Adulting Review

"Dude, we are so adulting right now." This is probably the most go-to and overused line I'll ever use in my entire life. Let's just take a moment and consider our roles as active and responsible citizens. Tons of bills to pay, making ends meet with the last withdrawn cheque, trying to cook anything other than maggi, trying not to pass out in a bar after gulping down three vodka shots,keeping the music low kyunki "aunty police bola legi" , laughing at unnecessary and unfunny jokes for an appraisal or a promotion and what not. These are the few cons of living the so-called liberated , out-of-our parent's home "ADULT" life. You must be wondering why do I bother to take a detour rather than writing a plain review and be done with my job. You see, without the detour I cannot even come close to explaining the plot, because the detour sort of "says it all". Adulting is a coming-of-age story of two adult roommates Nikhat and Ray, living in the urban Mumbai who happen to be "adulting" their way through life while navigating professional and personal relationships. The show makes you feel good and leaves you with a smile on your face. Their journey as "adults" has to stand the test of friendship, bonding, peer pressure , social pressure among others. The writing tries to keep pace with the current times but fails to convince the viewers of it's practicality. Yes, no doubt the issues are there, they try to address it but somehow you can feel something is missing and mind you it's not the actors brilliant performances but something else. I've always felt that the show somehow failed to address the rather deep-rooted and problematic areas of living on your own and fending for yourself. Nonetheless, it tries to portray the trials and tribulations of

an adult and does so in a half-convincing manner. But still the show manages to stay afloat and it doesn't deter from stretching your lips into a smile. Viewers who are into adult dramas or bittersweet navigation of relationships will probably like the show. You can easily watch it on youtube under the banner of Filtercopy.