Happy Family: Conditions Apply
Happy Family: Conditions Apply is a 2023 Indian Hindi language comedy family-based television series for Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed and produced by Jamnadas Majethia and Aatish Kapadia.[1] It stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Raj Babbar, Atul Kulkarni and Ayesha Jhulka.[2][3]
| Happy Family: Conditions Apply | |
|---|---|
 Release poster | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Jamnadas Majethia Aatish Kapadia |
| Starring | Ratna Pathak Shah Raj Babbar Atul Kulkarni Ayesha Jhulka |
| Music by | Hiral Viradia Sony Music India |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jamnadas Majethia Aatish Kapadia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Hatsoff Production |
| Release | |
| Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Original release | 10 March 2023 – present |
Plot
Revolving around the lives of four generations of the Dholakias, Happy Family shows how most families are dysfunctional, and are a blend of traditional and modern values. The Dholakias are known for their high-spirited personalities and inimitable idiosyncrasies. These quirks land them in situations that are hilarious and quirky.[4]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Truth, Dare, And Dhamaal" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 10, 2023 | |
| In the episode, the introduction has been done. Hemlata Dholakia and her husband Mansukhlal Dholakia lives with their son, Ramesh Dholakia who lives with her wife, Pallavi Dhokalia (Pallu) along with their daughter Ayushi Dholakia and son Sanjuoy Dholakia and his wife Tisca Dholakia and their son. On one day, they visit a park for a vacation, where Ayushi decides to play a game of 'Truth and Dare' where the water bottle has been moved towards Sanjuoy and forced him to say the truth, where he reveals the decision of buying a new flat which was done one year ago to the family. But, after hearing the decision, Ramesh gets shock and asked why Sanjuoy wants to buy a new flat, but he didn't answered. However, Ramesh tried hard to convince Sanjuoy not to buy flat. But he was not being convinced. Meanwhile, Hemlata continues to blame Tisca for the decision of buying new flat. But she denied. After some days, Hemlata's another son Suresh who lives in US gave another shock to Hemlata, saying that he married a Kenyan-American girl last week while in Las Vegas. She got disappointed and ashamed that instead of marrying a Gujarati girl, he married a foreigner. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Who Stole My Happiness?" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 10, 2023 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Catch Me If You Can" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 10, 2023 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Papa Do Preach, Don't Sing" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 10, 2023 | |
| 5 | 5 | "To Go or Not To Go" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 17, 2023 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Number 1 Bahu" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 17, 2023 | |
| 7 | 7 | "A Reception, And A Deception" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 24, 2023 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Trading Places" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 24, 2023 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Happy Family, Conditions Apply" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 31, 2023 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Last Supper" | Jamnadas Majethia | March 31, 2023 | |
Cast
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Hemlata Mansukhlal Dholakia (Hemu/Hemudi)
- Raj Babbar as Mansukhlal Dholakia
- Atul Kulkarni as Ramesh Dholakia
- Ayesha Jhulka as Pallavi Dholakia (Pallu)
- Raunaq Kamdar as Sanjuoy Dholakia (Sanjay/Sanju)
- Meenal Sahu as Tisca Singh Dholakia
- Jatin Suri as Superstar Shalom Khan
- Sanah Kapur as Ayushi Dholakia
- Atul Kumar as Suresh Dholakia
- Paresh Ganatra as Dr. Jatin Kumar
- Pranoti Pradhan as Dr. Falguni Kumar "Falu" (nee Dholakia)
- Karamjeet Madonna as News Reader
- Margaret Wanjiku Kariuki as Kwamboka Dholakia
- Swati Das as Kanakavalli
- Neha Jhulka as Diana Cabinetmaker
- Waqar Khan as Gregory
- Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal as Sheela Maasi
- Vinayak Ketkar as Manager of the Hotel
Soundtrack
The tracks of this series were released on 13 March 2023 by Sony Music and Amazon Prime Video.[5][6]
| Happy Family: Conditions Apply | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Hiral Viradia, Vishal Mishra | |
| Released | 13 March 2023[7] |
| Recorded | 2023 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 5:55 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Sony Music |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Family – Title Track" | Hiral Viradia | Sony Music | Hiral Viradia Vishal Mishra Pooja Tiwari Sarthak Kalyani | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Gujarati Naar" | Hiral Viradia | Sony Music | Hiral Viradia Pooja Tiwari | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 5:55 | ||||
Reception
The trailer was launched on 3 March 2023.[8] During the first screening of the series just before the release of it on 9 March 2023, several actors including Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak, Aanjjan Srivastav, Sarita Joshi, Hussain Kuwajerwala and others were present in the screening in Mumbai, who have praised the series as a leading family comedy series that everyone should watch.[9] Archika Khurrana of Times of India gave it 4 stars out of 5 praising the direction, comedy and performance of the ensemble cast. she stated that this series did not a single dull moment.[10] Nirmal Gayatri of Pinkvilla also gave 4 stars out of 5 praises the Ratna Pathak Shah and in her final conclusion she said "Happy Family: Conditions Apply" is the ideal remedy for your yearning spirit if you want to binge on a weekend show during the workweek.[11] News18 gave the series 3.5 out of 5, and said it includes much comedy like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Khichdi, which were directed by Jamnadas Majethia and Aatish Kapadia. Happy Family puts an upper-middle-class Gujarati family's lives in focus, all while being relative.[12] Tushar Joshi of India Today rated the series 3.5/5 and wrote "The biggest USP of the show is the writing and the direction. Keeping the scenes as real and relatable as possible, you get drawn into the lives of these characters. Their fights, worries, wins and defeats suddenly seem to be all yours."[4]
References
- "'Happy Family: Conditions Apply' to premiere on March 10". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "Happy Family Conditions Apply trailer: Ratna Pathak Shah, Raj Babbar play Gujarati couple you will fall in love with". Hindustan Times. 3 March 2023.
- "Amazon Prime Video to stream new original 'Happy Family Conditions Apply'". Mint. 9 March 2023.
- "Happy Family Conditions Apply Review: Ratna Pathak shines in this old-school comedy that'll remind you of simpler times". India Today. 10 March 2023.
- "Happy Family Conditions Apply (Original Series)". Spotify. 13 March 2023.
- "Happy Family Conditions Apply (Original Series)". JioSaavn. 13 March 2023.
- "Happy Family: Conditions Apply". Retrieved 13 March 2023 – via JioSaavn.
- "Happy Family Conditions Apply Trailer: Raj Babbar, Ratna Pathak Shah Starrer Family Drama Is Loaded With Comedy". ABP Live. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Celebs grace the special screening of Happy Family: Conditions Apply". The Tribune. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Khurrana, Archika (10 March 2023). "HAPPY FAMILY SEASON 1 REVIEW : NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN THIS FAMILIAL DRAMA". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- Gayatri, Nirmal (10 March 2023). "Happy Family: Conditions Apply Review: Want to de-stress? Watch this Ratna Pathak Shah's comedy show". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- "Happy Family Review: Good Old Sarabhai vs Sarabhai And Khichdi Days Return But Conditions Apply". News18. 10 March 2023.