Shantit Kranti 2 Review: Light-Hearted Road Trip Drama Keeps Up With Its Madness & Relativity of The Theme

Streaming Platform: Sony LIV

Shantit Kranti Season 2 Review: Be it solo or with family or friends, we all enjoy and find solace in road trips. The genre of road trip films has always been captivating audiences' minds, for they offer a different perspective on life and introduce several unexplored aspects of the world.

After a long wait, Sony LIV has finally released the second season of its most loved and acclaimed comedy drama series, Shantit Kranti on October 13. The Marathi original road trip show's first season was a massive hit, especially among the youth, as it delves into the lives of three close friends: Prasana, a swimmer; Dinar, a drifter; and Sherays, the heartbroken, who set out on a road trip to find solutions to their problems but end up at a meditation retreat. With their past and inner demons haunting them, the season ends with the three being in tune with their emotions.

Bringing back the eccentricities of the trip, the second season is as crazy as the previous one and has a lot to offer. Read below to know why season two of Shantit Kranti lives up to expectations.

Plot

The second season begins after 18 months of Shantivan, a meditation retreat. We see Shreyas (Abhay Mahajan) and Prasanna (Lalit Prabhakar) waking up in a hangover in the middle of nowhere. They discover that Dinar (Alok Rajwade) and Prasanna's toddler daughter, Ira, are also with them. After this, they try to recount the events from the previous night. Dinar, who has quit alcohol, retells everything that occurred last night.

Dinar comes to meet Shreyas at the party for the launch of his travel company after staying in Shantivan for a year. While they indulge in talks, we see Prasanna enter the scene with his wife and kid. As the three men decide to stay back for the night, Shreyas surprises his boy gang by saying that he is getting married.

Dinar, who is now clean, doesn't touch alcohol. Whereas Shreyas and Prasanna, both heavily drunk, decide to go to the former's bachelor's party in Thailand. However, because of miscommunication and drunkenness, they end up in Madhya Pradesh with Dinar, who has booked them on a six-day pilgrimage tour to Nepal in a bus with ten strangers.

From here onwards, their wild journey of craziness, confusion, finding themselves, and exploring their relationships begins.

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Performances

Shantit Kranti Season 2 brings back the same faces with the addition of a few as the trio's co-passengers. Abhay Mahajan, Lalit Prabhakar, and Alok Rajwade remain true to their characters as they were in the first season.
Lalit, as Prasanna, who fears his wife Nishi, played by Mrunmayee Godbole, shows extreme sharpness in his acting. As a worried father of a toddler and a husband who seems a little lost in his marriage, Lalit gives a top-notch performance.

Mrunmayee Godbole, as a taunting and controlling wife, delivers the best in her capacity.

Abhay Mahajan as Shreyas delivers quite an impressive performance in a confused and lively role.

Alok Rajwade, the soul of the second season, goes through a soul transformation as he is on the path to Nirvana in the search of truth and serenity. He is dramatic and really admirable in her part.

All actors deliver remarkable performances.

What's good

Created by TVF in association with BhaDiPa and directed by Sarang Sathaye and Paula McGlynn, Shantit Kranti 2 makes for a visually relatable and connecting story. Each episode spans for around 30-40 minutes and keeps you glued to the screen.
Cinematography and photography show the real location with authenticity. As the narration revolves around a road trip with friends, its adaptation of nature and travel marks the most important aspect of the comedy drama.

Originally in Marathi, the show is also available in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali, making it easy to watch it in their preferred language. The dialogues in the original language are flowy and similar to how we speak with our friends. The makers have done a good job with the dubbed versions as well.

The direction is smooth, while the script pace doesn't end up being boring or stretched. Fast-paced narration and a focused storyline are its primary pluses.

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Verdict

Keeping up with expectations, the second season of Shantit Kranti has five episodes and is a no-brainer show that connects with the audience instantly and also has an underlying beautiful message as the story explores each character.

The coming-of-age drama is an edgy, contemporary take on friendship that charms your heart all the way. The story materialises on good content, and it's comedic moments that don't go overboard but stick to its concept and bring out a unique and lovely mad story of three friends and their disorganised lives.

This lighthearted show definitely deserves to be binge-watched.