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College Romance

College Romance (Hindi alias: यार प्यार और बकचोदी) is an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama web series created by The Viral Fever (TVF) about three college best friends, Karan, Trippy, and Naira, as they look for love, laughs, and lifelong memories while attending college together.¹^•² It premiered on August 7, 2018 on TVFPlay and ran for four seasons of five episodes each, moving to Sony LIV from the second season onward before ending in July 2023.³

Key fact	Detail
Premiere	August 7, 2018, on TVFPlay; season 1 ran weekly through September 7, 2018³
Format	Story-based web series, 4 seasons of 5 episodes, average runtime 31 minutes¹
Main cast	Apoorva Arora (Naira), Keshav Sadhna (Karan), Manjot Singh (Trippy), Gagan Arora (Bagga), Shreya Mehta (Deepika), Nupur Nagpal (Dhatrapriya)⁴
Production	The Viral Fever (TVF) / The Timeliners; producer Arunabh Kumar²
Streaming	TVFPlay (season 1), Sony LIV (seasons 2–4); season 1 streamed on American Netflix from October 1, 2019 to October 1, 2021³^•⁵
Genres	Comedy, drama, romance; Hindi language; set in India¹
Legal case	Supreme Court of India quashed an obscenity FIR against the makers and actors on March 19, 2024⁶

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Premise and characters

The series follows three best friends who attend college together. In the first season Trippy (Manjot Singh), Naira (Apoorva Arora), and Karan (Keshav Sadhna) seek love and laughs while making the most of college life; the supporting cast includes Gagan Arora as Bagga and Shreya Mehta as Deepika.² The first episode, "The Hint," establishes the trio's dynamic: Trippy has a new crush, Karan is confused about his relationship, and Naira tries to help them.⁷

Growing cast. When the show launched in 2018 it was principally the story of the three friends. Over time, with the addition of Deepika and Bagga, it became about the growing pains and interpersonal relationships of all five students.⁸ By the final season the ensemble also included Nupur Nagpal as Dhatrapriya (DP), Eklavey Kashyap as Harry, and Jhanvi Rawat as Raavie.⁹

The setting is college life in Delhi; the series has been described as set against the backdrop of Delhi University's North Campus.¹⁰ Actor Gagan Arora attributed the show's appeal to nostalgia: many people look back at college as the best time of their lives, and the show is aspirational for viewers who have not yet reached that chapter.⁸

Seasons and release history

Season 1 aired weekly on TVFPlay from August 7 to September 7, 2018, with the episodes "The Hint," "Tommy," "First Time," "Spank Me," and "Happily Fucked up."³ Season 1 was rated 18+ and carried a certificate of TV-MA on Netflix, where it was available in the United States for 24 months from October 1, 2019.²^•⁵

Season 2 arrived on Sony LIV on January 29, 2021, with all five episodes released the same day under titles including "Penguins," "Double Trouble," "Growing Up," "Sub-group," and "Long Distance Friendship."³ Season 3 followed on September 16, 2022, also as a five-episode drop on Sony LIV.³^•⁸

Final season. The fourth season, billed by Sony LIV as the final season, streamed on July 14, 2023. Its five episodes follow the seniors through movie nights, trips, job interviews, and final farewells as they confront anxieties about stepping into the real world.¹¹ Ashutosh Chaturvedi and Pankaj Mavchi wrote and directed the season, with Arunabh Kumar producing and Parijat Joshi as creative director.¹¹ Reviews were mixed: The Times of India gave it 3.0 and called it a fitting finale high on emotions, while India Today rated it 2.5 and found the finale lacked the clever one-liners that had been the show's signature.¹²^•⁹

Obscenity case and Supreme Court judgment

A complaint alleged that Season 1, Episode 5, "Happily Fucked Up," contained vulgar and obscene language, and that the episode was available on YouTube without any age restriction or disclaimer.¹³ After a magistrate directed registration of an FIR, the actors, casting director, scriptwriters, creator, and TVF Media Labs, the company owning the hosting YouTube channel, were sought to be prosecuted under Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which cover publication of obscene and sexually explicit material in electronic form.¹⁴ The Delhi High Court dismissed their quashing petitions on March 6, 2023.¹³

Supreme Court reversal. On March 19, 2024, a Supreme Court bench including Justice P.S. Narasimha allowed the appeals, set aside the High Court judgment, and quashed the FIR. The Court, which had watched episodes of the series itself, held that profanity may shock, disgust, or offend without being obscene, and that applying contemporary community standards to the series in context revealed neither prurient content nor sexually explicit conduct attracting Section 67A.⁶^•¹⁵ The judgment is cited as a marker in the incremental liberalization of Indian obscenity law in the context of freedom of speech and expression.¹⁶

Reception

The series has drawn strong audience ratings on aggregate sites: IMDb ratings of 8.3 to 8.8 appear across listings, and Digit Binge lists 8.3/10.¹⁰^•⁵^•⁷ A Times of India review of season 1 called it a relatable college drama that captured the essence of college days, while noting the plot resembled other shows in the genre.¹⁷ The first season's success led directly to the three subsequent seasons.¹⁰

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Indian and South Asian web series › Premiered 2003 to 2020

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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