A reminder that real connection begins where Wi-Fi ends

This series is that rare creature, a feelgood family drama that holds up a mirror to our screen-glued selves without becoming self-righteous. Across five breezy episodes, the Mehtas, a perfectly ordinary middle-class family, are suddenly forced into a “digital detox” by their patriarch, Captain Ashwin (a magnetic Pankaj Kapur).

- Troy Ribeiro

Returning from an outing, he finds his clan has replaced conversation with notifications. The premise, part social experiment and part moral fable, could easily have turned preachy, but the series manages to stay engaging through its wit and warmth.

The creators cleverly juxtapose the nostalgia of the 1980s with the chaos of the touchscreen era. There is an unmissable irony as astrologer Kunal (Kunaal Roy Kapur) and his boutique-running wife Simran (Mona Singh) juggle clients online equally unaware of their children’s gadget obsessions.

The turning point arrives when Ashwin dangles an irresistible carrot: one crore each, if they can stay unplugged. What follows is a mix of tantrums, rediscoveries, and a refreshingly unhurried exploration of human connection in an age of constant pings.

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