Web Series Review: It falls, it recovers, ‘Gullak 4’ sparkles like life once again

We all have childhood memories associated with Gullak. These are very special for all of us and the web series ‘Gullak’ refreshes this nostalgia every time. ‘Gullak’, which tells the bitter-sweet stories of middle class life, has reached the audience with its fourth season.

‘Gullak Season 4 Story’

This time too the story is of the same Mishra family i.e. Papa Santosh Mishra (Jameel Khan), Mummy Shanti Mishra (Geetanjali Kulkarni), elder son Annu Mishra (Vaibhav Raj Gupta), younger Aman Mishra (Harsh Mayar), who have become close to the audience with their small joys, needs, challenges, but this time the responsibility of narrating their stories has been taken up by writer Vidit Tripathi. Surely it must have been a big challenge for Vidit to give new heights to such a successful show, in which he/she falters a bit in the beginning, but then he/she regains his/her balance and has been successful in maintaining the old tinkling of ‘Gullak’ as the episodes progressed.

Trailer of ‘Gullak 4’

‘Gullak Season 4’ Web Series Review

The first two episodes of this series of five episodes of about half an hour each, ‘Show Cause Notice’ and ‘Snatchee’, do not have the same deep connection with the old episodes. Santosh Mishra, who has always been adamant about not taking bribes, does not find his/her argument of getting irritated due to giving bribe convincing. Similarly, linking the snatching of the neck chain with self-respect also seems odd. But this episode teaches us to see the positive side even in sorrow.

The episode explaining the value of household junk is light-hearted, while the episode ‘Tiesra Pahiya’ is a fun example of the first love of boys in small towns. The soul of the fourth season of the series is its last episode ‘Father, Son and Love Letter’, which is like a counseling session on the relationship between growing children and parents. When the younger son of the house starts growing up, how the elder brother and the parents should change their role is worth watching. Half the extra stars are made for this episode.

A big feature of this series directed by Shreyansh Pandey is the excellent acting of its actors. Jameel Khan, Geetanjali, Vaibhav, Harsh, all have become those characters themselves. Sunita Rajwar, who plays Bittu’s mother, is that pinch of salt in this story of the Mishra family, without whom the fun would be incomplete. Helly Shah looks good in the new characters. Overall, you can prepare to break this piggy bank on the weekend and enjoy its stories.

Why watch: This time too, the stories coming out from ‘Gullak’ will tickle you and teach you a lot.