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Vote up the best scripted shows on Netflix that use Hindi as their primary language - wherever they're from.
Netflix Indian series are mostly available in Hindi, but recently Netflix has also begun adding shows in Tamil and Telugu. Scripted Hindi shows on Netflix include sweet family stories, rom-coms, police procedural series, and more. If you've had trouble finding new things to watch, this list ranks the best Indian Netflix shows, making it easier to find the shows you're looking for.
The first Indian Netflix series was Sacred Games, a crime thriller adapted from a novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra. Marrying conspiracy and mystery, the series is subtitled in over 20 languages. It wasn't long before more scripted Indian series followed, from Indian horror showsGhoul and Typewriter to romantic comedies like Taj Mahal 1989. But, it's not all Netflix Hindi shows when it comes to series from India. The anthology drama Pitta Kathalu was the first Netflix Telugu original, and it is joined by the Tamil anthologies Navarasa and Paava Kadhaigal as non-Hindi options.
Whatever your favorite type or language of Indian shows, you can find them on Netflix. Check out which series have aired on Netflix and vote up the best.
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Sacred Games (Netflix, 2018) is an Indian web television thriller series based on the 2006 novel by Vikram Chandra. Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who tells him to save the city within 25 days.
Actors: Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Girish Kulkarni, Neeraj Kabi
Ray (Netflix, 2021) is a Hindi thriller drama series based on short stories by Satyajit Ray and is created by Sayantan Mukherjee. From a satire to a psychological thriller, four short stories from celebrated auteur and writer Satyajit Ray are adapted for the screen.
