On
July
24,
Saturday,
on
the
eve
of
full
moon
day,
several
Indians
will
celebrate
Guru
Purnima.
Hindus,
Buddhists,
and
Jains
all
across
the
globe
honour
their
spiritual
teachers,
leaders
and
express
their
gratitude
to
Guru
Purnima.
The
tradition
dedicated
to
the
Gurus
has
been
going
on
for
a
long
time.
Mahatma
Gandhi
revived
it
to
pay
tribute
to
his
spiritual
Guru
Shrimad
Rajchandra.
Years
later,
Guru
Purnima
is
still
one
of
the
highly
anticipated
days
of
the
year.
Though
our
definitions
of
Guru
may
have
changed
over
the
years,
the
love
and
reverence
remain
intact.
There
is
no
need
to
mention
that
our
Gurus
have
also
gone
through
a
massive
transformation.
Although
there
were
age-old
expectations
from
our
Gurus,
they
have
become
more
uber-cool
now.
Especially,
the
ones
on
the
digital
platform.
So,
we
thought,
why
not
celebrate
some
cool
gurus
of
the
digital
world.
So,
without
any
further
ado,
let's
have
a
dekko
at
the
Gurus
of
the
digital
world.
Coach
Rana
By
Rushad
Rana,
Puncch
Beat
2
-
ALTBalaji
ALTBalaji's
last
release
Puncch
Beat
2
has
been
a
blockbuster.
However,
it
has
a
more
profound
impact
on
the
youth
than
its
viewership.
Touted
as
the
Indian
Youth's
favourite
series,
Puncch
Beat
has
a
massive
fan
following
amongst
the
young
ones.
Therefore,
it
is
paramount
that
the
show
has
characters
that
have
a
better
impact
on
the
viewers.
Coach
Rana
played
by
Rushad
Rana,
is
one
such
character.
Rana
is
human,
has
empathy,
and
yet
he
is
competitive.
He
is
selfless
and
trains
Rahat
since
he
sees
an
underdog
in
him.
And
let's
be
very
honest,
we
all
need
that
one
Guru
who
pushes
us
to
give
our
best.
Jeetu
Bhaiya
By
Jitendra
Kumar,
Kota
Factory
-
TVF
While
Puncch
Beat's
Coach
Rana,
pushes
his
protégé,
Jeetu
Bhaiya
from
TVF's
Kota
Factory
is
the
exact
opposite.
He
doesn't
train
his
students
by
working
hard
with
them.
Instead,
he
sits
back
and
makes
them
do
the
hard
work
by
realizing
its
importance.
Jitendra
Kumar
played
the
character
with
such
ease
that
the
lines
between
the
character
and
the
actor
start
blurring
after
a
point.
Jeetu
Bhaiya
is
indeed
one
of
those
Gurus
who
will
motivate
their
pupils
in
his
unique
style.
Sid
By
Rannvijay
Singha,
Mismatched
-
Netflix
We
all
had
a
Guru
who
we
had
a
crush
on.
Let's
admit
it
right
here.
And
if
there
was
a
universal
character
that
could
represent
that
set
of
Gurus,
it'll
have
to
be
Prof
Siddharth
Sinha,
aka
Sid.
Rannvijay
Singha
adds
a
cool
quotient
to
the
character.
Sid
is
cool
and
snarky
on
the
outside
but
a
softie
inside.
He
is
one
of
those
Professors
who
believe
in
tough
love
when
it
comes
to
his
students
to
make
sure
they
can
reach
their
highest
potential.
Astha
By
Ridhi
Dogra,
The
Married
Woman
-
ALTBalaji
Sometimes
you
don't
need
a
third
person
to
be
your
guru.
Sometimes
all
it
takes
is
yourself.
Astha
from
ALTBalaji's
The
Married
Woman
is
one
such
character.
Meeting
new
people
and
garnering
through
her
experiences,
she
becomes
her
mentor.
In
the
journey
to
find
herself,
Astha
learns,
unlearns
a
lot
about
herself.
Ridhi
Dogra
as
Astha
is
impeccable.
She
adds
vulnerability
to
the
beautifully
written
character.
Kaleen
Bhaiya
By
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Mirzapur
-
Amazon
Prime
Video
It's
not
always
necessary
that
someone
with
goodwill
will
be
your
mentor.
Sometimes,
people
with
bad
intentions
can
also
change
your
life.
Such
was
Kaleen
Bhaiya
from
Mirzapur.
His
maniac
ways
altered
the
life
of
Bablu
Pandit.
From
season
one
to
season
two,
Kaleen
Bhaiya
intentionally
and
unintentionally
taught
a
lot
to
Bablu
Pandit,
which
made
him
what
he
became
in
season
2.
Good
or
bad,
that's
up
to
you,
but
one
can't
deny
that
there
would
be
many
Kaleen
Bhaiya
who
would
enter
our
lives
and
teach
us
something.
These
were
the
few
Gurus,
right
from
the
quintessential
ones
to
the
controversial
ones.
Make
sure
you
go
and
binge-watch
your
favourite
show
from
the
above
list
on
their
respective
OTT
platforms
and
dedicate
the
shows
to
your
Gurus
in
life.