Famous Five

➘ PERMANENT ROOMMATES [YOUTUBE, 2014-]

TVF struck gold with its very first series, also India’s first web series, which follows a young couple in a live-in relationship through their many highs and lows

➘ PITCHERS [YOUTUBE, 2015-]

A show about four guys who quit their jobs to set up their own start-up made Naveen Kasturia and Jitendra Kumar campus stars

➘ KOTA FACTORY [YOUTUBE, NETFLIX, 2019-]

Shot in black-andwhite, Kota Factory beautifully captures the zeitgeist of teenagers trying to crack the IIT-JEE in the city famed for its coaching classes

➘ GULLAK [SONYLIV, 2019-]

This portrait of a middleclass family is equal parts delightful, affecting and convincing thanks to its detailed writing and fine ensemble of actors

➘ PANCHAYAT [PRIME VIDEO, 2020-]

An engineering grad reluctantly takes up a job as a panchayat secretary to find himself drawn to its large-hearted inhabitants. A brilliant sketch of village life.