Shastry Viruddh Shastry

What a gem of a movie on Netflix! Kudos to directors Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, who are known to have delivered many great films in the Bengali film industry. Shastry Virudhh Shastry, a remake of Bengali film Posto, is bound to touch a chord with those dealing with modern-day parenting. There are many Indian households where grandparents pay an active role in raising children, while the parents are slogging it off to win bread for the family. This particular tale is about what happens when these parents decide to take the child with them abroad. By now, the grandparents' world has already started revolving around the child. The matter leads to court and despite living in the same house, the parents and the grandparents fight it out legally. An innocent film that is rooted in reality, Shastry Virudhh Shastry is a must-watch this season!

It's a very good story, narrative, the first two-thirds of it are really good, the story developed well, but it didn't pack the punch that it had the potential for. A lot of things were unrealistic, like the father and son having a case against each other, yet sitting together and eating. The ending was also weird, very strange. Also, why couldn't they all stay together? They never convinced guruji to come with them, there are a lot of unexplainable things in the story. But the acting was good, by a lot of actors, Paresh Rawal was brilliant as always. The movie made me cry at one point, but again, it had a lot of potential and could have been much much better. Sad it didn't end the way or carry the potential it had till the end.

If you hadn't watched original bengali movie 'Posto' then this is your time to watch one of the must watch movies about family bonding and relationship centered around a small child who is heart of all.

The story narration and script is one of the best I have come across and the acting by various actors is cherry on the top.

Movie has plenty of emotional areas with touch of joy,happiness,sadness which will make you feel the same .

The movie is completely centered around a family and will have too much resemblance to our day to day life and activities.

I would like to give 7.5 stars to this movie and is recommended must watch.

Shastry vs Shastry has completely won my heart. What a magnificent film on such a difficult subject where parents and grandparents stake claims on a child and the latter, bound by love, doesn't know what he really wants. The child actor Kabir Pahwa is a revelation in himself and is believable when he's clinging onto his grandfather's shirt or observing his parents at the dinner table. Despite being small, he came across as a very good actor. Being a big fan of Paresh Rawal, I truly felt this film adds a lot to his already-beautiful filmography. What a heart-warming performance as a grandfather, who is strict to his own son, but can move mountains for his grandchild. The film delves into a middle-class home and brings out many a wonderful moment. I was particularly moved by the mother's dilemma. Played gracefully by Bengali actor Mimi Chakraborty, the character embodies modern-day motherhood.

Acting of the son wasn't convincing, he was not able to convey his frustration and anger. He is angry in one scene and very next, he is singing a song. You needed someone stronger there against paresh rawal to play that scene. He challenges his father in one scene and is begging him in the next, very stupid scene.

The plot was good, story was good. Courtroom scenes are good and logical with good appeals from both side. Both side lawyers have played good role.

In the middle of all this, movie tries to talk about social issues like grandparents being parents for their grandchildren in India and US, which does not makes sense and jumps out of nowhere.

Movie could have been much better if it explained the son father chemistry properly and with some insights.