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{{Short description|2023 hindi comedy and drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shiv Shastri Balboa
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| image =
| director = [[Ajayan Venugopalan]]
| producer = Kishore Varieth
| writer = [[Ajayan Venugopalan]]
| starring = [[Anupam Kher]] [[Neena Gupta]] [[Jugal Hansraj]] [[Nargis Fakhri]] [[Sharib Hashmi]] Aarav Desai [[Anil Joseph]]
| cinematography = Joshua Ausley
| editing = [[Praveen Prabhakar]]
| music = [[Alokananda Dasgupta]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|02|10}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
}}

'''''Shiv Shastri Balboa''''' is a 2023 Indian [[Hindi]] [[Comedy]] [[drama]] film written and directed by [[Ajayan Venugopalan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shiv Shastri Balboa|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/shiv-shastri-balboa/movieshow/84677668.cms|access-date=22 January 2023|newspaper=The Times Of India|date=21 October 2021}}</ref> The film stars [[Anupam Kher]], [[Neena Gupta]] and [[Jugal Hansraj]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anupam Kher reveals details of his 519th film Shiv Shastri Balboa, will also star Neena Gupta. See posters

|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-reveals-details-of-his-519th-film-shiv-shastri-balboa-will-also-star-neena-gupta-see-posters-101627019950198.html|website=hindustantimes.com|date=23 July 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> The film was shot mostly in [[New Jersey]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=These 15 movies were filmed, produced in N.J. towns last year. See if yours made the list.

|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/08/these-15-movies-were-filmed-produced-in-nj-towns-last-year-see-if-yours-made-the-list.html|website=nj.com|date=7 August 2022 |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> The [[soundtrack]] and background score were composed by [[Alokananda Dasgupta]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/daughter-pays-musical-tribute-to-filmmaker-on-birth-anniv/articleshow/89674560.cms |title=Kolkata: Daughter pays musical tribute to filmmaker on birth |website=Times of India|date=19 February 2022 |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> The cinematography was done by Joshua Ausley and edited by [[Praveen Prabhakar]].

== Plot ==
Shiv Shankar Shastri a retiree, a widower from [[India]], and a big [[Rocky]] movie fan move to the USA in [[Cincinnati]] 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 as being busy. Stuck in a large house alone with a dog, he is forced to befriend him and makes 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.

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.

==Cast==
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Shiv Shankar Shastri
*[[Neena Gupta]] as Elsa
*[[Jugal Hansraj]] as Rahul
*[[Sharib Hashmi]] as Sinmohan Singh
*[[Nargis Fakhri]] as Siya
* Aarav Desai as Advaith
*[[Rajat Sharma]] as himself
* Anil Joseph as Sanjeev

== Critical reception and reviews ==
Dhaval Roy of [[The Times of India]] gave 4 out of 5 ratings<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Dhaval |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Movie Review : This madventure packs quite the punch as a heartwarming and hardcore family entertainer |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/shiv-shastri-balboa/movie-review/97780101.cms |access-date=2023-02-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna of [[India TV]] gave 4 out of 5 ratings,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suvarna |first=Joyeeta Mitra |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Movie Review: How is Anupam Kher and Neena Gupta's film? Rajat Sharma's entry impresses |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/movie-review/shiv-shastri-balboa-movie-review-anupam-kher-and-neena-gupta-film-rating-rajat-sharma-entry-718 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[India TV]] |language=en}}</ref> Urmila Kori of [[Prabhat Khabar]] gave 3 out of 5 ratings,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kori |first=Urmila |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Review: जिंदगी और अपने सपनों से उम्र के हर पड़ाव पर प्यार करने की अहम सीख देती है फिल्म |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/entertainment/movie-review/shiv-shastri-balboa-review-anupam-kher-neena-gupta-nargis-fakhri-bud |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Prabhat Khabar]] |date=10 February 2023 |language=hi}}</ref> Virendra Mishra of [[Amar Ujala]] gave 3 out of 5 ratings,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Virendra |date= |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Review: जिंदगी का रोमांच रिटायरमेंट के बाद भी कैसे कायम रखें, सीखना हो तो देखिए ये फिल्म |url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/movie-review/shiv-shastri-balboa-review-in-hindi-anupam-kher-neena-gupta-jugal-hansraj-nargis-fakhri-sharib-hashmi-2023-02-12 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi}}</ref> and Roktim Rajpal of [[India Today]] gave 2.5 out of 5 ratings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajpal |first=Roktim |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Movie Review: Watch this slice-of-life drama for Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta's compelling performances |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/shiv-shastri-balboa-movie-review-slice-of-life-drama-anupam-kher-neena-gupta-compelling-performances-2333139-2023-02-10 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref>

Monika Rawal Kukreja of [[Hindustan Times]] wrote "Shiv Shastri Balboa is sweet, innocent and an endearing story about love, life and learnings.",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kukreja |first=Monika Rawal |date=2023-02-09 |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa review: Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta's warm film is a love letter to life |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shiv-shastri-balboa-review-anupam-kher-neena-gupta-s-warm-film-is-a-love-letter-to-life-101675949830699.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Rekha Khan of [[Navbharat Times]] wrote "Lovers of family and entertainment films can watch this film.",.<ref>{{Cite web |last=खान |first=रेखा |date=2023-02-10 |title=शिव शास्त्री बलबोआ में क्या है टिवस्ट? |url=http://www.navbharatgold.com/breaking-news-in-hindi/shiv-shastri-balboa-movie-review-in-hindi/story/97804003.cms |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Navbharat Times]] |language=hi}}</ref>

The film has been also reviewed by Jyotsna Rawat of [[Navodaya Times]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rawat |first=Jyotsna |date=2023-02-10 |title=Review: नए जोश और नए जज्बे के साथ जीने की सीख देती है अनुपम और नीना की Shiv Shastri Balboa |url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/filmi-duniya/anupam-kher-and-neena-guptas-shiv-shastri-balboa-review/213884/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Navodaya Times]] |language=hindi}}</ref> Manoj Vashist of [[Dainik Jagran]],.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vashist |first=Manoj |title=Shiv Shastri Balboa Review: ख्वाहिशों को पूरा करने की कहानी में रॉकी की फिलॉसफी, धीमी है फिल्म की रफ्तार |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/reviews-shiv-shastri-balboa-review-anupam-kher-neena-gupta-starrer-film-is-slow-but-steady-read-full-review-23324950.html |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] |language=hi}}</ref>

===Screenings and film festivals===

The film premiered in North America at Chicago South Asian film festival and Atlanta Indian Film Festival and received rave reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anupam Kher Expresses Joy As His Film Gets Screened At Chicago South Asian Film Festival}}</ref>

Shiv Shastri Balboa was awarded the best feature film (Runner-up) at CSAFF.<ref>{{cite web|title=CSAFF 2022 winners|url=https://www.csaff.org/|website=csaff.org|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in New Jersey]]

Shiv Shastri Balboa - Revision history

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