# Home (2018 TV series)
**Home** is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama web series created by [Ekta Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekta-kapoor) for the streaming platform [ALTBalaji](https://www.edgepedia.org/altbalaji), directed by Habib Faisal and centered on a middle-class Mumbai family fighting an eviction notice that declares their apartment building illegal construction.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDsG4EXw50) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/) It should not be confused with other 2018 series of the same name, such as the Channel 4 British sitcom about a Syrian refugee or an American comedy series on IMDb.[3](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/theres-no-place-home-c4-commissions-rufus-jones-new-comedy) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7149544/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Platform and studio | ALTBalaji, the video-on-demand platform of Balaji Telefilms; created by Ekta Kapoor[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDsG4EXw50) • [5](https://tv.apple.com/in/show/home/umc.cmc.6gdqpkmav27t8jm4qxfp13lht) |
| Release | August 29, 2018 (India); first six episodes streamed that day, the remaining six on September 21, 2018[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/) • [6](https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood_news/the-remaining-6-episodes-of-habib-faisals-home-are-streaming-now-on-altbalaji/425178) |
| Format | One season of 12 episodes, roughly 20 to 27 minutes each, in Hindi[5](https://tv.apple.com/in/show/home/umc.cmc.6gdqpkmav27t8jm4qxfp13lht) • [7](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/home/bb9f04bff34058239ad01909e91cb215) |
| Director and writer | Habib Faisal (his digital debut), with Neeraj Udhwani as writer and Samir Khurana as creative director[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html) • [9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/fullcredits/) |
| Main cast | Annu Kapoor, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Amol Parashar, Chetna Pande, Parikshit Sahni, and Himani Shivpuri[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/fullcredits/) |
| Real-life basis | Partly inspired by the Campa Cola Compound case in Worli, Mumbai[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html) |
| Audience rating | 8.1/10 on IMDb from 281 user ratings[10](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/ratings/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and story
The series follows the Sethis, a middle-class family living in the fictional Kalakruti Society in Mumbai. Their world is upended when the municipal authorities serve an eviction notice declaring the apartment an illegal construction, owing to lapses by the builder, and the family and their neighbors fight to save their homes.[11](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/home-2018) • [12](https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/home-alt-balaji-web-series-review-annu-kapoor-supriya-pilgaonkar)
The family spans three generations. The patriarch Brij Sethi ([Parikshit Sahni](https://www.edgepedia.org/parikshit-sahni)) is a lawyer who unwittingly triggers the crisis when he takes the municipality to court over water-supply overbilling, and the court case reveals that the entire complex is unauthorized.[12](https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/home-alt-balaji-web-series-review-annu-kapoor-supriya-pilgaonkar) • [13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story") His son Himansh ([Annu Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/annu-kapoor)) works for a travel company after his own travel business failed, and his wife Vandana ([Supriya Pilgaonkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/supriya-pilgaonkar)) starts a tiffin delivery service to add to the family income.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story") The younger generation brings its own pressures: son Vansh (Amol Parashar) wants to study abroad and resents the family's finances, while daughter Hina (Chetna Pande) returns home after a row with her alcoholic husband.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story") Personal setbacks pile on alongside the demolition threat, including a suspicious swelling on Vandana's breast that leads to a health emergency, and legal fees the society struggles to pay.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story")
The story is told largely through the eyes of the youngest son, Vansh, giving the demolition drama a coming-of-age dimension.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story") The series opens with a visual familiar from news coverage of the real case: residents forming a human chain to block bulldozers, civic officials, and police from entering the society.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story")
## The Campa Cola inspiration
The premise is drawn from the Campa Cola Compound controversy in Worli, Mumbai. In the 2014 stage of that case, the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of 35 illegal floors of the housing society, and around 250 families were threatened with eviction.[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html) The residents' protracted legal battle received wide media attention, in part because it exposed upper-middle-class residents to the kind of eviction threat more usually associated with slums and unauthorized settlements.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story")
Producer Ekta Kapoor said the idea came from her father, the actor [Jeetendra](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeetendra), who pointed out buildings marked for demolition during a drive home from a Ganpati festival and described housing as a crisis worldwide.[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html) Director Habib Faisal stressed that the show is fictional, with its own story and complications, and that the society's name was changed to Kalakruti; he framed the theme as how precarious middle-class life is when the system can order a house demolished.[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/home-habib-faisal-5302250/)
## Production
Home marked Habib Faisal's debut in digital content. He was known for the Bollywood films *Ishaqzaade*, *[Daawat-e-Ishq](https://www.edgepedia.org/daawat-e-ishq)*, and *Qaidi Band*, and said he was initially apprehensive about the web format after a career making feature films, describing the switch as an exciting challenge.[8](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html) • [14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/home-habib-faisal-5302250/) Neeraj Udhwani wrote the series and Samir Khurana served as creative director.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/fullcredits/) The 12-episode season was in post-production in August 2018, and the first six episodes streamed on the ALTBalaji app and website from August 29, 2018, with the remaining six following on September 21.[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/home-habib-faisal-5302250/) • [6](https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood_news/the-remaining-6-episodes-of-habib-faisals-home-are-streaming-now-on-altbalaji/425178)
## Reception
Critics responded warmly to the performances while dividing on the writing. A Rediff review praised the combination of reliable veterans and middle-class sentimentality, comparing its appeal to Faisal's film *Do Dooni Chaar*, and singled out Supriya Pilgaonkar's performance as the strongest, while judging the writing uneven and the younger characters' subplots distracting.[15](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/have-you-watched-home-yet-you-should/20180904.htm) Scroll.in called the series warm but dull, crediting Pilgaonkar with being in top form and noting that the show captures the debate around the [Campa Cola](https://www.edgepedia.org/campa-cola) row, including why owners bought illegally built property in the first place, but found the pace lagging after a strong opening and the compounding misfortunes tiresome.[13](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story") The Quint, reviewing the first three episodes, found the story relatable and moving, praising the dialogue delivery and Faisal's depiction of middle-class struggle, and noted the show avoids the melodrama of typical television soap operas.[12](https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/home-alt-balaji-web-series-review-annu-kapoor-supriya-pilgaonkar)
On IMDb the series holds a weighted user rating of 8.1/10 from 281 votes, with the highest-rated episodes among the early ones.[10](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/ratings/) As of the most recent streaming data, the series is available free with ads on [MX Player](https://www.edgepedia.org/mx-player) in India.[11](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/home-2018)
## References
1. [HOME Full Episode | ALTT Balaji Web Series, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDsG4EXw50)
2. [Home (TV Series 2018– ), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/)
3. [There's no place like Home: C4 commissions Rufus Jones' new comedy, Channel 4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/theres-no-place-home-c4-commissions-rufus-jones-new-comedy)
4. [Home (TV Series), IMDb (US comedy series)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7149544/)
5. [Home, Apple TV (India)](https://tv.apple.com/in/show/home/umc.cmc.6gdqpkmav27t8jm4qxfp13lht)
6. [The Remaining 6 Episodes Of Habib Faisal's HOME Are Streaming Now On ALTBalaji, Business of Cinema](https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood_news/the-remaining-6-episodes-of-habib-faisals-home-are-streaming-now-on-altbalaji/425178)
7. [Home TV Show, JioTV](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/home/bb9f04bff34058239ad01909e91cb215)
8. [AltBalaji's web-series Home explores the housing crisis in Mumbai, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Aug/17/altbalajis-web-series-home-explores-the-housing-crisis-in-mumbai-7472.html)
9. [Home (2018) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/fullcredits/)
10. [Home (TV Series 2018– ) Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8325314/ratings/)
11. [Home (2018) watch online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/home-2018)
12. [Review: Relatable and Moving, 'Home' Manages To Strike A Chord, The Quint](https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/home-alt-balaji-web-series-review-annu-kapoor-supriya-pilgaonkar)
13. [AltBalaji's 'Home' has a lot of heart, but not enough of a story, Scroll.in](https://scroll.in/reel/895919/altbalajis-home-has-a-lot-of-heart-but-not-enough-of-a-story")
14. [Habib Faisal: Human spirit of Campa Cola case inspired Home, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/home-habib-faisal-5302250/)
15. [Have you watched Home yet? You should, Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/have-you-watched-home-yet-you-should/20180904.htm)
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