If you’ve never watched Gullak , don’t start here. Go to Season 1. But if you’re a fan, this episode will feel like coming home after a long time — and realizing home has missed you just as much.
Season 3’s first episode — titled — picks up right where Season 2 left off, but with a subtle shift. The gullak (the piggy bank that narrates the story) still speaks in its gentle, wise, Haryanvi-accented voice. The Mishras still bicker, love, and stumble through life. Yet this premiere feels heavier — not in a melodramatic way, but in the way real life accumulates weight. What Happens? (No Major Spoilers, but Some Context) The episode revolves around a wedding in the extended family. Annu (Vaibhav Raj Gupta) is now working in another city. Aman (Harsh Mayar) is still the chaotic, lovable younger son. Shanti (Geetanjali Kulkarni) is the anxious, warm heart of the home, while Santosh (Jameel Khan) is his usual frugal, grumpy, secretly soft self. gullak s3 e1
The writing is economical but piercing. One line from Santosh — “ Shaadi ka matlab sirf kharcha nahi hota, beta. Yaadein bhi hoti hain ” — lands harder than any monologue. Geetanjali Kulkarni remains the soul of the show. Her Shanti is a woman who holds the family together with roti , worry, and fierce love. In one silent scene where she watches Annu leave for the station, she does more acting than most leads do in entire web series. If you’ve never watched Gullak , don’t start here