, Heeba Shah

Release date: 6 February 2020

The dark comedy web show is about a depressed man named Nakul, who hires a hitman to kill him. However, he soon finds reasons to live, but the hitman is bound to complete his assignment and kill him. The show is reportedly based on the Bengali novel Golper Goru Chaande (Fiction’s Cow Can Go To The Moon), penned by Kalponik Bandopadhyay.

The Raikar Case

Directed by: Aditya Sarpotdar

Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Bhave, Parul Gulati, Neil Bhoopalam

The show, set in Goa’s Bicholim village, is about the Raikar family, known for their cashew business. It shows how their youngest family member Tarun commits suicide, and the case goes to Inspector John Pereira, whos shares that Tarun didn’t commit suicide but was murdered. It leads to several secrets of the family being revealed.

Adhura

Directed by: Ananya Banerjee

Cast: Rasika Dugal, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Dev

The show is set in Nilgiri Valley School, and revolves around a 10-year-old student named Vedant and an ex-student named Adhiraj Jaisingh. However, when Adhiraj visits his old school for a reunion party, he meets the young boy and faces the repercussions of his actions from 15 years ago.

Bambai Meri Jaan

Directed by: Shujaat Saudagar

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Avinash Tiwary, Kritika Kamra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Amyra Dastur

The show revolves around the gangster named Dara Kadri, and is told from the perspective of his father, an ex-cop, Ismail Kadri. It showcases how Dara becomes one of the most fearless gangsters, and is based on S. Hussain Zaidi’s Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia.

equally engaging.