In Short
- Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan and Gulshan Devaiah play pivotal parts in Raj and DK’s latest series, ‘Guns and Gulaabs’.
- The web series consists of seven episodes.
- It premieres on Netflix on Friday, August 18.
A breezy and romantic Kumar Sanu song, Campa Colas, mom jeans and the love for cassettes — that ability to physically hold the music you hold dear. It is the 90s, of course. In seven (sometimes rather long) episodes, filmmakers Raj and DK take us inside that ‘innocent’ world that is also filled with corruption, betrayal, confusion and gore in Netflix’s latest offering, ‘Guns and Gulaabs’. (Source – https://www.indiatoday.in/)
A literal translation of this Hinglish title is Guns and Roses (fans of the 80s American rock band, raise your hands), and the creators ensure that it offers a healthy balance of both. Love (and in some cases, attraction) in all its forms has been presented — innocent, sexual, unrequited and that ‘soulmate’ wala pyaar, but with a Raj and DK twist. You root for one, you are aghast by a couple, and in one particular case, you don’t really care.
A literal translation of this Hinglish title is Guns and Roses (fans of the 80s American rock band, raise your hands), and the creators ensure that it offers a healthy balance of both. Love (and in some cases, attraction) in all its forms has been presented — innocent, sexual, unrequited and that ‘soulmate’ wala pyaar, but with a Raj and DK twist. You root for one, you are aghast by a couple, and in one particular case, you don’t really care.
‘Guns and Gulaabs’ is as much about a father-son’s complicated narrative as it is about romantic love. Rajkummar Rao’s Paana Tipu doesn’t want to end up like his gangster father. Adarsh Gourav’s Chhota Ganchi wants to prove to his father (a perfectly cast Satish Kaushik) his true worth.
While everyone is credible and convincing, Adarsh Gourav just grabs you from the word go. His annoyance with his name, his father, and his affection for his special friend, is palpable. You know he is riding tough emotional terrain and will burst at the seams any moment. But oh, when he finally does! His sequences with the friend and his wife are electric. In those moments, you are both scared of, and for, Gourav’s Chhotu.
Gulshan Devaiah’s 4 Cut Atmaram is a delight. Devaiah is a charismatic actor, and despite having less screen time than the other male leads, he leaves a mark. That Rajkummar is talented is old news, but here, he gets to go through all kinds of genres within the multiple episodes, making him shine brighter than he has of late. As for Dulquer Salmaan, we know he can act, but somehow, his storyline seemed a little flat. But Dulquer played well with what he had gotten and shared an easy chemistry with Pooja Gor and Rajkummar.
