Director
Ruchir Arun
Cast
Vishal Vashishtha, Atul Shrivastava, Vibha Chibber, Anushka Kaushik, Akanksha Thakur, Saad Bilgrami, Ajitesh Gupta
What바카라™s The Story
'Ghar Wapsi' revolves around Shekhar (Vishal Vashishtha), who returns to his hometown of Indore after he is fired from his high-paying job in Bengaluru. However, he decides to keep it a secret from his family. His life changes forever as he finds a road to self-discovery. But, will he be able to hide his joblessness in front of his family? Or will he get caught and create chaos in the entire familiar setting? Will this move to his hometown lead to some interesting self-discovery?
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What바카라™s Good
Relatable Characters And Great Writing
Bharat Misra and Tatsat Pandey바카라™s writing is the highlight of the show. They have managed to bring forth the pain, the struggle, the frustration, the joys and the longings of every migrant worker in the big city. They바카라™ve brilliantly shown the plight of young adults who have spent 17-18 years in a small town, but after college end up getting a high-paying job in a big city and slowly start resenting going back to the small towns. The writers have tried to keep a mirror in front of the viewers, showing them what the incessant rat race in their professional space is doing to their personal lives. Also, it manages to remind the viewers of the simple joys of small-town living.
Ruchir Arun바카라™s direction adds the necessary punches to the already-heart-warming story. He has managed to bring out the typical small-town Indian middle-class emotions in a story that바카라™s well set in today바카라™s time and yet makes you feel nostalgic. It바카라™s the small instances of a small town living that Arun has managed to showcase in his direction that makes 바카라˜Ghar Waapsi바카라™ such a treat to watch. Whether it바카라™s the younger sister trying to be a matchmaker for her eldest brother, or the father lighting up a cigarette for his son and without saying a word expressing a lot 바카라“ Arun has given the story a very relatable presentation.
Vishal Vashishta comes up with a performance of a lifetime. He has made the character so relatable that you바카라™re bound to like it. He isn바카라™t trying to showcase a well-sculpted six-pack physique to make the character look young and sexy, but on the contrary, he makes the character very human. He looks like any other 28-30-year-old IT professional would look after 4-5 years of a desk job. Vashishtha has managed to bring out the frustration of every migrant worker in the big city superbly on screen, and that바카라™s what gives the character its depth.
Another standout performance comes from the best friend, played by Ajitesh Gupta. The character would look very simple from the outside but the little nuances that Gupta has managed to bring are terrific. Whether it바카라™s the heartbreak of his best friend not telling him that he바카라™s back in town or it바카라™s the sudden change in emotions trying not to showcase his best friend as a bad person in front of his parents, Gupta has managed to pull through a much-layered performance, which is sure to win your hearts.
What바카라™s Bad
Timeline Is Flawed
Vishal Vashishtha reaches his small town of Indore after 2 years and feels that everything has changed. Reality check: In small towns, things don바카라™t change that much in that short span of time. The sort of familial issues the show deals with crop up when someone isn바카라™t back to his home in the small town for 7-8 years. That would have made more sense, and given the viewer a better understanding of the narrative.
And what바카라™s with the weather in Indore? Vishal Vashishtha바카라™s character reaches Indore after losing his job in Bangalore. When he reaches there it seems like it is winter as everyone is wearing jackets and sweaters throughout. He stays there for 3-4 months and even till his last day everyone is seen wearing warm clothes. After he leaves for Bangalore, is back to his job and is living there for 2-3 months, the family members in Indore are still seen wearing sweaters. Reality check: Indore doesn바카라™t have that many months of winter. It바카라™s not situated in the foothills of the Himalayas so it will be chilly throughout the year. Possibly the makers shot the entire Indore schedule during the winters and didn바카라™t bother too much to change the costumes as per the timelines.
Another flaw with the narrative comes in the way the character of Mathur uncle has been projected. Played by SK Batra, the character is very concerned and helpful towards the sons and daughter of his business partner, Ratanlal Dwivedi, played by Atul Srivastava 바카라“ the father of the family. However, what바카라™s concerning is that Mathur uncle never discusses about any interactions with his son or daughter. Even when the entire company is celebrating the completion of 30 years, the Dwivedi family is concerned with video calling their son, who바카라™s working in Bangalore, but Mathur uncle isn바카라™t shown as wanting to call his son or daughter. That바카라™s slightly strange!
Among the actors, Akanksha Thakur has a really minimal screen time. Considering how popular she is in the web series space, her character could have had a lot more meat in it. Leaving aside a scene in the climax, she barely had big scenes throughout the show.
Verdict
The emotional connection that 바카라˜Ghar Waapsi바카라™ manages to bring forth is fantastic. It바카라™s this relatability in every young adult's life that audiences would be able to relate to. Leaving aside the technical glitches in the timelines, this Vishal Vashishtha show is definitely a Breezy Weekend Watch. I am going with 3.5 stars.
