Most popular Indian TV shows

Started in 2011, Diya Aur Bati Hum is a story of a girl Sandhya who struggles to fulfil her dream of becoming an Indian Police Service officer. She dreams to break the boundaries of her confined existence of middle class values.

The show has become India's highest rated serial in the non-fiction category garnering viewership rating greater than KBC and Big Boss. The comedy show hosted by Kapil Sharma is premiered on Colors TV.

Jodha Akbar is an epic drama about a sixteenth century story of the political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor Akbar and a Rajput princess Jodha Bai.The show is produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. It stars Rajat Tokas and Paridhi Sharma in lead roles. It is aired on Zee TV.

This Hindi-language mythological television drama series on STAR Plus is based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. Mahabharața presents the story of the throne of Hasținapura, the kingdom ruled by the Kuru clan. The Kaurava and the Pāndava brothers compete for rulership.

This Indian sitcom produced by Neela Telefilms is based on the column Duniya Ne Oondha Chashmah written by columnist and journalist Taarak Mehta for the Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha. The show is ranked in the most popular shows on TV.