Mom & Co. Review

'Mom & Co', a web series that stars Neliima Azeem, Aditya Joshi, Shreya Mukherji, and others.

Neliima Azeem plays a single mother who has brought up her son, Aditya Joshi, played by Ayush Mehra single-handedly. Ayush is one of the many people who are not very fond of their parents and take them for granted. Everybody who has ever tasted his Aai’s (mother) food has always praised it, giving hearty compliments, which go beyond just formality. Fresh out of job and working at a boring office, Aditya decides to open a business that will make it possible for his Aai’s food to reach much more hungry stomachs and satisfy souls.

The web series has an interesting premise, that of a mother and a woman who’s looking at spending years of old age withering away and therefore decides to take up a business opportunity. The best part about the series is its concept. It is the beautiful story of the single mother, Suhasini Joshi, who has raised her son all by herself, and has reached a phase in her life wherein she is restricted to talking to her diary and penning down her thoughts on paper rather than having a direct conversation about them with her son/well-wisher. Mom & Co. is a story that is relatable on a spiritual level, a story of a mother and her son, a son who takes his mother for granted. A son who is ungrateful, rude and selfish. Our mother is someone who does so much for us, for her children, and we rarely take a moment to appreciate it, because it’s her duty. Mom & Co. works like a mirror that will make you contemplate your actions and be considerate, for at least a moment. Neliima Azeem does a good job of playing the understated and ignored family member while Aditya Joshi does a good job of playing the corporate culture young man. It’s refreshing to see Ayush in a role that puts forth his amazing talent to full potential. Ayush’s Aditya is an insolent yet a considerate son, who is just too much in his own head, and Ayush portrays the role with astonishing ease.

Mom & Co. is a sweet and brilliant series that explains a mother-son relationship, with utmost clarity. A must, must watch.