Shiv Shastri Balboa
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Neena Gupta
Jugal Hansraj
Nargis Fakhri
Sharib Hashmi
Aarav Desai
Anil Joseph
| Shiv Shastri Balboa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ajayan Venugopalan |
| Written by | Ajayan Venugopalan |
| Produced by | Kishore Varieth |
| Starring | Anupam Kher Neena Gupta Jugal Hansraj Nargis Fakhri Sharib Hashmi Aarav Desai Anil Joseph |
| Cinematography | Joshua Ausley |
| Edited by | Praveen Prabhakar |
| Music by | Alokananda Dasgupta |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shiv Shastri Balboa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Ajayan Venugopalan.[1] The film stars Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta and Jugal Hansraj in lead roles.[2] The film was shot mostly in New Jersey, U.S.[3] The soundtrack and background score were composed by Alokananda Dasgupta.[4] The cinematography was done by Joshua Ausley and edited by Praveen Prabhakar.[citation needed]
Shiv Shankar Shastri a retiree, widower from India, and big Rocky movie fan, moves to the USA to be with his only son. He has to shoot a video of himself doing the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia for an impending interview in India, but his son refuses because he is busy. Stuck in a large house alone with a dog, he is forced to befriend him and forms an unlikely bond with an undocumented housekeeper named Elsa. Though they belong to different economic and social strata, these two lonely souls end up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland, which teaches that it's never too old to reinvent yourself. [citation needed]
Shiv Shastri Balboa is a comedy that discusses cultural stigma, undocumented immigration, and racism and how a man's passion for cinema can overcome it all.[citation needed]