Mental health issues are still a taboo in Indian families, and the Perfect Family wishes to break that taboo in the smoothest manner. This recent YouTube dramedy by Jar Pictures starring Neha Dhupia, Gulshan Devaiah, and Manoj Pahwa is about a seemingly perfect family (Karkaria) who are actually forced to therapy. The series with 8 episodes takes the audience on their therapy journey, bringing in an insightful look at family dynamics.
Perfect Family: Cast, Plot Overview, And More
Directed by Sachin Pathak and released under Pankaj Tripathi’s production banner Jar Pictures, Perfect Family is the Karkaria family’s therapy journey. The series has 8 episodes, with each episode lasting up to 30- 45 minutes, released on YouTube on a pay model.
This means that after watching the first two free episodes, you will have to pay a one-time fee to unlock the other 6 episodes. You can scan the QR code displayed after the second episode and pay a one-time fee of INR 59 to watch the rest of the episodes.
The story plot is based on the Karkaria family based in Delhi, which includes Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa, Gulshan Devaiah, Kaveri Seth, and Girija Oak, in the main roles. The seemingly happy and perfect family is forced to take therapy sessions, which are conducted by Neha Dhupia, because of Gulshan and Girija’s daughter. As the family takes sessions just to obtain a certificate in ‘Family Therapy,’ they tackle important conversations about their mental being while talking about their emotions.
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Why Should You Watch It?
Perfect Family: Therapy Ka Safar is surely one of those movies that you must watch with your family, but for a different reason. It is the perfect movie to introduce your family to understanding mental health issues and their existence. This series will surely help break taboos in families that tend to deny the existence of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and other mental health issues in a very fun manner.
The way the family, with every therapy session, slowly deep dives into every aspect and relationship in the family, thus disclosing each person’s hidden emotions, is complete genius.
Summing Up
Beautifully presented by Jar Productions, Perfect Family is surely a conversation starter about mental health in any Indian family. So make sure you sit down with your entire family to help them understand the importance of mental well-being in a light-hearted yet deep manner.
