Hindi music gets new life on OTT shows

When "Bandish Bandits" was released on OTT last year, it came as a fresh breath of air for music aficionados. Giving the best of both worlds, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music was a treat for both Hindustani music lovers as well as pop music addicts. Music was always an integral part of Indian cinema, but now the concept of five songs and a plot in Hindi films had a competitor. With the advent of OTT, long-form content has been king. Music has slowly gained prominence in streaming shows, woven as background score or with songs being placed if the script requires.


Amidst dozens of web shows released every month in India, there have been a few that have been able to retain the Indian culture of songs in a story.

In "Little Things" the theme song "Pause", sung by Prateek Kuhad, was soul-stirring, and stayed with the audience because of Kuhad's popularity quotient.

"Broken But Beautiful" garnered immense praise for music. The four melodious songs in the series were sung by Akhil Sachdeva, Amaal and Armaan Malik, and Anusha Mani.

"Four More Shots Please!" gave many peppy as well as calming numbers sung by Darshan Raval, Saachi Rajadhyaksha, Medha Sahi, and Zoe Siddharth.