The series explores themes of ambition, societal pressure, familial duty and the fragility of dreams.
Lafangey, the coming-of-age drama series, has been released on the OTT platform Amazon MX Player. Co-directed by Abhishek Yadav and Prem Mistry, it features YouTuber Harsh Beniwal, Gagan Arora and Anud Singh Dhaka in significant roles. The six-episode series follows the story of three childhood friends—Chaitanya (Anud Singh Dhaka), Rohan (Gagan Arora) and Kamlesh (Harsh Beniwal) as they navigate the highs and lows of adulthood, juggling among ambition, relationships and societal pressure. Their friendship is challenged and strengthened as they face life’s uncertainty on this journey of maturation.
Several cinephile have already shared their reactions to the series on X, most of which suggest that the show could be a good watch for this weekend.
An X user wrote, “Worth a shot. Lafangey brings fun characters and easy-going vibes. It’s not groundbreaking, but a nice one-time watch for sure.” Another person shared, “Harsh, Gagan aur Anud ne apne roles mein jaan daal di hai. Yeh series dosti, sapne aur zindagi ke struggles ko ek emotional aur relatable tareeke se dikhaati hai (Harsh, Gagan and Anud have put their lives into their roles. This series shows friendship, dreams and the struggles of life in an emotional and relatable way).”
One of the users mentioned, “Harsh Beniwal shines as Kamlesh with charm and emotional depth. Gagan and Anud ring realism to their roles, making them highly relatable for every middle-class youth.”
A user talked about a particular scene of the series and how it resonated with her. “I watched Lafangey of Harsh Beniwal. The scene where her sister-in-law said Beta Rote hue ladko ko ladki pasand nahi karti so move on from her. And his story is exactly the same as mine. This scene hit me a lot. I should wake up and smell the coffee now,” the individual noted.
Talking about Harsh, he is a renowned YouTuber with more than 1.6 crore subscribers. He has also been a part of Tiger Shroff and Ananya Panday’s Student of the Year 2, a web series Heartbeats, Campus Diaries and Who’s Your Daddy? Gagan, on the other hand, is known for his performances in shows like College Romance, Tabbar, Girls Hostel and others. Lastly, Anud has appeared in films like Janhit Mein Jaari and One Upon Two Times.
