TVF is on a roll, after critically acclaimed Kota Factory they have come up with another series Gullak Season 2 that is brilliant. The first season of the Gullak was a huge success. So fans have some high expectations from the 2nd season of the show. The brand new edition will win the hearts of audiences for sure.
Gullak Season 2 Storyline
Mishra house has received an inflated electricity bill. While a lot of speculation goes into how the bill has exceeded all limits, it is revealed that this problem has struck other households in the colony as well. This lands a great opportunity for Santosh Mishra to make some extra bucks and fulfill a few small dreams of the family.
Gullak Season 2 Plot
Gullak is such a simple story about the everyday life of a middle-class family. Their fights, struggles, love etc. These characters are so real, you might even relate with them. Every episode is a “Kissa” like the series told at the beginning, not a “Kahani“. There is not Sacred Games or Mirzapur, but a peek into the everyday life of a family with a humorous touch.
This series is based on critical middle-class family and their lifestyle. The second season of Gullak, the TVF show streaming on SonyLIV, reunites us with the Mishra ‘parivaar’ — Mummy Shanti (Gitanjali Kulkarni), Papa Santosh (Jameel Khan), ‘bada beta’ Annu (Vaibhav Raj Gupta) and ‘Chota beta’ Aman (Harsh Mayar), and their doings.
They are based in a small North Indian town, but it could be a middle-class family anywhere, trying to get by within their modest means while attempting to better their lot, with dollops of lived-in, quotidian feels: bickering and squabbling, but at the end of the day, solidly there for each other. Watch it with your family and have a wholehearted emotional ride.
Gullak Season 2 Release Date
Gullak season 2 will premiere on Sony LIV on 12 January 2021. To watch with entertaining show you will need to sign up for the Sony LIV premium membership. You can check out Sony Liv’s official website or you can download the Sony Liv App to get complete details about their plan.
Gullak Season 2 Trailer
Gullak Season 2 SonyLiv Cast
Gullak will feature many talented actors in pivotal roles. Jameel Khan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Harsh Mayer, Sunita Rajwar, and Shivankit Parihar will play crucial roles in the show.
Series Directed by
- Palash Vaswani
Series Written by
- Shreyansh Pandey
- Durgesh Singh
Series Cast
Jameel Khan
As: Santosh Mishra
Role: Shanti’s husband
Geetanjali Kulkarni
As: Shanti Mishra
Role: Santosh’s wife
Vaibhav Raj Gupta
As: Annu Mishra
Role: Santosh-Shanti’s elder son
Harsh Mayar
As: Aman Mishra
Role: Santosh-Shanti’s younger son
Shivankit Singh Parihar
As: Gullak
Sunita Rajwar
Role: Bittu Ki Mummy
Deepak Kumar Mishra
As: Tyagi Ji
Saad Bilgrami
As: Lucky
Abhishake Jha
Role: Master Ji
Gullak Season 2 Review
A therapeutic anti-dote for the times that revels in its ordinariness
What is the story about?
The piggy bank in the household of the Mishras in Uttar Pradesh is witness to the sweet-little nothings and episodes from a family that revels in its ordinariness. The mother Shanti Mishra believes that the men in their house have done little to relieve her from her domestic troubles.
The happy, chilled-out father, Santosh Mishra, a clerk in the local electricity department, does his best to balance the interests of his sons and his better half. The sons – a 20s something Annu Mishra and a 15-year-old Aman Mishra – are at a crucial juncture in their lives. Annu’s various efforts to get his career going haven’t borne fruit yet. Aman has a key battle ahead with his board exams but can’t get himself to focus on his academic pursuits.
Analysis
Anytime is a good time to watch Gullak, a show that never ceases to be relevant and can warm you with the nostalgia steeped in its treatment. Gullak explores the domestic concerns of a lower-middle-class family in the modern-day world amid the old-world charm of a suburb in Uttar Pradesh. Come to think of it, who would have thought that the occasional sight of the men dominating the kitchen at kitty party of a few 40-year-old women, the struggles in putting together a grocery list for the month, the politics about attending a relative’s marriage and the arguments about the ever-growing electricity bill could be show-worthy material?
The authentic depiction of fragile egos, eccentricities and quirks within small-towns is amusing to say the least. So much that a dispute arises because of a word that’s not mentioned in a wedding invitation, a patient at a free medical camp dismisses the credibility of a doctor because she doesn’t offer a soft drink after a checkup, a lady even tells that the so-called urban women use a ‘machine’ to apply sindhoor. A series of ants moving near the bathroom even gives rise to the speculation that a character may be diabetic. These are characters living in their shells, although their innocence wins your hearts.
In times like the pandemic where the world increasingly talks about the significance of the little things, the second instalment of Gullak feels like icing on the cake. The scenes in Gullak are mundane as much they are lively, undramatic as much they are beautiful and yet it doesn’t try too hard to romanticise/sugarcoat its ordinariness.
The beauty in its writing is its self-aware quality – it isn’t blinded by the feel-good treatment and also underlines the patriarchy in middle-class households quite subtly. When the men in the house caution the diabetic mother to exercise regularly, she takes heed of their advice but also offers them a reality check of how they remain blissfully ignorant about sharing domestic responsibilities in the household.
The show affectingly mirrors the highs and lows in the equation between two male siblings with a reasonable age-gap. The casualness in their relationship is not to undermine the empathy and care they have for each other. The elder brother hopes that the younger one doesn’t make any of the mistakes he had committed in the past and there’s also a clash of egos when the younger one reminds that he is an adult in the making and need not be spoon-fed anymore.
The finale encapsulates the essence of togetherness superbly as the family gets ready for a photograph. The elder son going through a rough patch with his career gradually realises the challenges of adulthood, the younger one surpassing his board-exam hurdle stands up for brother in the vulnerable hour, the father forgives the son for an insensitive remark about his lowly government job while the mother is a calm witness to the resolution of the conflict among the men. All the characters, the parents and the children, have moments where they do some self-introspection even as the show stays within its lightweight zone.
Season two of Gullak works as well as its previous instalment, free from high-handedness, being a rare web show where multiple generations within a family can identify with it.
Performances
Jameel Khan is excellent as the father in his late 40s, dealing with three contrasting people in his household. His experience and maturity as a performer reflect in the more silent moments of the show, where he conveys his helplessness, disappointment and anger – if not for social distancing, this is a character you would not mind giving a tight hug. Geetanjali Kulkarni’s middle class-ness is a delight to watch, as she chides her sometimes-irresponsible sons for the items missing from the grocery list, curiously listening to the news that her gossipy neighbour and being at her sarcastic best while in conversation with her husband.
Harsh Mayar doesn’t exactly look like the 15-year old 10th class student but makes up for it with an effortless performance as the spoilt younger sibling. Vaibhav Raj Gupta gets what’s easily the best-written character in the season – the actor does complete justice to his busy character graph full of many crests and troughs. Sunita Rajwar capitalises big time on her dialogue delivery and unmatched body language for a brief yet impactful role. The supporting cast contributes to the authenticity of the sleepy and sometimes chirpy backdrop.
Music & Other Departments
Anurag Saikia’s music stays true to the vibe of the setting. Anand Bansal doesn’t let the locational limitations impact the quality of his cinematography and finds imaginative ways to liven up the frames. The compactness of the episodes is a relief, working individually and also as a whole. Durgesh Singh makes for a solid writer whose material is in the safe hands of a filmmaker like Palash Vaswani, gifted with an ability to see the beauty in the ordinary.
Highlights
- Entertaining as long as it lasts·
- Solid performances
- Intelligent writing, capable execution
Drawbacks
- Gets slightly over-simplistic at times
- Not thematically any different in comparison to season one
Did I enjoy it?
Yes.
Do I recommend it?
I will really recommend everyone to watch this series. It is available on Sony Liv.
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