18 best shows like Lakshmi (2006)

The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city.

A mysterious young shaman, on the run protecting a secret gift, joins hands with a seasoned city cop to hunt down a dangerous figure from his dark past. But when he falls for the cop's young daughter, he is torn between duty and love.

Panchayat is a comedy-drama, which captures the journey of an engineering graduate Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh. Stuck between crazy villagers and a difficult village lifestyle Abhishek starts his job with the sole motivation of getting out of there as soon as possible, for which he even prepares for CAT.

Advay Singh Raizada and Chandni Narayan Vashishth's intense love story of revenge and redemption.

Set in Mumbai in the 90s, the show focuses on an advertising agency, MTMC, which goes through a series of conflicts of North vs South, Hindi vs English and much more. The show focuses on the contrasting journey of two copywriters, Hema, and Amit. While Hema is from the city which makes the transition for him smooth, Amit is from Madhya Pradesh which puts forward different challenges for him.

A duplicitous, aashram based, Indian Godman's good deeds serve activities criminal and unholy, such as rapes, murders, drugs, vote bank politics and forced male emasculation. The law and a few crusaders investigate to bring him to account.

A 6-year old girl is kidnapped by a mysterious masked man, who demands an unusual ransom. To save his daughter, Dr. Avinash Sabharwal must kill someone! Meanwhile, Kabir Sawant's journey continues in the hostile environment of the Delhi Crime branch. Lies, deceit and mind games begin when Kabir is given charge of the investigation, and meets Avinash.

Sex, drugs and a gruesome murder. An edgy one night stand turns into a nightmare for Aditya, when he wakes up with blood on his hands. The evidence is stacked against him, but he doesn't remember the grisly crime. Is he guilty or not ?

Set in the backdrop of the mystical city of Varanasi, Asur follows Nikhil Nair, a forensic-expert-turned-teacher, who returns to his roots at the Central Bureau of Investigation, and along with his former mentor Dhananjay Rajpoot, finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game with a brutal serial killer. What follows is a blend of suspense, mythology and the murders of some people totally unrelated.

Classmates Sameer and Naina bump into each other. They develop a close bond and their puppy love blossoms into a relationship.

At times dark, at times disturbing, four short films explore stories of those who dare to dream and desire — and those determined to stand in their way.

This world is actually run by people sitting and working in their cubicles. This is a story of Piyush Prajapati, a 22 year old, fresh out of college and recruited like most of his batch-mates into an Indian IT company. From the time he gets his first salary, working weekends, work-life balance, a little bit of heart to all kinds of highs and lows, the show follows many firsts and chronicles the life of Piyush, a typical Indian first jobber and the people around him.

The rules of parenting have changed. Every mother has her own strategy and some have their own game, with only one aim - to be the best of the best. Step into this #Mentalhood.

Gopi finds her younger self in Gehna while visiting the selfish and greedy Desais. But when their youngest son returns home, things take an unexpected turn..

The dynamic story of Lt. Sodhi and his daredevil band of men and women who fought a heroic battle for the independence of India as part of the Indian National Army which was forged out of British defeat in Singapore during WWII and led by the charismatic, indomitable Indian leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Four naive and vulnerable wing-mates (Ankit, Chirag, Jaat, and Jhantoo) develop lasting bonds as they jostle hard to survive the first semester in a hostel. Peppered with absurdities, chutzpahs, clashes and debacles inherent to hostel life, 'Hostel Daze' depicts the grill that every Indian hostel-resident goes through.

Three best friends in high school reunite ten years later for a weekend getaway/private reunion. During their weekend getaway, something from their high school years comes back to haunt them. Something that they must deal with in order to move forward with their lives.

Two teen cricket prodigies struggle against their overbearing father and a system stacked against them to realize their own ambitions and identities.