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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Topic: Web series

Hello Bachhon maker watched ‘every Physics Wallah reel’ for Alakh Pandey biopic

Kota Factory writer Abhishek Yadav is back with new coaching drama Hello Bachhon on Netflix, based on Physics Wallah Alakh Pandey. ‘The biggest challenge was making it different.’

‘Won’t let Rajiv Gandhi assassination become a Kennedy-like probe’—The Hunt trailer is out

Sony Liv web series The Hunt, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, is based on the bestselling book Ninety Days by investigative journalist Anirudhya Mitra. It will stream from 4 July.

New OTT series a retelling of the 2010 ‘kaand’ in Haryana’s Mirchpur. How caste violence had unfolded

The show, 'Kaand 2010', aims to highlight the prevalence of caste discrimination in society brought to the fore during the violence in the Haryana village. 

Principal held for giving NOC to shoot web series, more than year after row at Sonipat school

In FIR lodged May last year against producer, director & MX Player, vice-principal says web series sullied reputation of school with objectionable portrayal of teacher & students.

‘Vulgar, obscene & profane’: Delhi HC pans makers of TVF show College Romance, upholds FIR

Courts must step in when self-regulatory bodies don't perform their functions, judge asserts. Swear words & profanities are not part of standard Hindi or any other Indian language.

SonyLiv’s Meme Boys has plot twists, boomer jokes and oddities. But it’s no Kota Factory

Meme Boys reflects social media as a space to not only express but gather momentum for change. But it also shows the other side of the coin.

The hidden world of ‘Gandii Baat’ casts lights on India’s erotic fantasies and desires

Gandii Baat came out in 2018, but is almost unknown among English-speaking audience in metropolitan India. And its runaway success makes it clear that sex is never just sex

In Shaad Ali’s Bloody Brothers, everyone has a skeleton in their closet. But there’s a big flaw

In all six episodes of the light-hearted comedy thriller, there is no ‘action’, no gunshot and definitely no men flying here and there.

Nobody gets the IIT story right, 3 Idiots, TVF, to Netflix’s Alma Matters

Alma Matters places students before you but forgets to critically contextualise what they are saying about toxic IIT culture, or more importantly, not saying.

New OTT rules won’t stop Bollywood’s queer stories – Geeli Pucchi to The Married Women

From ALTBalaji’s The Married Women, Neeraj Ghawyan’s Geeli Pucchi on Netflix, to Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming His Storyy, there’s a new wave of queer storylines.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.