Shows like Bade Achhe Lagte Hain: 20 to watch next
If you loved Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (2011) — a drama, family and soap series created by Ekta Kapoor — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Mahabharat 2013★ 8.7
Shares: Drama, Family
Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Road to Avonlea 1990★ 8.1
Shares: Drama, Family
In the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Imlie 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Soap, Family
All Imlie wanted was to create a name for herself in the city. But upon her arrival, she finds herself caught in the middle of Aditya and Malini's love story.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
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Holly Hobbie 2018★ 8.4
Shares: Family, Drama
Holly's a 13-year-old singer-songwriter who's got her best friends and close-knit family by her side, but she's dreaming of ways to save the world - even if it's starting in her own backyard.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Dallas 1978★ 6.9
Shares: Soap, Drama, Family
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Home and Away 1988★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Soap
Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour 2010★ 8.2
Shares: Family, Drama
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The series is based on The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It Movie, and the books The Haunting Hour and Nightmare Hour anthology by R. L. Stine.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Empire 2015★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Soap
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Vuelve a mí 2023★ 8.7
Shares: Soap, Drama
The kidnapping of her son unleashes a storm in Nuria García's life who, in the most difficult moment, meets Santiago Zepeda; together, they find redemption in the face of adversity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lost & Found Music Studios 2015★ 8.0
Shares: Family, Drama
Teen singers-songwriters in an elite music program form bonds of friendship, creativity and romance while turning their passion into their profession.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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The Next Step 2013★ 7.2
Shares: Family, Drama
Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.
Stream in India on BBC Kids Amazon Channel, BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Life Goes On 1989★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Family
Life Goes On is a television series that aired on ABC from September 12, 1989, to May 23, 1993. The show centers on the Thatcher family living in suburban Chicago: Drew, his wife Elizabeth, and their children Paige, Rebecca, and Charles, who is known as Corky. Life Goes On was the first television series to have a major character with Down syndrome.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yeh Meri Family 2018★ 7.9
Shares: Family, Drama
Set in the summer of 1998 it is a story about conflicting emotions towards family members from the eyes of a twelve year old.
Stream in India on Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
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The Mysterious Benedict Society 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Family, Drama
Four gifted orphans are recruited by an eccentric benefactor to go on a secret mission. Placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications, while creating a new sort of family along the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Free Rein 2017★ 8.0
Shares: Family, Drama
A 15-year-old from LA spends the summer at her mom's childhood home on an island off the coast of England, where she bonds with a mysterious horse.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Diagnosis: Murder 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Family
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Melrose Place 1992★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Soap
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rainbow High 2020★ 8.6
Shares: Drama, Family
Legend says at the end of the rainbow, there's a pot of gold. But the truth is, it's something even more amazing. Only a chosen few with an eye for bold fashions can follow the rainbow to Rainbow High, the colorful fashion school where everyone learns to flaunt their true color.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Switched at Birth 2011★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Family
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rich Man, Poor Man 1976★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Soap
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now