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Top OTT series to light up your Diwali with entertainment
Mumbai: The festival of Diwali is just around the corner and what’s better than the extended festive weekend to get cozy with family and friends, create joyous moments, and cherish memories? While celebrating outside is fun, binge-watching a range of incredible shows with your loved ones will definitely make the festivities even brighter. From romance, comedy, and drama to thriller and mystery, the popular streaming platforms have got it all covered for everyone’s delight and taste. For the starry night of Diwali and the heartwarming vibes of Bhaidooj, here’s a list of shows to light up your world with entertainment this festive season.
Crushed S3
With the first 2 seasons being runaway hits, Crushed is returning with its Season 3 to win over everyone’s hearts with its adorable storyline. Following the journey of students as they navigate love and understanding the meaning of commitments, relations and their complexities, the series delves deeper into the life of teenagers, set in picturesque hills of Dehradun. The romantic drama features Aadhya Anand, Naman Jain, Arjun Deshwal and Urvi Singh amongst others.
Where to watch: Amazon miniTV
Aarya S3
After two successful seasons, Aarya Sareen is forming new coalitions in her pursuit of dominance, returning to face both old and new foes. The series, which is co-directed by Shraddha Pasi Jairath, Kapil Sharma, and Ram Madhvani, presents an engrossing drama that carries on the compelling plot of its predecessors. The drama, which stars Sushmita Sen, Vikas Kumar, Ila Arun, Vishwajeet Pradhan, and Sikandar Kher, transports viewers to a world to a dangerous and mysterious world of money-driven society.
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Hack Crimes Online
Chasing and digging deeper into the dark world of cybercrime, the series takes a strong stand against the criminal activities occurring in the digital world. Hack Crimes Online follows the devious acts of hackers and online frauds to steal money and private information including bank scams, corporate hacking, cyberbullying, and honey traps. Adapted from a novel by India’s prominent cyber-crime investigator, Amit Dubey, the series features Vipul Gupta and Riddhi Kumar in significant roles.
Where to watch: Amazon miniTV
Aspirants S2
Bringing back the stellar cast of Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja and Namita Dubey, Aspirants S2 explores the intricacies of friendships and the difficulties of making the move to the working world. Navigating through the lives of our favorite trio Abhilash, Guri and SK, along with Sandeep Bhaiya, the series canvasses their back-breaking journey of dreams and ambitions. Escalating between love, career and their life goal, the series delves deeper into the world of IAS aspirants and administrative world.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Half Love Half Arranged
This romantic comedy series delving into the realm of arranged dating, revolves around the life of a millennial gynaecologist Riya Tanwar. With strict rules and a meticulously organized lifestyle, her life takes a turn where she gets stuck in the middle of arranged marriage drama filled with a roller coaster of emotions. With Maanvi Gagroo and Karan Wahi in the lead roles, this rom-com treasure offers a healthy mix of family relationships, humour, insane arranged matches, romance, and friendship.
Where to watch: Amazon miniTV
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Why Peaky Blinders is one of television’s biggest hits that still deserves more attention
Six seasons, multiple awards and the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man bring the Shelby saga back into the spotlight
In the crowded universe of streaming content, only a handful of shows manage to leave a lasting cultural footprint. Peaky Blinders is overwhelmingly considered one of the biggest global hits of the past decade. Yet many viewers still haven’t fully explored the dark, gripping world of the Shelby family.
Originally produced for the UK’s BBC and later finding a massive global audience through Netflix, the series quietly grew from a British period drama into a worldwide streaming phenomenon.
Created by Steven Knight, the show follows the rise of the Shelby crime family in post-First World War Birmingham. What begins as a gritty street-gang story gradually expands into a sweeping narrative about ambition, politics, power and survival.
At the centre of the saga is Thomas Shelby, portrayed with extraordinary depth by Cillian Murphy. The casting of Murphy is widely regarded as perfect for the role. With piercing eyes, restrained dialogue and an almost hypnotic screen presence, he transforms Shelby into one of the most unforgettable characters in modern screen storytelling.
Murphy’s brilliance lies in his restraint. He rarely shouts or performs theatrically. Instead, a quiet stare, a calculated pause or a subtle shift in expression conveys the emotional storms within the character. Beneath the ruthless gang leader is a war veteran carrying trauma, guilt and loneliness. Murphy captures this complexity with remarkable precision, making Thomas Shelby both terrifying and deeply human.
Beyond its central performance, Peaky Blinders stands out for its unfiltered portrayal of reality. The show does not romanticise crime. Instead, it exposes the harsh social conditions of early 20th-century Britain, from poverty and class struggle to political extremism and the psychological scars left by war.
The series also presents powerful female characters who hold their own within the Shelby empire. Polly Gray, played by Helen McCrory, is the strategic backbone of the family and one of the most formidable figures in the story. Women in the series shape decisions, influence power structures and challenge the rigid social norms of the time.
Across six seasons, the narrative grows dramatically in scale. What begins in the smoky streets of Birmingham evolves into a story involving political conspiracies, fascism and international criminal networks.
The series has also earned significant critical acclaim. It won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series in 2018 and multiple National Television Awards for Best Drama, cementing its reputation as one of Britain’s most celebrated modern shows.
Another defining feature of the series is its iconic music. The show’s opening theme, Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, became instantly recognisable and widely associated with the Shelby universe. Combined with a powerful soundtrack featuring artists such as Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead, the music helped shape the show’s dark, stylish identity and became hugely popular among fans.
And the Shelby story is not over yet.
In fact, its legacy is unfolding right now. The long-awaited feature-length continuation, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, was released on March 6, 2026, bringing the Shelby universe from streaming screens to cinemas and giving fans a new chapter in the saga.
For viewers who have not yet stepped into this world, the timing could not be better.
Six gripping seasons are ready to binge on Netflix. A new film has just arrived in theatres. And at the heart of it all stands one of the most magnetic performances in modern drama by Cillian Murphy.
So if Peaky Blinders has been sitting on your watchlist for years, this weekend is your moment.
So, by order of the Peaky fookin’ Blinders, consider this your cue to finally step into the ruthless world of Thomas Shelby. Pour yourself a drink, clear your schedule and press the play button. Because when the Peaky Blinders give an order, you listen.
