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Shiv Shastri Balboa review

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2023 · Hindi · 2h 12m · Comedy, Drama · CBFC U/A
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Filmi Score
Very good
3 reviews · provisional
68
2 very good1 good
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Predictable and formulaic with weak writing, lazy pacing, a weak music track and an underused Nargis Fakhri, but Kher and Gupta's warm, engaging chemistry carries it enough to recommend.

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Summary

Shiv Shastri Balboa (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 68 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in India.

Shiv Shastri, a retiree from India and a big Rocky movie fan moves to the USA and ends up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland which teaches that it's never too old to reinvent yourself.

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Cast & crew
Directed and written by Ajayan Venugopalan
Ajayan VenugopalanWriter · Director
Joshua AusleyCinematography
Binendra MenonCinematography
Praveen PrabhakarEditing
Cast
Anupam KherLead
Neena Gupta
Jugal Hansraj
Sharib Hashmi
Hritu Deepak
Nargis Fakhri
George Banghart Jr.
Alexandra Faye Sadeghian
Sid Sharma
Aarav Desai
Alison Corriere
Nalneesh Neel
Full crew
Production designJessica Ellis
CostumePayal More

Summary

Shiv Shastri, a retiree from India and a big Rocky movie fan moves to the USA and ends up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland which teaches that it's never too old to reinvent yourself.

Shiv Shastri Balboa (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 68 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on Prime Video in India.

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What the critics said

3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic calls the film simplistic but engaging, carried by Kher and Gupta's performances, and closes by recommending it for their work even… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Shubham Kulkarni · 10 Feb 2023
Shiv Shastri Balboa Movie Review: Anupam Kher Makes Vulnerability His Strength In This Film Made With A Lot Of Heart Read it there →
Published · 3/5 Filmi’s reading 76
60
Shubhra Gupta · 10 Feb 2023
Shiv Shastri Balboa movie review: Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta save predictable film Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5 Filmi’s reading 52
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 3 readings; 2 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Shiv Shastri Balboa is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India and the UK). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Shiv Shastri Balboa?

Shiv Shastri Balboa has a Filmi Score of 68 (Very good), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 52 (The Indian Express) to 76 (Hindustan Times). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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