If you enjoyed the gripping world of Maharani, where politics meets power and ambition turns deadly, you’ll love these shows too. Each of these series dives deep into political rivalries, betrayals, and high-stakes drama that mirror the ruthless world of Indian politics. Get ready for stories that are intense, emotional, and impossible to pause.
1. City of Dreams
This Indian political drama follows the powerful Gaikwad family in Mumbai after an assassination attempt on patriarch Amey Rao Gaikwad. As his daughter Poornima and other family members jostle for power, the web of ambition, betrayal and family feuds deepens. In the race for control of the state, moral boundaries blur, secrets come alive, and lives are changed forever.
2. Raajneeti
In a fierce power struggle between rival political families, young Samar Pratap finds himself dragged into a dark game of betrayal, murder and ambition. The film, loosely based on the Mahabharata, shows how love, loyalty and friendship get sacrificed in the pursuit of power, and how politics can become a moral battleground.
3. IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
On 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines Flight 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi is hijacked by five terrorists and forced to land in Taliban-controlled Kandahar. As passengers and crew are held hostage, Indian intelligence and government officials race against time in a tense international crisis. The six-episode series dramatizes the hijack, the geometric terror demands, and the political fallout of India’s longest aviation hostage situation.
4. Sarkar
Subhash Nagre, known as “Sarkar,” rules Mumbai from behind the scenes with a shadowy but loyal following. When rival gangsters and corrupt politicians plot his downfall, his younger son Shankar takes up the mantle and fights back, uncovering deep betrayal and a parallel system of power outside the law.
5. Thalaivii
The film charts the rise of Jayalalithaa from a film actress to one of Tamil Nadu’s most powerful Chief Ministers. It captures her personal relationships, the male-dominated world of politics she navigates, and her journey of grit and resilience in a time of immense change.
6. Madam Chief Minister
Tara Roopram Khan, a young woman from a small village, breaks the barriers of caste, power and tradition to become the youngest Chief Minister in her state. The story reveals the harsh reality of politics-the betrayals, the compromises, and the uphill battle faced by a woman in a man’s world.
7. Aashram
Set in a fictional ashram, this crime drama follows self-styled godman Baba Nirala and his empire of followers, vote-bank politics, sexual exploitation, and illegal businesses. As police and a few insiders begin to uncover the web of lies and crime, the story exposes how religion, power, and manipulation mix dangerously.
8. Rangbaaz
In rural Uttar Pradesh’s 1990s landscape, Shiv Prakash Shukla rises from a common youth to a powerful gangster working with politicians. The series shows how ambition, violence, crime and caste politics combine to shape a man’s ruthless journey in lawless times.
9. Garmi
Arvind Shukla arrives in a new city aiming for UPSC success but becomes entangled in corrupt campus politics, student gangs and regional power games. The series explores how youthful hope can get caught in the hot winds of ambition and crime.
Which one is your favourite!