Decoupled ,. Netflix

Started New Year's on a Hilarious note

Back to Back 8 Episodes of Decoupled...

Don't know but somehow this series on Netflix has not got the coverage it deserves.

"Loneliness is not the scarcity of people, loneliness is when hot people don't want to be with you," says the protagonist Arya Iyer (played by R Madhavan) in  Decoupled. An author by profession and a full-time philosopher, Arya Iyer is constantly competing against his nemesis Chetan Bhagat. The real life author plays himself in the show and keeps popping in and out.

Decoupled set in the affluent high Delhi society where Arya somehow doesn't fit in as he observes everything and questions the most random things. His wife Shruti, played by Surveen Chawla, is a business woman though of a start-up and someone easily who comes across a young, rich woman who is perfect on the surface but actually dealing with her broken marriage and an impending divorce. 

While Arya and Shruti are clear that they want a divorce, the show revolves around the couple perpetually deciding when's the right time to break the big news to their 12-year-old daughter ( A wonderful performance by Arishta Mehta). They, however, continue to live under the same roof, are cordial at times, have dinners and even flirt with other people. Decoupled's setting is believable and relatable.

Both Madhavan and Surveen deliver an earnest performance with their onscreen chemistry simply perfect for a couple who is heading towards divorce. They both stand out and that seems to be the biggest strength of Decoupled. While some dialogues definitely hit the mark .With the show entirely in English, Decoupled writers infuse comedy via dialogues and you may find yourself chuckling more than once.

The most humorous scenes feature Shruti’s Punjabi parents, played by Apara Mehta and Akash Khurana. Surveen Chawla finely conveys Shruti’s frustrations and disappointments as well as the patience of a spouse who once loved. 

The other cast of Sonia Rathee (as an Airhostess Arya has an affair with) and the neighbour Dr Basu and Dilnaaz as the Netflix executive.

Spread across eight hilarious episodes of almost 30 minutes each it is almost like a TV sitcom but a tone adult in nature.

I stumbled on it by chance by found it so hilarious that watched the whole show in 4 hours flat.

Recommended for mature and a bit naughty viewing .

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