Top Hindi TV shows - Recommendation List
by ni3parihar | created - 05 Apr 2020 | updated - 19 Apr 2020 | PublicList of top Hindi TV shows, mostly on the popularity basis, but sources aren't verified one, however the surveys justified this list.
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1. Ramayan (1987–1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An adaptation of the ancient epic in which the exiled Prince Rama and his brother Laxman set out to save Rama's wife, Sita, who has been kidnapped by the demon king of Lanka Ravana.
Stars: Arun Govil, Deepika Chikhalia, Sunil Lahri, Arvind Trivedi
Votes: 23,938
2. Mahabharat (1988–1990)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a dynastic struggle between the collateral branches of the Kuru clan, the Kauravas and Pandavas lead them to the threshold of war, Lord Krishna decides to step in and take control of the situation.
Stars: Harish Bhimani, Nitish Bharadwaj, Mukesh Khanna, Gajendra Chauhan
Votes: 23,328
3. Flop Show (1989– )
Comedy
Jaspal Bhatti's satirical take on the common societal problems in India.
Stars: Jaspal Bhatti, Vivek Shauq, Savita Bhatti, Ravi Sharma
Votes: 1,919
4. Malgudi Days (1986–2006)
Drama
Based on the works of R.K. Narayan, Malgudi Days chronicles the lives of people living in the fictitious town of Malgudi.
Stars: Venki, Anant Nag, Sudheendra, Rajaram
Votes: 4,216
5. Byomkesh Bakshi (1993–1997)
40 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
An intelligent detective from Kolkata solves, without any weapons, many mysteries that remain unsolved by police.
Stars: Rajit Kapoor, K.K. Raina, Kartik Dutta, Sukanya Kulkarni
Votes: 3,178
6. Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000– )
60 min | Game-Show
An Indian version of the popular quiz show, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Contestants start off with easy questions, but as they move forward the questions get more and more challenging.... See full summary »
Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Kapil Sharma
Votes: 4,280
7. Dekh Bhai Dekh (1993–1994)
23 min | Comedy
Three generations of the Diwan clan live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the Mumbai suburbs. The serial takes the viewer through their various ups and downs as their ... See full summary »
Stars: Navin Nischol, Farida Jalal, Shekhar Suman, Bhavana Balsawar
Votes: 1,474
8. Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013–2016)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Every episode starts with stage act of Kapil Sharma and various characters and then Kapil take one or more celebrity interview with co-actors.
Stars: Kapil Sharma, Kiku Sharda, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ali Asgar
Votes: 5,718
9. Shrimaan Shrimati (1994– )
22 min | Comedy
In this series based on the premise "love thy neighbour's wife," the main characters are Keshav Kulkarni and his wife Kokila, and their neighbours Prema Shalini and her husband Dilruba. ... See full summary »
Stars: Jatin Kanakia, Reema Lagoo, Archana Puran Singh, Rakesh Bedi
Votes: 1,822
10. Mahabharat (2013–2014)
20 min | Drama, History, War
The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.
Stars: Saurabh Raj Jain, Shaheer Sheikh, Pooja Sharma, Aham Sharma
Votes: 11,345
11. The Kapil Sharma Show (2016– )
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Comedian Kapil Sharma interacts with celebrity guests about their latest films while keeping the audience laughing with his wit, humour and assorted skits.
Stars: Kapil Sharma, Kiku Sharda, Sumona Chakravarti, Archana Puran Singh
Votes: 9,718
12. Full Tension (1994–1995)
Comedy
Jaspal Bhatti's satirical comedy show, which aired on DD National.
Stars: Rajendra Kashyap, Jaspal Bhatti, Sunil Grover, Neena Cheema
Votes: 77
13. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008– )
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Family
The day-to-day happenings of Gokuldham Society and its members, who live, celebrate and often face problems together.
Stars: Dilip Joshi, Disha Vakani, Mandar Chandwadkar, Munmun Dutta
Votes: 13,192
14. Karamchand (1985– )
Comedy, Mystery
One of the first indian detective series. Karamchand and his assistant solve murder, robbery and other mysteries.
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Sushmita Mukherjee, Archana Puran Singh
Votes: 167
15. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,795 | Gross: $141.84M
16. Surabhi (1993– )
Documentary
Surabhi was a popular Indian cultural magazine show hosted by Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak. It mainly focused on the Indian culture of the 90s. The Indian culture was presented to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Renuka Shahane, Siddharth Kak
Votes: 235
17. Tehkikaat (1994– )
Crime, Mystery
Two private detectives, Sam D'Silva and Gopichand, embark on different quests to solve various murder mysteries.
Stars: Vijay Anand, Saurabh Shukla, Firoz Ali, B Shantanu
Votes: 216
18. Tu Tu Main Main (1994–2000)
Comedy
A hilarious comedy featuring a dominant mother-in-law and her equally boisterous daughter-in-law.
Stars: Reema Lagoo, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Mahesh Thakur, Kuldeep Pawar
Votes: 1,573
19. Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984– )
Comedy
A sitcom about a couple, a brother-in-law, and the trouble they get into.
Stars: Rakesh Bedi, Satish Shah, Swaroop Sampat, Shafi Inamdar
Votes: 372
20. Circus (1989–1990)
Drama
Circus follows the lives of the artists of the troupe, unraveling different shades of characters, as they struggle with the tricky realistic situations.
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shende, Sameer Kakkar, Rekha Sahay
Votes: 1,601
21. Wagle Ki Duniya (1988–1990)
Comedy
Wagle Ki Duniya (literally: 'Wagle's World') was a popular comedy sitcom on Indian television, aired for the first time in 1988 to 1990 on state-run Doordarshan channel. It was directed by ... See full summary »
Stars: Anjan Srivastav, Bharti Achrekar, Jeetendra Dasadiya, Dicky Nagpal
Votes: 1,392
22. Buniyaad (1987–1988)
Drama
The series dealt with the struggle of a family during the partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.
Stars: Alok Nath, Anita Kanwar, Kiran Juneja, Vijayendra Ghatge
Votes: 274
23. Hum Log (1984–1985)
50 min | Family
The story of a lower middle class family and the struggles they face in their day to day lives.
Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sushma Seth, Divya Seth Shah, Loveleen Mishra
Votes: 175
24. Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Loveless marriages and jealousy characterize two neighboring households as they try to cope with each other and themselves.
Stars: Rohitash Gaud, Aashif Sheikh, Saumya Tandon, Shubhangi Atre Poorey
Votes: 4,361
25. Happu Ki Ultan Paltan (2019– )
Comedy
Daroga Happu Singh lands in trouble by having his own battalion of naughty children.
Stars: Yogesh Tripathi, Himani Shivpuri, Ashna Kishore, Kamna Pathak
Votes: 497
26. Vikram Aur Betaal (1985–1986)
Fantasy
Based on India mythological collection of 25 stories known as Baital Pachisi. It revolves around the Kind Vikram who is tasked to capture a Betaal, a celestial spirit analogus to Vampire. ... See full summary »
Stars: Arun Govil, Sajjan, Mulraj Rajda, Vijay Arora
Votes: 1,078
27. Nukkad (1986– )
Comedy, Drama
Kundan Shah's Nukkad dealt with the struggles of the lower income labor class in cities.
Stars: Sangeeta Naik, Dilip Dhawan, Pawan Malhotra, Avtar Gill
Votes: 261
28. Fauji (1988)
Action, Drama
A Highly popular TV Series about a batch of trainees into a commando school, their training and eventual induction as soldiers.
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Rakesh Sharma, Vikram Chopra, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Votes: 3,006
29. The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990– )
Biography, Drama, History
The sword of Tipu Sultan is based on the novel of same name by Bhagwan S Gidwani. It chronicles the life stories of Hadar Ali and Tipu Sultan. The novel is regarded as being historically ... See full summary »
Stars: Malvika Tiwari, Shahbaaz Khan, Mukesh Rishi, Deepika Chikhalia
Votes: 271
30. Shaktimaan (1997–2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When darkness get strengthened to destroy the world, Suryanshis chose Shaktimaan in order to fight against the forces of evil.
Stars: Mukesh Khanna, Vaishnavi Mahant, Surendra Pal, Rajendra Gupta
Votes: 5,428
31. Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1990– )
Comedy
Leading a difficult life Mungerilal finds relief through his dreams where he settles scores with everyone and fulfills the secret desires of his heart.
Stars: Kamia Malhotra, Ruma Ghosh, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 135
32. Potli Baba Ki (1991)
Family, Fantasy
In this series various fairy tales are demonstrated through puppetry or puppet shows in simple language which gives children good moral messages.
Votes: 11
33. Phatichar (1991)
30 min | Comedy
Phatichar (poor, wearing tattered clothes) is an Indian TV series starring Pankaj Kapur. His character lived in a cement pipe and the show portrayed, in a bitter-sweet manner, the life of the disadvantaged living on the margins.
Stars: Annu Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Ajit Vachani, Rakesh Srivastava
Votes: 16
34. Mr. Yogi (1989– )
Comedy
It is a story of an USA settled Indian boy trying to arrange his marriage in India.
Stars: Pallavi Joshi, Chandrakant Thakkar, Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 102
35. Rangoli (1989– )
Musical
This is a great show telecasted every Sunday at 8:00AM on DD National.This show is currently hosted by well known actress Swara Bhaskar.Earlier it has been hosted by many wonderful ... See full summary »
Stars: Mohit Sharma, Surveen Chawla, Hema Malini, Madhoo
Votes: 104
36. Chitrahaar (1982– )
Musical
Presents some of the most popular and melodious songs from Bollywood movies.
Star: Tarana
Votes: 89
37. Chandrakanta (1994– )
Fantasy
Chandrakanta is a television series about the undying love set against the brawl and rivalry between the Naugarh and Vijaygarh Kingdoms.
Stars: Shikha Swaroop, Shahbaaz Khan, Mukesh Khanna, Javed Khan
Votes: 742
38. DuckTales (1987–1990)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are in for an epic surprise when they meet their wealthy but reclusive uncle, Scrooge McDuck. The family embark on globe-trotting adventures and treasure hunts, uncover family secrets, and face dangerous enemies.
Stars: Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Terence McGovern, Chuck McCann
Votes: 35,031
39. TaleSpin (1990–1991)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Baloo the Bear from The Jungle Book (1967) is cast as a 1930s Pacific Islands bush pilot.
Stars: Ed Gilbert, R.J. Williams, Sally Struthers, Jim Cummings
Votes: 15,957
40. Hum Paanch (1995–2006)
20 min | Comedy
Anand Mathur, a middle-class businessman living in Bombay, gets no end of trouble from his five wild, troublesome daughters.
Stars: Ashok Saraf, Shoma Anand, Priya Tendulkar, Vandana Pathak
Votes: 1,655
41. Office Office (2000– )
Comedy
The show follows the comedy of a man struggling to get his work done in corrupt offices.
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Deven Bhojani, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Pahwa
Votes: 2,482
42. Zabaan Sambhal Ke (1993–1997)
Comedy
"Zabaan Sambhalke" is a Hindi sitcom directed by Rajiv Mehra. It is the Indian version of the British sitcom "Mind Your Language" (1977).
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Rajender Mehra, Vivek Vaswani, Dinyar Tirandaz
Votes: 287
43. Comedy Circus (2007– )
Comedy
Stars: Archana Puran Singh, Johny Lever, Satish Shah, Shruti Seth
Votes: 6
44. Permanent Roommates (2014–2023)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance
A couple, who were in a long distance relationship for 3 years, face the prospect of getting married.
Stars: Sumeet Vyas, Nidhi Singh, Deepak Kumar Mishra, Shishir Sharma
Votes: 26,264
45. TVF Pitchers (2015–2022)
TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of trials and tribulations of four young entrepreneurs who quit their day jobs in order to pursue their start up venture.
Stars: Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Abhay Mahajan, Gopal Datt
Votes: 72,354
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