Bobby's Friends(2023)
Hindi105 mins
Little Bobby goes missing after the separation of his parents, who decide to talk to his friends to find out where he might be. But who are Bobby's friends?
Director:Sudipa Chatterjee
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefuluplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- hoichoi, Amazon Prime Video (Hoichoi Channel), Airtel Xstream Play, Watcho
- Theatrical Release
- 3 November 2023
- Director
- Sudipa Chatterjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
Storyline
A little boy named Bobby disappears after his parents split up. To find him, they try talking to his friends. The search leads them to wonder who Bobby's friends really are.
“When a boy disappears, his only clues are imaginary.”
Film Details
105Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date3 November 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefuluplifting
Themes
familyfriendshipidentitysurvival
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
S
Saptarshi Basu RorchowdhuryBobby
→#2
S
Subhasish MukherjeeShibu Dadu
→#3
K
Kaushik SenBobby's Father
→#4
S
Sreelekha MitraBobby's Mother
→#5
P
Paran BanerjeeBobby's Grandfather
→#6
K
Kalyani MondalBobby's Grandmother
→#7
S
Sudipa ChatterjeeDirector
→#8
A
Akash ChatterjeeCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director Sudipa Chatterjee is also a well-known television actress in India.
- This movie was originally planned for a direct-to-digital release but later had a theatrical run.
- The child actor playing Bobby, Vihaan Samat, had previously acted in the popular series 'Little Things'.
- The story explores themes of parental separation from a child's perspective, a less common focus in Hindi family films.
- Parts of the film were shot in real school locations in Mumbai to create an authentic setting.
- The film's title plays on the mystery of the friends, as they are not all human characters.
- It received a limited release, primarily in metropolitan cities, rather than a wide nationwide distribution.