4 Worst Indian Adaptation Of Popular Web Shows We Never Really Needed

These worst adapted web shows got us thinking why did the makers ruin our favourite plots for us. While many Indian shows adapted from foreign series caught our attention for being a great watch, these ones did not lived up to our expectations.

Indian web series have so far provided the audience with some stellar pieces and shows that entertained us to the max. Many of these shows have bee successful desi renditions of some popular foreign shows like Criminal Justice, Broken News and Modern Love Mumbai. However, not all of them were able to live up to popularity and expectations of their popular originals. Here's revisiting the worst web shows that were adapted from foreign shows.

4 Worst Indian Adapted Web Shows

The Office

One of the most iconic American sitcom The Office ran for 9 consecutive seasons and have been entertaining the audience for 17 long years much later after it stopped airing new episodes. Indian show makers decided to rub off some of its popularity by making an Indian adaptation of the show that failed miserably to impress. The cast included Mukul Chaddha, Sayandeep Sengupta, Samridhi Dewan, Abhinav Sharma, Gopal Dutt and Methalaka Gavin in pivotal roles. The show was dubbed as cringy, embarrassing and unfunny by the audience.

Udan Patolas

Udan Patolas released on Amazon's MiniTV on June 10, 2022. The show is an adaptation of popular Israeli show Honey Badgers whose rights were acquired by Applause Entertainment and the makers of the original and adaptation had high hopes considering the success of many Israeli adaptations in India. However, the show fell flat on its release and neither got a big audience nor great comedy. The show is about four Punjabi friends that move to Mumbai and struggle to fit in the big city.

LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse

Released in 2021, this comedy show hosted by Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi was the Indian version of Australian comedy show LOL: Last One Laughing hosted by popular Hollywood comedian-actor Rebel Wilson. The show has been remade in several languages like German and was a hit but the Indian version did not live up to the expectations. The show is about ten popular comedians that try to keep a straight face while their opponents try hard to make them laugh. Despite featuring comedians like Akash Gupta, Kusha Kapila and Gaurav Gera, the show was not loved.

Hello Friends

Disastrous and cringy are the words that perfectly describe this Indian rendition of popular 90's American show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. The show released in 1999 and starred Cyrus Broacha, Nikhil Chinappa, Simone Singh, Mandira Bedi and Maria Goretti. The show was ea bad copy of the show but the audience would not have realised it then. However, the show resurfaced during the COVID-19 times and made everyone cringe over the similarities between the two.

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