Jameel Khan, the beloved Santosh Mishra from the hit Sony LIV web series Gullak, is all set to entertain viewers with season 5, scheduled to release on June 5, 2026. In an exclusive interview with IWMBuzz, the actor opens up about Gullak 5, his experience with the new actor, Anant V Joshi, who joined the show for the first time, replacing Vaibhav Raj Gupta, and more.

From season 1 to 5, how has your experience been, and if you ever thought the show would receive this crazy response that it will lead to a fifth season

If you are asking me, I think the show will reach up to 50 seasons with so much love it has received and the hard work that has been done. This is the first web series that is coming up with a fifth season; in that case, it is a very proud and happy moment. However, I didn’t think that in the first season the show would go up to the fifth season, but with the kind of love we have been receiving and the makers constantly putting in the effort, the credit goes to the entire team. And with every season, it is getting bigger and better, and my wish is that it goes from the 5th season to the 50th season.

1) From 2019 to 2026 now, every year the series has impressed viewers, so how they keep the story fresh and what the actor has given to the series from his side this time.

Jameel says that he personally brings life to the story with his performance, and so do others. He credits the makers, writer, editors, and the whole team from spot boy to the director and actor. Also emphasizes that with the quantity of middle class being so huge, there are so many incidents that 50 seasons can be made easily.

On his experience with actor Anant V Joshi, who joins the series this season replacing Vaibhav Raj Gupta as Annu Mishra

Jameel shares that he had a great experience with both Vaibhav and Anant. While talking about the chemistry, he says that it’s the actors’ work to jell with co-stars and perform their best. He emphasizes that even if someone replaces him, others will also do their part and perform, as this is their work and it’s not difficult, but the bond he has built with his co-stars is different, and it will stay with him.

On whether he got offers as he expected after Gullak

Jameel highlights that there is no use in thinking, as even before Gullak, I prefer to do projects that I feel right, and I don’t do those projects that don’t feel right. Also, sometimes I do projects for money, while many times I don’t do it even though I get too much money, and even I do projects for which I don’t even get paid. So it’s just a part and parcel of life. He further shares that he wishes to do projects with different kinds of roles.

When asked about one moment or memory that he will keep in his life, Jameel stated that the Gullak family has become a memorable moment for him.