Pandemic factor or not, you cannot deny the fact that 2020 is the year where the web-series made more noise than Bollywood movies. Just check out how many out there have put the theme music of Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 as their ringtone? Or keep repeating Munna Bhaiyya's snarky quips from Mirzapur 2? Or wants to raid Aarya's wardrobe in, well, Aarya? Or like me, listen to hours on loop the songs from Bandish Bandits? While we are still some miles away from having a Stranger Things or Breaking Bad, 2020 at least managed to bring more Indian viewership to desi series. Year-Ender 2020: Paatal Lok, Scam 1992, Panchayat and More – 7 Web-Series We Loved the Most to Binge This Year.
In rephrasing Spider-Man's famous quote - 'With great shows, comes great performances', and 2020 had seen some really superlative ones, a few of which even made average series look great. In this special year-ender feature, we share 15 performances from 2020's headline-making series that managed to bowl us over, in no particular order. Choose your fave among these stalwarts!
Sushmita Sen in Aarya