They
say
that
Indian
culture
and
beauty
lies
in
the
small
towns
of
this
diverse
country.
Small
town
India
is
where
aspirations
are
high
as
is
the
passion
to
get
ahead
in
life,
a
place
where
you
are
born
but
spend
the
rest
of
your
life
trying
to
get
out
of.
While
films
like
Shubh
Mangal
Zyaada
Saavdhan,
Badhai
Ho
and
Dream
Girl
amongst
others
have
perfected
the
essence
of
small
towns,
web
shows,
as
well,
have
done
a
great
job
at
capturing
the
ethos,
challenges
and
aspirations
of
the
true
'Bharat'.
So,
we've
listed
down
our
top
5
shows
that
will
take
you
down
a
lane
full
of
passion
and
hope.
Manphodganj
Ki
Binny
-
Produced
for
Applause
Entertainment
by
DJ's
A
Creative
Unit,
MX
Original
Series
-
Mannphodganj
Ki
Binny
is
directed
by
Vikas
Chandra
and
tells
the
story
of
young,
dreamy-eyed
'Binny'
from
the
suburb
of
Manphodganj
in
erstwhile
Allahabad,
now
Prayagraj.
She
has
one
agenda
and
is
on
the
lookout
for
her
ticket
out
of
this
small
town.
But
the
best
laid
plans
often
go
astray,
as
do
Binny's.
The
10
episodic
series
also
boasts
of
an
ensemble
cast
with
Anurag
Sinha,
Aru
Krishnan,
Abhinav
Anand,
Sameer
Vermani,
Alka
Kaushal,
Atul
Srivastav
in
key
roles.
The
series
goes
live
on
31st
March.
Bhaukaal
-
Inspired
by
The
Life
of
IPS
Officer
Navniet
Sekera,
Bhaukaal
is
set
in
Muzaffarnagar
in
2003.
The
series
tells
the
tale
of
how
one
courageous
officer
goes
on
a
clean-up
drive
to
punish
criminals,
battles
local
influential
personalities
and
re-establishes
the
faith
of
the
common
man
in
the
law.
It
is
directed
by
Jatin
Wagle
and
stars
Mohit
Raina,
Abhimanyu
Singh,
Siddhanth
Kapoor,
Bidita
Bag,
Sunny
Hinduja,
Rashmi
Rajput,
Pradeep
Nagar
and
Gulki
Joshi
in
pivotal
roles.
Gullak
-
Directed
by
Amrit
Raj
Gupta
and
written
by
Nikhil
Vijay,
the
show
is
centred
on
a
bickering
family
in
a
small
town
in
North
India
featuring
engaging
tales
of
Santosh
&
Shanti
Mishra
and
their
sons
Annu
and
Aman.
Set
in
quaint
by-lanes
in
the
heart
of
India,
Gullak
is
a
collection
of
disarming
and
relatable
tales
of
the
Mishra
family
that
hit
the
right
chord
as
you
get
acquainted
with
flashbacks
from
your
own
childhood.The
series
stars
Jameel
Khan,
Geetanjali
Kulkarni,
Vaibhav
Raj
Gupta
and
Harsh
Maya.
Madhuri
Talkies
-
Madhuri
Talkies
is
a
hard-hitting
tale
of
a
young
man
Manish,
who
sets
out
on
a
bloody
rampage
in
Banaras
to
avenge
his
love,
Puneeta
who
was
violated
by
a
gang
of
power-hungry
men
who
ruled
that
small-town
city.
This
Bhojpuri
drama
series
stars
Sagar
Wahi,
Aishwarya
Sharma
in
the
lead.
Jamtara
Sabka
Number
Ayega
-
Directed
by
Soumendra
Padhi,
the
series
is
based
on
true
events
set
in
the
village
of
Jamtara
and
tells
the
story
of
youth,
mostly
juvenile,
involved
in
an
elaborate
phishing
scam,
asking
strangers
for
their
debit
card
details
and
transferring
funds
from
their
accounts.