TRIPLING SEASON 2 REVIEW

TRIPLING SEASON 2 BRINGS BACK PURE NOSTALGIA

Star Cast: Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo and Amol Parashar

Tripling season 2 stars the same main star cast as season 1. The sibling- trio this time take us to three different cities, namely, Lucknow, Kolkata and Gangtok.

Chandan is now a writer and his favourite character is his brother Chitvan, the hero of the book. Chandan had a chance meeting with Chitvan, in a public restroom. Both exchange each other’s story so far and head towards Chanchal. Chanchal, who is the female protagonist of Chandan’s book, is the queen of the palace and also holds a bigger position in politics. However, her life turns upside down with this book being released as it contains certain personal details of the people of the palace. Her husband goes missing.

The trio escape from the palace and start a road trip to find Chanchal’s husband. Their first destination is Lucknow. Here, credit must be given to the writers of this season as how beautifully they dealt with the peculiarity of a place. The portrayal of the king who is a symbol of the decadent nawabi culture of Lucknow needs praise. I feel the portrayal is closest to the renowned Urdu writer, Naiyer Masud’s story “Taoos Chaman ki Maina”. It depicts king Wajid Ali Shah’s reign and times.

Next, we are exposed to the land of Kolkata. Kolkata is certainly famous for its Rosogolla. Bengal’s Rosogolla got its GI status in 2017 and later, it also won its battle of claim against Odisha. Now, one more thing is related to Kolkota which takes us back to the famous detective series of the 1990s. Nostalgia is sure to strike each one of us who grew up in the 1990s. I guess, that’s the trick of the writers to show us the interplay of tradition and modernity and it needs an applause.

The last destination of this season is Gangtok or the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim to be precise. Sumeet Vyas might have got his idea of showing this particular place as he had already been to this place in his another travel series named ‘Stupid man, Smart phone’.

Tripling season 2 is important in more than one way. One, it stars people who are internet sensations. People can connect to them. They are not stars. However, I feel they are a ‘Salman Khan-like phenomena’ for today's social media savvy generation. Second, how beautifully it told the story of different time and space and cultures. Then, the song “Maula mere ishq ka hafiz hai tu” written by Hussain Haidry and sung by Nilotpal Bora is mesmerising. It takes you to another world. It is actually a qawwali. And, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Tripathy,Rajit Kapoor, Jeetu and Nidhi Bisht are certainly icing on the cake.

To me, it seems it’s a must watch. 4 stars from my side.