Movie Review: ‘Raat Jawan Hai’ is a web of tension between parenting and friendship.

There is a common saying that after becoming a parent, your own life and happiness become meaningless. Then the child, his/her needs and his/her happiness come first. To a large extent, this is what happens, but the web series Raat Jawan Hai, which explains the new meaning of parenting, tells you that no boss, it is not necessary to sacrifice your happiness to become a good parent. You will definitely have to put in some effort, but you can still take your career, happiness and children along with you. The special thing is that this lovely feel-good story, written by Khyati Anand Putharan and directed by Sumit Vyas (Permanent Roommates, Tripling), says these big things in a fun way without any lecturing.

Trailer of ‘Raat Jawan Hai’

‘Raat Jawan Hai’ review

The story revolves around three friends, the cool Radhika (Anjali Anand), the cool dude Avinash (Barun Sobti), who quits his/her corporate job after becoming a father and is raising a child, and the sensible Suman (Priya Bapat), who puts her family first. These three are childhood friends, who are keeping their friendship, hobbies and dreams alive amidst the responsibilities of household and children. However, every new parent will completely relate to the struggle these new parents have to achieve for small desires like watching their favorite movie to spending moments of intimacy with their partner.

Generally, school-college friends are not able to stay so close after marriage because they are busy in their own lives, but this series beautifully depicts the importance of friendship at this juncture. There are many such moments and dialogues in the series, which you would like to incorporate in your life, like in the very first episode, Radhika’s father Kumud Mishra says, ‘Don’t forget my daughter in the process of raising your daughter’, in the second episode, In the episode, all three discuss ‘Baap ki Bapta’ i.e. ignoring the role of the father in parenting and how there are many poems and essays on mother’s love, but nothing on ‘Father’s fatherhood’. Why women are considered mothers first, women second, whereas men are considered men first and father second. One good thing is that no one is being harassed here, the partners and families of all three are understanding and supportive.

This is Khyati’s first story, due to which it has freshness without any adulteration. The screen play is tight, the dialogues are precise. Yes, had the abuses been kept a little less, its audience could have been bigger. Talking about direction, actor Sumit Vyas, who tried his/her hand at direction through short film Haircut and mini series Tankesh Diaries, has also ventured into full-fledged direction for the first time and in this very first innings he/she has hit sixes all round. At the same time, in the matter of acting, Anjali, Barun and Priya have done a smooth, beautiful and brilliant job.

After the serious role of Kohra, Barun’s acting range as modern house husband Avinash is worth seeing, while Anjali is perfect as the fearless, outspoken Radhika. The chemistry of these three is the life of the series. Along with all this, Jai I Patel’s cinematography, Twisha Pal’s production design, Anurag Saikia’s background score and Namrata Rao’s sharp editing have made it a great series to binge, which you can make a part of every weekend.

Why watch: This series, which beautifully depicts the fabric of parenting and friendship, is a must watch.