 "The Mehta Boys Movie Review: Complex father-son relationship shown brilliantly by Boman Irani & Avinash Tiwary")
Director: Boman Irani
Cast: Boman Irani, Avinash Tiwary, Puja Sarup and Shreya Chaudhry
A deep and intense father-son relationship gets even more complex when the son returns home after the death of the mother. The Mehta Boys is a relatable story of every house which shows that your relationship with your son is not as simple as you think it to be. The nuanced performances of the entire cast Boman Irani, Avinash Tiwary, Puja Sarup and Shreya Chaudhry has made the film an intense and engaging watch.
The Mehta Boys after being shown in several film festivals, will be released on Amazon Prime Video. An intensely complex film where Boman Irani is the actor, director and also the script writer. The film tells how the problem in the father-son relationship starts when those wisps of moustaches start coming out and the son develops an independent opinion of their own. The Mehta Brothers follows the strained and distant relationship of Shiv Mehta (Boman Irani), a retired widower and her son Amay (Avinash Tiwary), an architect working in Mumbai. Set in Navsari, Gujarat where Shiv lives, but after the death of his wife he is planning to move to the US with his daughter Anu (Puja Sarup).
Little did we know that a father-son relationship can be laced with jealousy. You really want your son to succeed, but at the same time you are threatened by the fact that he might go ahead of you. The little boy whom you used to think to be good for nothing is having an opinion about himself and knows where he lies and you as a father are unable to digest the fact that he is not running to you for advice.
All the actors in the show has given their best, whether it is Boman Irani, an old father filled with false vanity and ego who can’t get over the death of his wife, Avinash Tiwary who plays the role of an equally egoistic son and the brilliant Puja Sarup who is so sandwiched by the egos of the two Mehta that she doesn’t even have the time to grieve.
Every individual watching The Mehta Boys , will feel that they too have at some point of life gone through this deeply complex family issues when you think that you are better than what your parents think you to be and you don’t want to be tied by those invisible chains of their wants and their idea of parenting. A beautifully crafted drama made even more relatable by each of the characters who have an important role to play will make you think and go back to your father and ask, “Hey! what went wrong between the two of us?”
Rating: 3 and half out of 5
The Mehta Boys is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video in India and over 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 7.
WATCH the trailer of The Mehta Boys here:
Lachmi Deb Roy is the entertainment editor of Firtspost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. Her interviews are called 'Not Just Bollywood' because she takes huge interest in world cinema. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until its a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too.