In a streaming world full of flashy youth dramas, Lafangey bucks the trend. Now available on Amazon MX Player, this six-episode series unfolds the everyday fallout when carefree college days meet a harsh, unforgiving adult world.
Lafangey follows three long-time friends—Kamlesh (Harsh Beniwal), Rohan (Gagan Arora), and Chaitanya (Anud Singh Dhaka) as they drift from college camaraderie to an increasingly uncertain future.
From College Legends to Career Letdowns
The show opens with late-night laughs and nostalgic banter. These “lafaangey” buddies thrived on youth, attitude, and a sense that the world would just… work out. But once the college bubble bursts, the grind begins: job searches, rejections, and creative ideas that land nowhere. There are no dramatic fallouts, just the slow fading of hope.
Chaitanya pawns his college diploma for teaching and then moves on to betting; Rohan moves in with Ishita and becomes a salesman in an electronics store, chasing another shot at success; and Kamlesh, played with surprising depth by Beniwal, clings to his humor even as pressure builds and struggles to become an actor while having doubts if he is a good one or were his college acts just a way of passing time.
Tension Through Everyday Strain
What makes Lafangey stand out is how real and, in some cases, tragic, the consequences feel. Chaitanya, once seen as the smart one in the group, eventually gets caught in the lure of easy money through online betting. What begins as a desperate attempt to earn quickly spirals out of control, and by the end of the series, he’s behind bars.
The show doesn’t exaggerate his fall. There’s no dramatic music or courtroom climax. Just a slow, believable unraveling—highlighting how financial pressure, unemployment, and a lack of direction can push even the most well-meaning people into dangerous territory.
Relationships Tested, Respect Lost
A storyline worth noting features Rohan and his college girlfriend Ishita (Barkha Singh). Their dynamic begins solid but subtly shifts. As career stress mounts, old jokes turn sharp, timing falters, and admiration fades. The breakup isn’t cinematic, it’s a quiet unraveling, which somehow makes it hit harder.
Performances That Balance Humor and Heartbreak
Harsh Beniwal, typically seen in light Sketch videos, surprises as Kamlesh. He carries the character’s desperation behind smile lines and casual quips. It’s his most nuanced turn yet.
Gagan Arora as Rohan and Anud Singh Dhaka as Chaitanya provide a perfect counterbalance, one grounded in admiration for structure, the other grasping at survival. And Barkha Singh’s Ishita? She feels like the person many viewers know—unsung, hardworking, and often under pressure.
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Final Thoughts: Lafangey Feels Like Today
This is not an escapist series. It’s not a feel-good drama either. What Lafangey does, and does well, is hold a mirror up to a generation caught between expectation and exhaustion. It’s a show about slow-burning disappointment, about when earnest plans meet systemic apathy, and what people do when hope isn’t enough.
If you’ve ever wondered why some kids walk straight out of college without a job or a backup plan, this series may be hard to watch but hard to look away from, too.
Now streaming on Amazon MX Player, Lafangey is definitely worth your time, not because it entertains, but because it understands.
Writer – Subham Choudhary