''The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family'' is a 2018

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platform

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. The series stars

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s and revolves around the relationships between the brothers and their families, heartbreaks and breakdowns. The series is available for streaming on the

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App and its associated websites since its release date.

Plot

The series revolves around a Ranaut family and explores the estranged relationships between two brothers Samar Ranaut (

) and Vikram Ranaut (

). The story begins when Samar, Vikram's estranged brother returns home with his wife after having fled both from home and the army 8 years ago. After his return begins an unusual family reunion that escalates into a series of heartbreaks, betrayals, and emotional breakdowns, questioning the trust in every relationship.

Cast

as Vikram Ranaut (Ex.Army Officer), Samar's elder brother *

as Samar Ranaut, Vikram's younger brother *

Swaroop Sampat Dr. Swaroop Rawal (née Sampat; born 3 November 1958) is an Indian actress who has acted in several Hindi language films such as '' Naram Garam'' and ''Nakhuda'' and is known for her performance in television serials like ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi' ...

as Premlata Ranaut, mother of Vikram and Samar *

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as Geeta Ranaut, wife of Vikram Ranaut * Eisha Chopra as Sonali Ranaut, wife of Samar Ranaut *

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as Aditi Ranaut (daughter of Vikram and Geeta Ranaut) * Prithviraj Sarnaik as Mridual Ranaut (son of Vikram and Geeta Ranaut)

Episodes

* Episode 1: Meet The Ranauts. * Episode 2: The Wedding Fiasco. * Episode 3: The Aftermath. * Episode 4: A Deadly Secret. * Episode 5: Wounds of the Past. * Episode 6: It Happened One Night. * Episode 7: Testing Times. * Episode 8: The Beginning of the End. * Episode 9: A Life Less Ordinary. * Episode 10: A Glimmer of Hope.

Reception

Nicole of

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writes "Beyond its contemporary packaging, ''TGIDF'' doesn’t reinvent the wheel. But it’s entertaining nonetheless much in a way that watching a mindless Bollywood flick is."

References

External links

Watch The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family on ALT Balaji website
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