Review: 'Feels Like Home' touches hearts taking us on a deja-vu trip

Feels Like Home

Feels like Home on Lionsgate Play is a story of four college students from very different backgrounds move into their first house away from home, and learning to deal with everything around them, the parties, fights, drama, maintain the house, and all the epic things that happens in life. 

Feels Like Home is helmed by Sahir Raza and created by Sidhanta Mathur, who co-wrote the series with Chiranjeevi Bajpai, Parikshit Joshi, Gauri Divyaa Pandit.The series stars Preet Kammani, Vishnu Kaushal, Anshuman Malhotra, Mihir Ahuja, Inayat Sood and Himika Bose.

The show is about giving you a glimpse into what boys really are like; their dreams, hopes, insecurities, the way they think and behave, and things they do when they live alone and are vulnerable. The series takes you through that transition from boys to men, and it is hilarious, relatable, and doesn’t always involve profanity and fights. Boys could be tender, sweet, sensitive, sensible and loving, given the fact that someone allows them time to find the right course of action.

Raised by a single and brother to lesbian sister, Lakshay played Preet Kammani, is character who is sorted and doesn’t believe in too much of emotional drama. He goes with the flow, he is a like a kite in hurricane without a string, given the fact, he is the one who created the hurricane. 

Vishnu Kaushal as Anivash, he is probably the unluckiest person in the group, who doesn’t realize until it’s too late. He is going through a break-up because of his cluelessness, he fails his exam and later tries to steal a letter addressed to his father from the dean. He is just a mess without a reason. 

Akhil Gandhi, the best teen cricketer from Ghana, played by Mihir Ahuja, moves to India to pursue his ambition of making it in Indian cricket team and education. He is like a caveman who just discovered fire, as everything life throws at him, is a surprise. 

Finally, Sameer played by Anshuman Malhotra, this boy is layered and troubled. His life is filled with dreams and hopes, he aspires to be a poet and writer but has a lot going on in his personal space. He hates his father, has an imaginary friend, and a real sweetheart of a girlfriend, but he is too insecure to let people in his life. 

The characters are well written with a satisfactory arch, and everyone seemingly fit the role perfectly. The story, the most part, takes place within the house, and it is fun to watch. The makers and writers have narrated a strong story minus the typical drama. The situations the characters find themselves in, are real and relatable. 

The only one area where Feels Like Home falters is the pacing where it seems rushed at a few instances and a few plot developments also seem convenient. But none of that takes away from the overall experience that the series exhibits.

The Verdict

The series comes with subtly, so there isn’t much of profanity and sex, which is pretty common with such shows. It is a clean entertainer and a must watch.

Rating - ***1/2 (3.5/5)

Feels Like Home