Feels Like Home Season 1 Review : A raw, sometimes random yet relatable show about boys

refreshing to explore some of their individual character traits and traces as well. Fortunately, this time the dialogues and conversations are less wishy-washy and a bit more real.

In its second season, "Feels Like Home" matures and wraps up the open ends of the stories it left hanging in its first season. While this is an engaging and entertaining drama series, it manages to connect more with its characters and audience on a deeper level while keeping it fun and snappy for easy binge-watching.

Ronak Kotecha, TNN, June 10, 2022, 12:00 PM IST

STORY: Four young boys who live independently in a luxury villa in Delhi face the daily challenges of life by day and party by night. But amidst free-flowing spirits, shirtless hookups and broken hearts, can they ever turn their first house into a home away from home?

REVIEW: Whoever said mid-life crisis is the hardest, clearly hasn't seen "Feels Like Home." Welcome to Banchod Nivas - a house where a bunch of young men live in the daily hustle and bustle called life. While Lakshay's (Prit Kamani) answer to every problem is a party, his BFF Avi (Vishnu Kaushal) can't seem to get over why his girlfriend Mahima (Inayat Sood) is so over the top. Then there is Sameer (Anshuman Malhotra) – ‘Sasta Ghalib’ but he is the only voice of reason in this mad house.

Their crazy chemistry gets even crazier when budding under-19 cricketer Akhil Gandhi (Mihir Ahuja) from Ghana joins them as the fourth resident of Banchod Nivas.

On a concept level, it's the perfect recipe for creating random yet interesting moments in these young men's lives. And it remains a bit hit or miss throughout the show as their situations range from the banal to the outlandish. While the show's premise borrows heavily from cult originals like 'FRIENDS', the subplots are distinctly desi and original. Words like pencho and OG are used liberally along with the occasional gaali-galauj as part of friendly banter.

It's refreshing that the show is entirely from a male perspective, but it does manage to throw in an episode or two dedicated to what women want too.

In terms of performance, it seems the brief for the boys, no pun intended, was to ditch their shirts and be over the top in most cases. While this works in most situations, there are times when it feels overkill. Prit Kamani has the most difficult role, always being unreasonably loud, and as Sameer says, his problems are truly "privileged and first-world".

Anshuman Malhotra is very aptly cast as the sane and sorted Sameer (for the most part) and so is Mihir as the young and vulnerable Akhil Gandhi. Vishnu Kaushal's heartbreaking child act overstays its welcome. Especially since we never really see a problem between his girlfriend and him. The part of Dolly Singh is interesting in the way it is handled and it is heartening to see the makers handling such stories without stereotyping the characters.

In its first season, "Feels like Home" starts a lot of stories, but doesn't necessarily close them, leaving clues for the next seasons. It's a slice of life story that focuses on young men and their vulnerabilities. While it doesn't always feel real, there are many moments that feel raw and refreshing - something that makes this show harmless fun.