New Delhi: It is that time of the year where everyone actively or passively is in a holiday mood and looks forward to planning some engaging activities with their loved ones to end the year on a happy and content note.
Entertainment as a medium is one of the things that people usually turn up to, to consume good quality content with family and friends. To keep the whole fuss of ‘What to watch’ away from the viewers, here is a list of shows that were released this year and are worth the watch.
1) Guilty Minds (Prime Video):
If you love watching legal drama, then ‘Guilty Minds’ is a show that you must have already watched, and if not then it should be on your watch list. This exceptional legal drama series has been critically acclaimed by the critics and the audiences and garnered rave reviews. Guilty Minds, staying true to the simple yet hard hitting title name, the series promises to be a power packed entertainer with an ensemble cast.
Shriya Pilgaonkar (Kashaf) and Varun Mitra (Deepak) successfully bring their characters to life on screen. The storyline revolves around Kashaf and Deepak, who have known each other from their law school days. Kashaf runs a small law firm while Varun is a partner at ‘Khanna & Associates’, a reputed law firm. The story further builds on a family that is the paragon of virtue and the other, a leading law firm dealing with all shades of gray.
Each episode manages to tackle relevant topics of the Indian judicial setting, making it an intriguing watch.
2) Case Toh Banta Hai (Amazon miniTV):
Who doesn’t enjoy comedy? And if it involves Bollywood ke superstars, it just becomes more interesting with never ending gossip. This unique show portrays a serious ambience of a courtroom backdrop wherein Kusha Kapila is the judge and Riteish Deshmukh and Varun Sharma are the lawyers. The purpose is to solve some of the most hilarious and bizarre allegations against some of the biggest Bollywood personalities in every episode.
‘Case Toh Banta Hai’ is a family entertainer and makes for a perfect fun filled family time accompanied by laughter riots.
3) Sixer (Amazon miniTV):
Whether or not you are a cricket enthusiast, you will fall in love with the series and not for one but for several reasons. Set in the small city of Indore, this slice of life sports drama delves into the life of a young cricket enthusiast, Nikunj Shukla (Nikku). Nikku’s journey and struggles are portrayed in a way that will touch the heart of every Indian cricket fan.
Sixer features Shivankit Singh Parihar, Badri Chavan, Rahul Tewari, Karishma Singh, Vaibhav Shukla, Brij Bhushan Shukla, Puneet Batra, and Suraj Rikame, amongst others and every actor has portrayed their character in a retable manner. While Sixer’s holding thread is cricket, the show also encapsulates elements of drama, emotions, and fun that make it a must-watch.
4) Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (Netflix):
Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein is a unique watch where three genres - comedy, crime, and mystery make it a roller coaster ride that you would wish never ends. The series features Tahir Raj Bhasin (Vikrant), Shweta Tripathi (Shikha), Anchal Singh (Purva), and Saurabh Shukla (Akhiraj) in pivotal roles.
The series is about a small-town middle-class man living a mundane life, has a girlfriend, lives by honesty, and has a rational way of life. But his simple life gets disrupted and how! When a politician's daughter aggressively pursues to marry Vikrant and is ready to take the drama quotient to a far extent, Vikrant is ready to take drastic measures to get his normal life back.
5) Mukhbir (ZEE5):
Mukhbir is a mystery drama between two countries. A trained Indian spy enters Pakistan with a mission to seek information and intelligence to stop Pakistan from launching an attack on India. The storyline keeps viewers hooked on whether the spy succeeds or fails on this mission.
The series features an ensemble cast and critically acclaimed names - Prakash Raj, Zain Khan Durrani, Zoya Afroz, Dilip Shankar, Atul Kumar, Satyadeep Misra, Harsh Chhaya, Adil Hussain, Barkha Bisht, and Ujjwal Chopra amongst others. The patriotic emotion in the show is carried from start to end, which makes for a nice family entertainer.
6) Moving In With Malaika (Disney+ Hotstar):
Just like the poster, the very popular actress and judge – Malaika Arora makes this series as sassy as it can get. The actress spills beans from her own life, showing her true self, the hardships that she has faced, addressing the trolls, and much more. However, she makes the series relatable and engaging by expressing some of the day-to-day things that we all as individuals go through.
Every person watching this series, whether famous or not, will correlate to it as the show also touches on many modern-day issues that people go through and how Malaika overcomes them.
If or not you have any plans, the above-mentioned shows are a must-watch from 2022. So, before you step into the new year, make sure to give these a watch and spend some good quality time with good quality content! (UNI)