Gullak Season 5 Trailer Brings Mishra Family Back

A steel dabba, an old cooler, and one family trying to save electricity. That is enough for Gullak to make viewers smile again.

Gullak returns with its fifth season on June 5, and the trailer has already done its job. It takes audiences back to the Mishra home, where small arguments carry big feelings.

The show has built rare trust in India’s crowded OTT market. With a 9.2 rating on IMDb, it sits among the most loved Indian web series.

Mishra family grows up

The new season begins in familiar territory. The kitchen looks the same. The family still counts every rupee. The cooler still makes noise.

But life inside the house is shifting. The walls have fresh paint now. The family has also installed Wi-Fi, a small but telling sign.

That is Gullak’s old trick. It uses tiny details to show big change. In many Indian homes, Wi-Fi arrives before emotional readiness does.

This season focuses on children growing up. That sounds simple, but Indian families know how loaded it feels. A child becoming independent often changes the whole house.

The trailer’s biggest emotional turn comes when Annu decides to move out. He wants his own apartment, away from his parents’ home.

For some viewers, this will feel very close. A son leaving home is not just a change of address. It shifts dinner tables, routines, tempers, and silence.

Why Gullak still works

Gullak never became popular by acting bigger than its world. It stayed inside a middle-class home and trusted that world completely.

That has been its strength across four seasons. The Mishras do not chase dramatic twists. Their drama comes from fees, jobs, meals, pride, and ageing parents.

In Indian streaming, that is not a small achievement. Many shows try to look expensive. Gullak became valuable by looking lived-in.

The show speaks to families who measure life through monthly budgets. A new paint job matters. An electricity bill matters. A child’s room becoming empty matters.

That is why the 9.2 IMDb rating carries weight. Ratings can rise and fall with fandom. But Gullak’s popularity has lasted across seasons.

For The Viral Fever, the show remains one of its strongest brands. It has the kind of repeat value platforms quietly love.

Viewers do not return only for plot. They return because the home feels known. That is a difficult asset to build.

A casting call with risk

Season five also arrives with a major casting change. Anant Joshi steps into the role of Annu, earlier played by Vaibhav Raj Gupta.

That is a delicate move. In a show like Gullak, viewers do not treat characters casually. They remember pauses, expressions, and family rhythm.

A replacement can disturb that rhythm if handled poorly. But the trailer suggests the makers have tied the change to Annu’s own life shift.

That may help the transition. If a character is moving out emotionally and physically, a new face may feel less sudden.

Jameel Khan returns as Santosh Mishra, while Geetanjali Kulkarni plays Shanti Mishra. Harsh Mayar continues as Aman Mishra.

Sunita Rajwar returns as Bittu ki Mummy, one of the show’s sharpest comic presences. Gopal Datt, Manuj Sharma, and Helly Shah also feature this season.

Vijay Koshy, president of TVF, has said the new season reflects a changing middle-class India. That is the right territory for the show.

The question is whether it can show change without losing warmth. Gullak’s audience wants growth, but not a glossy makeover.

SonyLIV gets a dependable winner

The fifth season will stream on SonyLIV from June 5. For the platform, this is a useful summer release.

Indian OTT has become a tough market. Platforms need big spectacles, but they also need dependable family shows. Gullak fits the second bucket perfectly.

It does not need massive marketing noise to find its viewers. The audience already knows the Mishras. That lowers the risk.

The release window also makes sense. Early June catches families during holidays in many parts of India. It also lands before the monsoon mood fully sets in.

For SonyLIV, Gullak brings something many platforms keep chasing. It offers a family-friendly show that still feels adult and emotionally honest.

That balance matters. Parents can watch it. Young professionals can watch it. Teenagers can recognise their own homes in it.

The show also gives advertisers and platforms a clean, broad audience. In business terms, that is boring in the best possible way.

Middle-class stories find space

Gullak’s larger success says something about Indian entertainment right now. Viewers still want ordinary lives, when those lives feel true.

There is a fatigue with noise. Crime thrillers, campus politics, and glossy romances all have their place. But a quiet home can still hold attention.

That is because middle-class India is changing fast. Children move to new cities. Parents learn apps late. Families install Wi-Fi, then struggle with distance.

A kirana store owner, a bank clerk, a schoolteacher, or a young office worker may all see pieces of themselves here. The details travel well.

The Mishras are not poor, rich, or aspirational in the usual OTT sense. They are trying to keep pace with life, like millions of families.

That is where the show finds its bite. It is funny because it is familiar. It hurts because nobody is the villain.

Season five now has to do the hardest thing for a long-running show. It must change enough to matter, but stay honest enough to belong.

If it manages that, Gullak will remain more than a comfort watch. It will keep showing India a version of home that is messy, modest, and deeply recognisable.