''Eternally Confused and Eager for Love'' is an Indian comedy-drama streaming television series created and directed by Rahul Nair. Produced by Farhan Akhtar,

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, Zoya Akhtar and

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under the banner of Excel Entertainment and

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. It stars Vihaan Samat, Dalai,

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, Rahul Bose and Suchitra Pillai in supporting roles. The series premiered on

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on 18 March 2022.

Plot

Ray is a young adult navigating through his adulthood. Following his inner voice, 'Wiz', Ray embarked on his journey to understand if he wants sex, love, or a relationship. Ray struggles to speak comfortably. He is always confused and talks something to himself and answers exactly opposite of what he thought. In the process he always puts himself in awkward situations. He is only child of his parents and lives with them along with a maid named Umesh. In office he gels with Varun and is always scolded by his boss Pushpa. He has a childhood friend named Riya with whom he vents out all his confusion and talks with no holding back. Riya is quite a social girl and is equally confused as Ray is but she is not awkward. Varun has proposed to a girl he met on a dating app and plans to marry. He often encourages Ray to talk to girls. On the other hand Ray gets himself into difficult position with each girl he meets or wants to see future with. The story unfolds and leaves us with plot twist that Ray finally sleeps with Komal (a friend of Riya who he always has words exchange with) and she being clingy enough to let Ray's parents know of this.

Cast and characters

* Vihaan Samat as Ray * Jim Sarbh as Wiz (voiceover) * Dalai Mulchandani as Riya * Devika Vatsa as Komal * Tanya Katyal as Naina * Kajol Chugh as Sonali * Namrata Sheth as Pari * Aaliyah Qureishi as Jia * Larissa Dsa as Priyanka * Niharika Lyra Dutt as Ruchika *

as Varun * Rahul Bose as Ray's father * Suchitra Pillai as Ray's mother *

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as Pushpa * Swati Bakshi as Girl at bar counter * Himanee Bhatia * Ayana Gaziz as Miyu Kibishi

Production

Development

The series was announced in December 2020 and a teaser of the series was released on 17 February 2022.

Release

The trailer of the series was released on 18 February 2022 consisting of eight episodes premiered on Netflix on 18 March 2022.

Casting

Vihaan Samat was cast in the titular role, and was joined by Dalai, Jim Sarbh and Ankur Rathee as the leads. The cast also included Rahul Bose and Suchitra Pillai as Ray's mother.

Episodes

Reception

Kusumita Das of ''

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'' stated that "The show is a zeitgeist of the times we live in, but do not go looking for emotional complexities and nuance, On the other side it keeps you occupied but makes you feel empty."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eternally Confused and Eager for Love 2022 web series debuts 2022 Indian television series debuts Indian comedy web series Indian drama web series Hindi-language Netflix original programming