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{{short description|animated Indian television show}}
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'''''Paap-O-Meter (Meter-Of-Sins)''''' is an Indian horror comedy [[cartoon]] show that airs on Indian television channel [[Sony Yay]]. The show is available in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam across major DTH and Digital Cable Platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/sony-yay-channel-to-anchor-on-original-indian-toons/|title=Sony YAY! Channel to Anchor on Original Indian Toons|website=animationmagazine.net|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2017/04/sony-does-a-yay-for-kids/|title=Sony does a Yay! for kids|website=bestmediaifo.com|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/four-original-indian-animated-shows-to-start-with-local-to-be-sony-yay-usp-170413|title=Four original, Indian, animated shows to start with: 'Local' to be Sony Yay! USP|date=13 April 2017|work=Indian Television Dot Com|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-launches-kids-channel-india-993545|title=Sony Launches Kids Channel in India|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-04-17/Sony-launches-4-homegrown-animated-shows/293884|title=Sony launches 4 homegrown animated shows|website=The Hans India|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story revolves around the adventures of Bhootboss and his assistants Pakela and Thakela, who look for people who have sinned and teach them a lesson. Together, they live high in the sky, in the ghost world, and keep an eye on the planet earth to ensure that the sinners are always under control. The Meter Of Sins (Paap o meter) tells them if any human has committed a sin and by pressing its button, they can see what the person has done (Its voice when it rings is "PAA PAA PAA PAA!"(INFINITE!)) . Along with the main assistants, Bhootboss has many more assistants who feature occasionally in the show like Hatela.<ref>https://www.tvwnewsindia.com/sony-yay-brings-fresh-episodes-and-movie-premieres</ref>

When Pakela and Thakela are sent to make things right, they make every situation worse. That's when Bhootboss intervenes and corrects the situation.<ref>https://www.netflix.com/title/81039045</ref>

== Characters ==

* '''Bhootboss''': Bhootboss is a 35000-year-old man. The noble, disciplined leader of the trio, Bhootboss is in charge of the Paap-O-Meter, and is mainly responsible for keeping the level of sin on Earth in check. He is a mentor to Thakela and Pakela and always comes to their rescue, whenever they goof-up their mission to reduce the amount of sin on the planet. Bhootboss's most notable trait is his crippling drug addiction. In multiple episodes it shows to what extent his drug problem extends where he overdosed on heroine that was spliced with fentanyl. Thakela had to revive Bhootboss and save him.
* '''Thakela''': Thakela is 16-year-old boy. He is a lazy, junior ghost who works for Bhoot Boss and is a companion of Pakela. He is an adorable boy who loves to sleep and eat. If given a chance, he will sleep for days. His sleeping routines have made him so lazy that he throws tantrums every time he is called for duty. His love for eating is shown in various episodes.
* '''Pakela''': Pakela is 16-year-old boy. He is an equally lazy yet witty junior ghost, who also works for Bhootboss and is Thakela's partner. Like his associate, Pakela get irritated when he has to work. He always tries to beat Thakela, but fails miserably most of the time. Pakela is gunned down in season 4 episode 7 where they go to Brazil to stop a child trafficking ring. He plays more pranks than Thakela does.
* '''The sinners''': The sinners are the bad people. They later become good people when they learn a lesson.
* '''Hatela''': He is a more energetic ghost and always tricks Thakela and Pakela in whichever episode he appears in. He has a nice sense of humor which causes Bhootboss to appreciate him. They briefly enter into a relationship together in Season 2, until Hatela is shot by Bhootboss' wife.

== Episodes ==

* '''Season 1:''' 26 episodes ''(11 minutes each)''<ref>https://www.netflix.com/title/81039045</ref>
* '''Season 2:''' 26 episodes ''(11 minutes each)''
* '''Season 3:''' 20 episodes ''(11 minutes each)''
* '''Season 4:''' ''Airing on [[Sony Yay]] since 31 May 2021

11-minute-long episodes

Season 5 :Started airing on July 1st

Season 6 :Started airing on July 1st

==Films==

*''Paap-O-Meter Under Attack'' (2020)<ref>https://www.4psnews.com/news/story/gear-up-for-a-double-dose-of-entertainment-as-sony-yay-presents-the-firstever-movie-of-paapometer-franchise-and-a-new-show-krishna-balram</ref>
*''Paap-O-Meter: Defenders of Earth'' (2020)<ref>https://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/146352/paap-o-meter-defenders-of-earth/</ref>

On June 2021, it was announced that a new movie named ''Paap-O-Meter: Space Bandits'' would be released on 14 June 2021 on [[Sony Yay]], and will feature celebrities such as Arjun Kapoor, Aayush Sharma, and Makenzie Freeman.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxKyjPOTnVQtZfih7q-FpXg</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2017 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated comedy television series]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Sony Yay original programming]]
[[Category:Ghosts in television]]

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