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These Are the Web Series our Figurative TV Censor Board doesn't Want You To Watch!

strong language, intimate scenes and un-censored content, they have it all...

Published: Friday,Sep 29, 2017 16:57 PM GMT-06:00

Tanzim Pardiwalla

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Web Series are wildly popular at the moment with huge production houses backing them up and entertainment meeting its digital wave.

The on-going and upcoming series aren't easy to overlook as the audience scurries to catch up with the latest un-censored content on YouTube and other digital platforms like Hotstar, Voot and TVF. Amidst the sudden surge in popularity, we found one thing common in web series- it's the radical departure from typical daily soaps. While TV had its own groundbreaking shows, we're talking of an absolute absence of censorship!

With the web giving producers a medium to put out unabashed content to the right viewership, there were bound to be series you'll never see on TV. Here's a bunch of series with topics that TV's figurative censor board wouldn't allow (note: TV doesn't really have a censor board, the limited mind-scope keeps progressive content in check)-

Romil and Jugal - The gay love story

TV is all about the perfect guy and the perfect girl living in a big family of heterosexual people. In it's representation of characters it tries to mimic society (a very regressive one at that) leaving out a huge chunk of the population that is the LGBTQA community. Romil and Jugal is a gay love story and it has all the filmy elements and stereotypes, save the gender binary. It doesn't have the image of a man dressing up in a saree or mimicking feminine traits for the laughs that are usually fed by daily soaps. And, that is precisely why its not on TV. It is real and it covers the grey area that nobody talks about. The series is not groundbreaking but it is definitely a huge step ahead that TV doesn't want to take yet!

Note: The series comes from Ekta Kapoor who has been producing daily soaps for over a decade. The fact that a change in medium allowed a portrayal of homosexuality is testimony to the reality that TV would never let it happen.

Barely Speaking with Arnub - The open airing of political opinion

This web series is pretty old but it's still something that hasn't made its way to channels you usually surf through for daily entertainment. Barely Speaking With Arnub is a fun parody on Arnab Goswami's The News Hour that was aired on a popular news channel. It was a political debate show and the web series too touches upon subjects TV refuses to address in India. Our daily soap characters barely have political opinions save for a few serious dramas (because who wants to watch that right?). The political drama genre or the lighthearted parody of the current scene doesn't make it to the screen because its a risky move considering the uninitiated audiences' response and TV characters never make a political stand or even a joke.

Maya - The dark erotic tale of BDSM

This is too shocking for TV! The typical Indian daily soaps (the popular ones at least) do not acknowledge sex let alone sexual deviation. With the touching of hands being a big deal and a consummation scene comprising of cheesy moves, a couple lying down next to each other or being shocked at a sexual advance after a whole year of marriage, TV is doing everything to keep the subject under wraps. Web series, Maaya is all about BDSM. Vikram Bhatt has tackled a subculture that most people in the Indian society like to pretend doesn't exist. There's decades before this show's up on TV and even then, there will be major cuts and edits made to the content.

Bang Baja Baarat - The kind of Marriage we don't talk about

TV is all about marriage and the holy bond between a husband and a wife. It's idea of romance is dwarfed at the woman turning into an ideal bahu and the man navigating through work-home-romance balance, spats of jealousy and active participation in family feuds. Yah Raj Film's Y-Films (note: a commercial Bollywood biggie) brought us Bang Baja Baarat that is a bildungsroman version of marriages in the Indian society. It shows you the much neglected aspects of marriage and what it really looks like. This show can give its TV counterparts serious competition complete with a well-written script. The young duo meet on tinder and endeavor to go through the traditional wedding drama after having sex in their very first meeting and falling in love in a really short time. It goes against everything TV tells you about match-making and it wont be on a popular channel medium anytime soon!

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Comments (4)

Mandy @MrDarcyfan

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I have seen a bit of Maya but lack of time prevented me from following the whole series, which I really should try to. It was very good from the little I did see. Very slick presentation and the content is controversial, but that's what makes it good.

The only other Indian web series I saw was "The Trip" and it was entertaining with it's Girl version of "Hangover". @amazinghouse: I saw one episode of Thanhaiyan, and I dont think it's the best web series at all.

7 years ago

PariKC @IdioTinTin

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Bang Baaja Baraat is amazing. YouTube has a lot of good web series to offer.

7 years ago

amzinghouse @amzinghouse

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The only web series which got success is Tanhayiaan... it still rules the chart with amazing actor like barun sobti

7 years ago

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IPSO_FACTO @IPSO_FACTO

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Romil and Jugal isnt that great but, "All About Section 377" is an awesome web series on the gay community.
Bang Baja Barat is good.
some other good ones include "A man's world" which literally puts a man in a woman's shoe.
A.I.SHA is another interesting web series one should definitely watch.

7 years ago

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