Do you have siblings who have gone to a different city to study or for a job? Do you miss them? Or, have you become accustomed to their absence? And, when they visit during holidays or for festivals, do you get annoyed with their interference in your life and the attention of your parents shifting to them? That’s what defines the bond between siblings — bitter and sweet at the same time. They are annoying when they are around, and missed when they are gone.Ghar Waapsi Season 1 Download
Disney Plus Hotstar’s latest web series Ghar Waapsi took me back to the time when my brother moved away from home. Though initially, it was good to have the entire room to myself, eventually, the emptiness hounded me. And not just myself, even he had his share of difficulties in coping with a new city. Not to forget the parents, who missed him yet never let their emotions out as they wanted him to flourish in his career.The six-episode series gives us a family of five: a controlling yet loving mother, a happy-go-lucky father, a son who returns to Indore after losing his job in Bangalore, his young brother who is reckless in business decisions, and their chulbuli, carefree sister.
As the episodes go along, the show becomes a tapestry of vignettes, drawn from writers and director Ruchir Arun’s lived-in experiences. These vignettes are warm, funny, tender and touching. When Shekhar’s mother cooks his favourite food and his younger siblings complain about her not cooking their ‘manpasand khaana‘, you smile as you too have at some point teased your parents for loving your sibling more. When Shekhar’s friends complain about him getting busy with his job and not having time to even call or text, you relate as you too are guilty of avoiding your friends at some point in life.