The Lift Boy

Netflix new offering "The Lift Boy" is a sweet story about a boy who struggle to pass engineering exam because one paper. How his employer helps him and also teaches him few important lesson of life.

Direction

This slice of life movie on Netflix is sweet and heart warming. Director Jonathan Augustin shows you Mumbai and its struggle from the lens which has been seen earlier but it's refreshing. This small movie does not have too much of drama but it has soul. Director has managed to show what he wants to say.

Performance & Story

Moin Khan as Raju has to work as a lift man to cover up his father Krishna (Saagar Kale) to make sure his father job. Krishna who suffered a heart attack & his wife has been working hard to make sure their son Raju one day becomes an engineer. Raju's struggle initial hesitation and shame makes him hate the job but gradually Raju starts enjoying the job because of Princess (a girl who is being forced to be an actress by her mother). But the story is between Raju & Mrs. Maureen D'souza (Nyla Massod). The relationship between them is pure and heart warming. Both actors are really good and plays their character very well. Few character are caricature of typical mother, typical neighbor and typical friend but main two character manage to hold you.

Music & Background score

This movie is weak in background score. Though a full fledged song was not required but Director should have worked Background music.

Overall

Decent,slice of life movie to watch, it is not boring but does not promises to give you mind blowing story.

Well scripted with heart touching screenplay, highly recommend to all sorts of audians

I Never wrote a review before but this movie compelled me to write one. The story itself is a sheer brilliance and the direction and portrayal of each character is so unique yet so relatable. Each actor completely justifies its role. Every second of this movie is breathtaking and will inspire you in a simple and subtle way. An Oscar worth cinema. Watch it and fell in love with simplicity with which it portrays.

It's not a common coming of age movie we all know about. It's a tale of everything such affection, love and bonding. I give director full marks for his vision but i think direction might be better in places but we can ignore that little flaws. Netflix once again provides a winner.

The boy who plays raju i can relate to him. He has a bright future. Mrs D'Souza is fantastic in this movie. Shawn also good. But i was looking forward to the relations between princess and raju. Some plots are half baked but i can overlook these.

Thank you Netflix for this beautiful heartwarming movie to go through this tough lockdown days. Thank you Augustine.

After some time, I feel relaxed watching a satisfying story, a story of a boy trying to clear a drawing subject of his engineering, how stumbles upon a Temporary job of a lift boy! The lift boy is about hope, efforts and success! A very sweet and simple story which with its nicely selected character roles makes it memorable!