Another year of doom-scrolling has somehow whooshed by, and once again, Instagram has been our most toxic best friend. 2025 gave us reels that we accidentally memorised, quoted in meetings, and traumatised our group chats with. From audio clips that refused to leave our heads (Shampiiii) to creators who turned the most mundane moments into pure silliness, Reels became our emotional support snack.
As we wrap up the year, it’s only right that we celebrate the absolute bangers that made wasting time feel… guilt-free.
50. No Cap
49. Newton’s Third Law (Indian Version)
48. No Broker Was Hurt In The Process
47. The Great Indian Kalesh
46. Trigger Warning
45. Legend Says Insights Abhi Tak Nahi Bheje Hai
44. Riyal
43. Ready For My Splitsvilla Arc
42. He Knows Kaunsa Station Kaunse Side Aayega
41. *Rants Aggressively*
40. Channel Your Inner Alan Turing
39. Korean Flavoured Reel
38. Patt Se Headshot Moment
37. Absolute Cinema
36. 420 Blaze Ittttt
35. Both Have Been Called For Biryani
34. Imposter Detected
33. Where’s The Lie?
32. Reel-E-Azam
31. The Greatest Crossover
30. Juice Peevanu, Reel Jovanu
29. Insert Bicep Emoji
28. Mumbai Is Not For Beginners
27. Nobody Was Hurt While Making This Reel
26. Kalesh Has Entered The Chat
25. Newest Comedian On The Block
24. Bars
23. 5000 Kaato Overacting Ka
22. Atithi Devo Bhava
21. They Had Us In The First Half
20. The Infinite Glitch
19. AeSthEtic ReEl
18. New Go-To Karaoke Song
17. The Travel Vlogger We N̶e̶e̶d̶e̶d̶ Deserve
16. Bro Didn’t Hold Back
15. Attac
14. Hazaron Mein Meri Behena Hai
13. Life Hacks
12. Well Well Well…
11. It’s Giving Uncanny Valley
10. NEET Prep Has Gone Too Far
9. Karaheesna Goes Hard
8. We All Know One
7. I’m Not Angry. You’re Angry.
6. Band Karo, Haath Jod Kar…
5. Ekdum Se Waqt Badal Gaye…
4. Lolulu
3. ChatGPT Didn’t Give Us A Good Subhead
2. Absolute Cinema
1. PTSD Triggered
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