# Hello Bachhon
**Hello Bachhon** (हैलो बच्चों) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama streaming television series on Netflix, based on the life of [Alakh Pandey](https://www.edgepedia.org/alakh-pandey), founder of the ed-tech company [Physics Wallah](https://www.edgepedia.org/physics-wallah).[1](https://theprint.in/feature/hello-bacchon-maker-watched-every-physics-wallah-reel-for-alakh-pandey-biopic/2872176/) The title takes its name from Pandey's signature greeting, "Hello Bachhon" ("Hello children"), which opens each of his video lessons.[1](https://theprint.in/feature/hello-bacchon-maker-watched-every-physics-wallah-reel-for-alakh-pandey-biopic/2872176/) The five-episode season premiered on Netflix on March 6, 2026.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/90612/hello-bachhon)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | March 6, 2026, on Netflix; all five episodes released together[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/90612/hello-bachhon) |
| Subject | Alakh Pandey, founder of Physics Wallah, who built a YouTube teaching channel into an ed-tech company[1](https://theprint.in/feature/hello-bacchon-maker-watched-every-physics-wallah-reel-for-alakh-pandey-biopic/2872176/) |
| Lead cast | Vineet Kumar Singh as Alakh Pandey, Vikram Kochhar as Prateek Maheshwari, Girija Oak as Alakh's sister[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39657434/fullcredits/) |
| Production | The Viral Fever (TVF) with Netflix; created by Abhishek Yadav, directed by Pratish Mehta[4](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hello-bachhon-web-series-135654) |
| Format | 5 episodes of roughly 44 to 55 minutes each, in Hindi[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640) |
| Audience rating | 8.0/10 on IMDb from about 1,800 votes[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39657434/ratings/) |
| Accessibility | Subtitled in 33 languages; dubbed audio in English, Hindi (audio description), Polish, Spanish (Latin America), Tamil, and Telugu[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and subject
The series dramatizes the rise of Alakh Pandey, a physics teacher from [Prayagraj](https://www.edgepedia.org/prayagraj) who in 2016 founded a YouTube channel called Physics Wallah to teach the physics curriculum for the Joint Entrance Exam, India's competitive admissions test for elite engineering colleges.[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/) His accessible video lessons reached students who could not afford or attend intensive coaching academies, and the channel expanded into a wider curriculum and eventually an app and a company.[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/)
Netflix describes the show as the story of a physics teacher who sets out to make quality education accessible to all students through online learning, based on a true story.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640) Alongside Pandey's own arc, from a scrappy YouTube channel to an established business, the series follows the lives of several students, including an impoverished boy from Bihar who dreams of a medical career, a rebellious Mumbai teenager, a young woman in an orthodox family in Haryana, and a cricketer torn between sport and study.[8](https://scroll.in/reel/1091188/scroll_in)
### Episodes
Season 1 consists of five episodes released on March 6, 2026.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
1. **Deewar** (44 min): Alakh inspires scores of students while funding issues threaten his work; Hariya, an impoverished boy, dreams of a medical career.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
2. **Solution** (48 min): Alakh grapples with teacher resignations as the teenager Aditya looks to turn his life around.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
3. **Zimmedari** (50 min): Alakh and the team receive a major offer; aspiring cricketer Rishabh faces a reality check.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
4. **Rakhi** (44 min): Alakh seeks a way forward amid doubt; Tripti works to succeed in school amid family strife.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
5. **Cut-Off** (55 min): With new funding, Alakh takes his dream offline; Lakshya's life takes a dark turn when his scores slip.[5](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
## Production
The series was produced by [The Viral Fever](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-viral-fever) (TVF), the studio behind the coaching-institute drama *Kota Factory*, in partnership with Netflix.[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/) It was created and written by Abhishek Yadav, a writer on *Kota Factory*, working with Ankit Yadav, Vernaali, and Sandeep Singh Rawat, and directed by Pratish Mehta.[7](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/) Yadav told ThePrint that research and pre-production lasted about a year and a half.[1](https://theprint.in/feature/hello-bacchon-maker-watched-every-physics-wallah-reel-for-alakh-pandey-biopic/2872176/) Vineet Kumar Singh prepared for the role by meeting Alakh Pandey extensively, visiting his home, speaking with his family, and observing his teaching methods.[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/when-children-are-young-teachers-touch-their-lives-vineet-kumar-singh-shares-insight-on-hello-bachhon/amp_articleshow/128885888.cms)
Hello Bachhon was not the first scripted treatment of its subject: a fictionalized series about Physics Wallah had already appeared on Amazon MX Player before the Netflix show premiered.[8](https://scroll.in/reel/1091188/scroll_in)
## Reception
Audience response on IMDb was strong, at 8.0/10 from about 1,800 votes, with individual episode ratings between 8.2 and 9.1.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39657434/ratings/) Critical reviews were more divided. [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) gave the series 2 out of 5 stars, crediting Vineet Kumar Singh's performance while finding the repeated plot beats of teacher resignations, server outages, and withdrawn funding dulling.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/hello-bachchon-review-vineet-kumar-singh-lifts-a-predictable-series-10568041/) Moneycontrol rated it 4 out of 5, praising its simplicity and the student stories, while noting that the series avoids the controversies that surfaced after Physics Wallah became a unicorn and presents only the positive side of the journey.[11](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/ott/hello-bachhon-review-a-simple-and-moving-story-behind-the-rise-of-physics-wallah-article-13853039.html) The Times of India gave it 3 out of 5, calling it an earnest and engaging watch that does not break new ground in TVF's education genre.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/hello-bachhon/seriesreview/128941519.cms)
Several critics characterized the show as promotional in character. Scroll.in called it a five-episode advertisement for the Physics Wallah founder and a brand-building exercise passed off as a social revolution.[8](https://scroll.in/reel/1091188/scroll_in) India Today wrote that the series is more invested in celebrating its hero than telling a nuanced story, and noted that a hinted conflict between education as a social mission and education as a business remains largely unexplored.[13](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/hello-bachhon-review-viineet-kumar-siingh-tvf-show-is-less-inspiration-more-glorified-ad-campaign-2878329-2026-03-06) The Cinema Express review found the timeline of Pandey's journey vague and the show dependent on viewers already knowing its subject.[14](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/review/2026/Mar/06/hello-bachhon-series-review-a-generic-success-story-that-expects-homework-from-its-audience)
## References
1. [Hello Bachhon maker watched 'every Physics Wallah reel' for Alakh Pandey biopic, ThePrint](https://theprint.in/feature/hello-bacchon-maker-watched-every-physics-wallah-reel-for-alakh-pandey-biopic/2872176/)
2. [Hello Bachhon, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/90612/hello-bachhon)
3. [Hello Bachhon: Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39657434/fullcredits/)
4. [Hello Bachhon Web Series: Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/hello-bachhon-web-series-135654)
5. [Watch Hello Bachhon, Netflix official site](https://www.netflix.com/np/title/82180640)
6. [Hello Bachhon: Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39657434/ratings/)
7. [Netflix's 'Hello Bachhon': Cast, Plot, & Everything You Need to Know, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-hello-bachhon-cast-plot-everything-you-need-to-know/)
8. ['Hello Bachhon' review: A brand-building exercise for edutech company Physics Wallah, Scroll.in](https://scroll.in/reel/1091188/scroll_in)
9. ['When children are young, teachers touch their lives...': Vineet Kumar Singh shares insight on 'Hello Bachhon', The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/when-children-are-young-teachers-touch-their-lives-vineet-kumar-singh-shares-insight-on-hello-bachhon/amp_articleshow/128885888.cms)
10. [Hello Bachchon review: Vineet Kumar Singh lifts a predictable series, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/hello-bachchon-review-vineet-kumar-singh-lifts-a-predictable-series-10568041/)
11. [Hello Bachhon Review: A simple and moving story behind the rise of Physics Wallah, Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/ott/hello-bachhon-review-a-simple-and-moving-story-behind-the-rise-of-physics-wallah-article-13853039.html)
12. [Hello Bachhon review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/hello-bachhon/seriesreview/128941519.cms)
13. [Hello Bachhon review: TVF's show is less inspiration, more glorified ad campaign, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/hello-bachhon-review-viineet-kumar-siingh-tvf-show-is-less-inspiration-more-glorified-ad-campaign-2878329-2026-03-06)
14. [Hello Bachhon Series Review: A generic success story that expects homework from its audience, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/amp/story/ott/review/2026/Mar/06/hello-bachhon-series-review-a-generic-success-story-that-expects-homework-from-its-audience)
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