Gullak
Gullak (transl. Piggy Bank) is a Indian web series created by Shreyansh Pandey[5] for the streaming service SonyLIV under the banner of The Viral Fever (TVF). The series revolves around the Mishra family, comprising Santosh and Shanti Mishra and their sons Anand "Annu" Mishra and Aman Mishra and features Jameel Khan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vaibhav Raj Gupta and Harsh Mayar[5] in the respective mentioned lead roles, with Sunita Rajwar as their neighbour.[6]
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| Genre | Drama Comedy |
| Created by | Shreyansh Pandey[1] |
| Developed by | Shreyansh Pandey |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Sameer Saxena |
| Producer | Arunabh Kumar |
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| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | The Viral Fever Media Labs |
| Distributor | The Viral Fever (TVF) |
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| Original network | Season 1: TVFPlay SonyLIV Season 2: SonyLIV |
| Original release | Season 1: 27 June 2019 Season 2: 15 January 2021 season 3: 7 April 2022 |
The first season premiered on the TVF's streaming platform TVF Play and on Sony Liv, on 27 June 2019, with all episodes aired on the same day. The show received positive response from audience.[7][8]
The program was renewed for a second season with mostly new crew members. Palash Vaswani directed the series, Durgesh Singh was the primary writer[8] and Anurag Saikia and Simran Hora composed the soundtrack.[9] The second season aired through Sony Liv on 15 January 2021, and unlike the first season, it received mixed reviews from critics.[10] The series has been renewed for a third season.
The trailer for Gullak Season 3 was released on 22 March 2022.[11] The trailer received a positive response from the audience. The show is set to release on 7th April 2022 on SonyLIV.[12]
Cast
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearances | |
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| Santosh Mishra(Papa) | Jameel Khan | Main | |
| Shanti Mishra(Mummy) | Geetanjali Kulkarni | Main | |
| Anand Mishra(Annu) | Vaibhav Raj Gupta | Main | |
| Aman Mishra | Harsh Mayar | Main | |
| Gullak/Narrator | Shivankit Singh Parihar | Recurring | |
| Bittu ki Mummy | Sunita Rajwar | Recurring | |
| Tyagi Ji | Deepak Kumar Mishra | Recurring | |
| Lucky | Saad Bilgrami | Recurring | |
Series overview
| Season | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast (India) | ||
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| 1 | 5 | 7 July 2019 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 15 January 2021 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 7 April,2022. | ||
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Tehri" | Amrit Raj Gupta | Nikhil Vijay | 27 June 2019 | |
| Anand "Annu" Mishra is constantly in a tiff with his mother, Shanti, who fusses about his joblessness and services examination results. | |||||
| 2 | "Hum Do Humare Do" | Amrit Raj Gupta | Nikhil Vijay | 27 June 2019 | |
| Annu and his younger brother Aman start fighting due to the volume of the television. Aman urges Shanti to convince Annu to draw the chart for his board practical exam, which eventually starts another argument. | |||||
| 3 | "Itwaar" | Amrit Raj Gupta | Nikhil Vijay | 27 June 2019 | |
| Early in a Sunday morning, Shanti wakes up as her husband Santosh's alarm rings. With the arrival of Sunday, most of the middle class families always tries to make it a special day. How would the Mishra family make the Sunday special? | |||||
| 4 | "Batti Aa Gayi" | Amrit Raj Gupta | Nikhil Vijay | 27 June 2019 | |
| Aman enquires about Annu who hasn't returned home late, while Santosh is quite relaxed and also waiting for him. Annu returns home only to demand a scooty, making excuses for being late. | |||||
| 5 | "Tyohaar" | Amrit Raj Gupta | Nikhil Vijay | 27 June 2019 | |
| It is Raksha Bandhan for which Shanti being sick yet has to work for whole day. Annu's exam results have been declared; he shares news of his failure with Aman, so he suggests him to run away due to the poor grades. Shanti falls unconscious when she hears the results, but she and Santosh pardon him after she regains consciousness. | |||||
Season 2
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Bijli Ka Bill" | Palash Vaswani | Durgesh Singh | 15 January 2021 | |
| Santoshi is worried about the extraneous electricity bill and tries to get an illegal electricity supply for himself. However, he contemplates not doing so. | |||||
| 2 | "Cheeni Kam Paani Jyada" | Palash Vaswani | Durgesh Singh | 15 January 2021 | |
| Ahead of a kitty party, Shanti discovers that she is diabetic. Santosh eggs her on for physical exercise, while taking up the reins of the kitty party preparation in his hands, aided by Annu and Aman. | |||||
| 3 | "Saparivaar" | Palash Vaswani | Durgesh Singh | 15 January 2021 | |
| Santosh is miffed to notice that he has been excluded from a wedding card for Shanti's niece Ranu's wedding. Ranu's father Pinky has long been at loggerheads with him, and his reaction causes a change in everyone else's wedding plans. | |||||
| 4 | "Kal Board Ka Paper Hai" | Mohsin Khan | Durgesh Singh | 15 January 2021 | |
| Aman feels distracted by an India-Pakistan cricket match ahead of his board examinations. This results in a controversial moment where Annu is shamefaced on seeing Aman at a venue for a live telecast of the match. | |||||
| 5 | "Kiraana" | Palash Vaswani | Durgesh Singh | 15 January 2021 | |
| Annu is interrupted by Shanti and coaxed to buy groceries with Aman despite being late for a meeting where he would be able to start his own gas agency with help from the local leader Prinsu Bhaiya and his personal assistant Tyagi. Aman, too, is scared about his exam results. | |||||
Season 3
References
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