10 Best Shows to Watch If You Liked Taaza Khabar

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The Disney+ Hotstar original Taaza Khabar is an Indian crime comedy series starring popular YouTuber Bhuvan Bam. Bam plays a sanitation worker called Vasant "Vasya" Gawade who gets the magical ability to look into the events of the future. This allows him to control the news narrative and excel in life, living up to his ambitious dreams. But this boon comes at a price.

If you enjoyed Taaza Khabar, here are a few other shows for streaming online that dabble with similarly ambitious underdog heroes. Our guide also shows you how and where you can watch these series on streaming platforms in India.

Farzi

In this gripping crime thriller, Shahid Kapoor plays a small-time artist who embarks on a high-stakes counterfeit operation, aiming to make quick money. With realistic drama and twists, Farzi presents a thrilling journey of ambition, crime, and the price of success.

Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega

Set in a small Indian town, Jamtara is a story of young con artists running a phishing scam that draws the attention of politicians and police. Like Taaza Khabar, it focuses on ambitious underdogs taking risks for success, revealing the darker sides of ambition.

Aspirants

This heartfelt series follows three friends preparing for India’s civil service exams. With aspirations of making it big, the trio navigates life's challenges, love, and friendship, exploring themes of ambition and perseverance with humor and drama.

Limitless

Inspired by the movie of the same name, Limitless follows Brian Finch, who gains access to a mysterious drug that enhances his mental capacity, enabling him to achieve impossible feats. Like Vasya’s journey, it explores the consequences of extraordinary power and its impact on life.

Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper

This comedy-drama follows Tribhuvan Mishra, an aspiring Chartered Accountant who falls in a complicated racket of escort services. Much like Taaza Khabar, here’s another underdog story of a hardworking man getting corrupted by the road to make easy money.

Paatal Lok

A cop’s investigation into a brutal crime plunges him into the dark underbelly of society. Like Taaza Khabar, it explores themes of power, ambition, and society’s darker elements, with a suspenseful narrative and unforgettable characters.

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

This popular series portrays the meteoric rise and fall of stockbroker Harshad Mehta, capturing the highs and lows of ambition in the financial world. It’s an engaging, real-life tale of how success and ambition come with steep prices.

Tamil Rockerz

This action-thriller follows a group of cybercriminals who disrupt the entertainment industry by digitally leaking films. Similar to Taaza Khabar, it’s about ambitious underdogs and the challenges they face, with a thrilling twist on modern-day crime.

Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar

In this comedy crime drama, two friends set up a fake bank with the goal of escaping poverty. Their ambitions lead them down a chaotic, humorous path, blending crime and comedy as they chase success through risky choices.

Dhindora

Created by Bhuvan Bam himself, Dhindora showcases his versatility as he plays multiple characters in a comedic setup, much like his viral sketches. It’s a humorous take on the life of an underdog, filled with charm and Bam’s signature style.

Where to watch shows like Taaza Khabar streaming online

The list below shows you all the places where you can stream, buy or rent these TV shows on OTT platforms in India.

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV Plus
Apple TV
Crunchyroll
Hotstar
Jio Cinema
Zee5
Google Play Movies
MUBI
Sony Liv
YouTube
GuideDoc
Netflix Kids
Tubi TV
Sun Nxt
Hoichoi
Alt Balaji
Hungama Play
Curiosity Stream
EPIC ON
ShemarooMe
DOCSVILLE
Tata Play
Discovery+
ManoramaMax
MX Player
Spamflix
aha
Plex
WOW Presents Plus
Magellan TV
BroadwayHD
Filmzie
Lionsgate Play
MovieSaints
Dekkoo
True Story
DocAlliance Films
VI movies and tv
Eventive
ShortsTV Amazon Channel
Amazon Video
Cultpix
FilmBox+
Takflix
Amazon miniTV
AD tv
Shahid VIP
Bookmyshow
Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel
Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
MGM Amazon Channel
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Hoichoi Amazon Channel
ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel
Chaupal Amazon Channel
BBC Kids Amazon Channel
Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
Vrott Amazon Channel
Anime Times Amazon Channel
MyZen TV Amazon Channel
Museum Tv Amazon Channel
BBC Player Amazon Channel
MUBI Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
CuriosityStream Amazon Channel
DocuBay Amazon Channel
Stingray Amazon Channel
Iwonder Amazon Channel
NammaFlix Amazon Channel
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  1. Farzi

    Farzi

    2023

    #1

    Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting menace. In this thrilling cat-and-mouse race, losing is not an option!

  2. Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega

    #2

    A group of small-town young men run a lucrative phishing operation, until a corrupt politician wants in on their scheme -- and a cop wants to fight it.

  3. Aspirants

    Aspirants

    2021

    #3

    Aspirants is a story of 3 friends - Abhilash, SK, and Guri. The story takes place in the past and the present where the past captures the struggle and the drama behind the making of UPSC CSE aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar of Delhi, while the present talks about the aftermath. It is the story of three UPSC aspirants journey.

  4. Limitless

    Limitless

    2015

    #4

    Brian Finch's life takes an extraordinary turn when he uses NZT-48, a neuroenhancing drug whose mystery and chaos lead him to working for the FBI and a senator who is not what he seems.

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  5. Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper

    #5

    Middle-class man seeks secret escort services during financial woes. Entangled in lies, murder and gang, he becomes what he once despised - corrupt.

  6. Paatal Lok

    Paatal Lok

    2020

    #6

    A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.

  7. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

    #7

    The rise and fall of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to great heights, is depicted.

  8. TamilRockerz

    TamilRockerz

    2022

    #8

    Tamil Rockerz, an anonymous cyber pirates are threatening to release a highly anticipated film featuring a massively popular star. It's up to the cop Rudra to find the lawbreakers and bring them to justice.

  9. Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar

    #9

    The “good life” is just one scam away. This thought takes root in the minds of two friends Bhargav and Siddhant after they read countless news stories of bank scams that have happened in the country and that a total of seventy-one thousand five hundred crores has been scammed. Together they devise a plan to open India’s first fake bank. Will they get away or will they get caught?

  10. Dhindora

    Dhindora

    2021

    #10

    The story revolves around Bhuvan and his family's everyday lives, when an unexpected purchase leads to a series of events and depicts every common man's larger than life dreams.

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