Gullak season 5 review: Fresh paint, Wi-Fi and warm performances of Mishra family elevate a safe, predictable season
Gullak season 5 web series review Cast: Jameel Khan, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Anant V Joshi, Harsh Mayar, Helly Shah, Sunita Rajwar and Gopal Datt Director: Shreyansh Pandey and Abhay Raut Rating: ★★★ In the fifth season of SonyLIV’s Gullak, a conversation between Shanti Mishra (Geetanjali Kulkarni) and her husband, Santosh (Jameel Khan), beautifully captures the evolving face of India’s middle class. Reflecting on a shift familiar to many modern parents, Shanti notes that while she willingly embraced a life of simple compromises, her children view life through a different lens. Her minor observation that their eldest son, Annu (Anant V Joshi), can no longer sleep comfortably without an air conditioner speaks to a larger generational truth: the baseline for comfort has shifted. Expecting a future daughter-in-law to adapt to past hardships is no longer realistic. Gullak season poster . (SonyLIV) This single piece of dialogue gets to the very core of season 5. The Mishra household is navigating a slow, inevitable transition into modernity where fresh paint, high-speed WiFi, and contemporary appliances upgrade their daily routines, …
