Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 18: A few weeks after the tragic deaths of three girls in Ghaziabad triggered a debate around the influence of online content, Sudip Sharma’s Kohrra Season 2 turns the spotlight inward — towards the emotional and physical violence inflicted on children within their own homes.
While initial reactions in the Ghaziabad case hinted at internet consumption as a possible trigger, subsequent investigations pointed to a deeply troubled domestic environment marked by financial distress, lack of education and alleged parental abuse. The series echoes this uncomfortable truth, suggesting that the real damage often begins at home.
In Kohrra 2, Sharma makes parental guilt, neglect and ignorance central to the narrative. The show portrays homes not as safe havens but as spaces where children silently absorb trauma born of adult decisions. Set against the socio-economic anxieties of Punjab, the series suggests that just as the state risks losing its youth to migration and despair, the next generation is also struggling within fractured households.
Early episodes depict two young girls witnessing the fallout of adult chaos — from discovering their aunt’s body in a barn to seeing their father slap his sister. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that their home is riddled with betrayal, violence and moral decay. Their father engages in an affair and resorts to physical aggression, while their mother, consumed by resentment, hires a killer. The series raises a haunting question: when these children grow up carrying deep scars, will society blame generational trauma or the content they consume?
The theme of fractured parent-child relationships continues through other characters. Amarpal Garundi, played by Barun Sobti, is entangled in guilt over a past relationship with his pregnant sister-in-law Rajji, invited into the household by his wife. The emotional fallout of these relationships foreshadows a troubled future for the newborn child at the centre of this web.
Preet, portrayed by Pooja Bhamrrah, leaves behind children who last saw their father slap her. Her husband Sam, played by Rannvijay Singha, realises the consequences of his actions only after tragedy strikes, choosing to prioritise his children too late to undo the damage.
At the heart of the season is Dhanwant, played by Mona Singh, who seeks another child through IVF after losing her teenage son Nihal in a bike accident caused by her intoxicated husband. Her grief and her husband’s guilt underline the show’s recurring motif — harm is not always intentional, but its impact is irreversible.
Through its layered storytelling, Kohrra 2 examines how parental choices, emotional volatility and unresolved guilt shape the psyche of children. By grounding its narrative in the social realities of Punjab, the series paints a sombre picture of a generation growing up in emotionally fractured homes.
Rather than placing blame on external influences alone, the show urges viewers to confront the violence — physical and emotional — that often unfolds behind closed doors, hinting at a bleak future if such cycles remain unbroken.