At a time when tales round weapons and gangsters, full of violence and crude language, dominate the OTT house, the second season of the TVF and SonyLIV internet collection Gullak “aims to cater to the family audience which is looking for clean entertainers.” Director Palash Vaswani and author Durgesh Singh consider it’s the “simplicity” of their present which makes it stand out from the darkish and gory content material on streaming platforms.
Just like the primary season, Gullak 2 showcases the story of a middle-class household residing in a small city of north India. Narrated from the angle of an earthen piggy financial institution (gullak), each episode brings to gentle totally different anecdotes from the each day lifetime of the Mishra household.
When indianexpress.com requested Palash Vaswani in regards to the present that has extra feelings than motion, he shared, “Arunabh Kumar (Producer and Founder, TVF) asked me some tough questions and finding answers to them helped me make a show like this. The thing is Arunabh always tries to find honesty in a story. That is the crux of TVF, and this is what the team working on Gullak tried to bring in the show as well.”
He added, “My effort was to take the show a notch higher without touching the sanctity of the first season. What we tried to do with the second season is to build a deeper character arc while expanding its universe.”
Palash believes it’s troublesome to drag off a easy narrative compared to a twisted plot. But what made his job simpler was, “a talented cast who actually were like a family and emotions flowed naturally among them.” So, he solely “had to capture those emotions beautifully on the screen.”
Gullak 2 is a delightful watch which seldom offers you moments to giggle out loud however usually leaves a nice smile in your face. When we requested author Durgesh Singh if it was a acutely aware effort on his half, he replied, “Meaningful humour has a longer shelf life which is why you will still remember the dialogues of Hrishikesh Mukherjee films. For instance, I still remember the dialogues from movies like Chupke Chupke and Guide. But what has happened to humour today is that it has become too loud. So, we didn’t want to do slapstick comedy. Our dialogues have such honesty and a relatability factor that people will be left with a smile on their faces.”
Starring Jameel Khan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Sunita Rajwar Harsh Mayar and Vaibhav Raj Gupta within the lead roles, the four-episode collection Gullak 2 is streaming on SonyLIV.
