Do you know the latest OTT series on YouTube? Well, Ekaki by Ashish Chanchalani. The famous YouTuber has released the first episode of his series, and it is gaininga very good response. Within just a day, it has crossed 9 million views.
Ashish Chanchlani has always been larger than his sketches, and here he clearly wants to prove it. The episode steps into his new world. It looks richer, darker, and more cinematic than anything he has done before.
Ekaki Chapter 1 sets up its world with two different friend groups landing in Ambora, all hype, chaos, and vacation energy. They crash into the Ekaki Villa and instantly slip into the kind of loud, goofy rhythm that longtime Ashish Chanchlani fans know by heart. The vibe is playful, the jokes keep rolling, and for a while it feels like you are watching an extended version of his classic sketches, just shot with a nicer camera and a moodier filter.
In the middle of all this noise stands Aryan, the one person who seems to observe something paranormal. His scenes are where the episode remembers it also wants to be spooky. He hears screams. He catches a glimpse of something shaped like a person but not quite human. These moments too fail to spook you.
That is the strange tug of this episode. The fun overshadows the fear almost completely. You get ghosts in the corner of the frame but you also get sexual innuendos, dramatic reactions, and punchlines thrown around like confetti. The comedy is pure Chanchlani, which is great if that is what you came for. But if you walk in expecting a tight horror comedy, the kind that balances both flavors with bite, you may feel a little underfed.
Still, we can see why hardcore fans are thrilled. Ashish is doing everything here. He is acting, directing, producing, and clearly trying to push into something bigger. The ambition shows. The effort shows. But the episode as a whole feels like a warm up rather than a knockout.
Ekaki Chapter 1 is not bad. It is not good either. It is simply a start.
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