Sambhlo Chho season 2 review: A pale cousin of the first season

2.5/5

Story:

Archan Trivedi joins the second season of Sambhlo Chho season 2. He plays the narrator for a poem penned by Gijubhai Badheka. Various child artists join him in narrating various tales penned by the legendary poet.

Review:

Sambhlo Chho is back with its second season but fails to match up to the first one. The well-known actors have been replaced by child artists. While that could have added to the appeal of the show, Sambhlo Chho season 2 falters with the very essence of the show - acting while narrating.

Right from Abhinay Banker narrating the stories to Aarti Patel enacting them, the first season had a lot going in its favour. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the second season.

The first episode of the show is confusing and unimpressive. Neither children nor the narrator bring in any spark to the story. The second episode is a disappointment too. You could see the kids read more and act less, which does not help in telling the story in an interesting way at all. The narrator, Archan Trivedi, is quite a delight in the third episode. The four-minute clip talks about parents' sacrifices in the most beautiful manner.

The proceedings get slightly better in the fourth episode with the performances. Child artist Vishal Thakkar is mildly impressive as the rat. He is, in fact, the best actor among all the child artists. Rishi Panchal comes a close second-best among the child actors. Even though there are moments when he needs to refer to the script, it never affects his performance, which makes it a good watch.

While the performances range from embarrassing to mediocre, the script of Sambhlo Chho season 2 isn't very appealing either. The stories are half-baked, rushed and do not have any moral unlike Sambhlo Chho season 1.

Verdict:

Skip the second season of Sambhlo Chho. Better read Gijubhai's poems by yourself. If you want to witness some powerful acting, then watch season 1 once again and hope that season 3 will bring something close to that in terms of the viewing experience.