Shastry Viruddh Shastry(2023)
Hindi139 mins
A little boy is in a dilemma when his parents wish to take him away from his orthodox grandparents. This gives rise to a legal battle between the two for his custody.
Director:Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar, Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 3 November 2023
- Director
- Shiboprosad Mukherjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
A young boy faces a difficult choice when his parents want to move him away from his traditional grandparents. This disagreement leads to a court fight over who gets to care for him.
“A family divided. A boy caught in the middle.”
Film Details
5.7Rating
139Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date3 November 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
familyidentitylovejustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
T
Tiku TalsaniaActor
→#2
#3S
Shiv PandittMalhar
→Manoj JoshiJitesh Mehta
→#4K.K. RainaJudge
→#5
#6K
Kabir PahwaMomoji / Yaman
→Paresh RawalGuruji
→#7A
Amruta SubhashActor
→#8
N
Nina KulkarniActor
→#9
M
Mimi ChakrabortyMalika
→#10
S
Shiboprosad MukherjeeDirector
→#11
A
Ajit AndhareCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Shastry Viruddh Shastry
Cast reunions in this film: Paresh Rawal & Manoj Joshi (15 films together), Paresh Rawal & Tiku Talsania (6 films together), and Manoj Joshi & Tiku Talsania (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a Hindi remake of the Bengali movie 'Posto', which was also directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
- Actor Paresh Rawal and actress Neena Gupta play the grandparents, reuniting after their popular pairing in the TV show 'Dekh Bhai Dekh'.
- The story explores India's Guardians and Wards Act of 1890, a colonial-era law still used in child custody cases.
- The film's title is a play on words, with 'Shastry' referring to both a family name and the Sanskrit term for scriptures or rules.
- It was shot primarily in Mumbai and Panchgani, with the hill station providing the scenic backdrop for the grandfather's home.
- The young actor playing the boy, Arjun Chakrabarty, is the son of the film's director, Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
- This was one of the final film appearances of veteran actor Satish Kaushik, who played a supporting role as a lawyer.