With the Corona cases peaking once again, social distancing norms and restrictions seem to have become a permanent part of everyone’s lives. But that should not stop you from enjoying some interesting content during this weekend as you gear up to celebrate Pongal and kick start the year.
While romance, thrill, mystery and adventure have always been the top-most preferred content on the OTT, campus life also is a highly loved topic.
Check out the 5 shows on Campus Life streaming on OTT platforms this Pongal weekend to add more excitement to the festivity:
Kota Factory (Netflix/free with ads on TVF Play)
This series first streamed on YouTube and became very popular especially among the youth. Jitendra Kumar who played a pivotal role in the Kota Factory impressed the viewers and also the content that revolves around students in Kota. It focuses on the issues and problems that the students as IIT-JEE aspirants have to face daily.
While the topic is quite serious, it has been presented in a satirical way and throws light on the despairing state of modern education in India.
Campus Diaries (MX Player)
The series on MX Player gives an insight into the lives of 5 college friends who go through different misadventures together. The series deals with a wide range of topics that are a part of a regular college students’ life such as friendship, career, sex, love, and identity crisis.
Mismatched (Netflix)
This series is based on the novel titled 'When Dimple Met Rishi' by Sandhya Menon and stars Prajakta Koli and Rohit Saraf in the lead. It is a romantic comedy of modern times revolving around Dimple and Rish, the characters played by Prajakta and Rohit.
While Rishi is a diehard romantic who is in search of his wife, Dimple is all focused on her career and wants to be a tech-wizard.
Engineering Girls (Netflix, ZEE5)
As the name suggests, this series focuses on girls from engineering college, their relationships, dorm drama, sentimental speeches, struggles and emotions.
Laakhon Mein Ek (Amazon Prime Video)
The show displays the harsh reality behind the drama that goes on in Kota. Led by Biswa Kalyan Rath, who is not only a comedian but also a former IITian, the show throws light on how peer pressure, discrimination and parental pressure make the life of the IIT aspirants hell.