The Lift Boy

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The Lift Boy
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Directed byJonathan Augustin
Written byJonathan Augustin
Produced byCaroline Pictures
Starring
  • Moin Khan
  • Nyla Masood
  • Aneesha Shah
Edited byParikshhit Jha
Music byRyan Clark
Release date
  • 18 January 2019 (2019-01-18)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish

The Lift Boy is an Indian family-drama film that was released in 2019. It was written and directed by debutant Jonathan Augustin and produced by Caroline Pictures. Moin Khan and Nyla Masood appeared in leading roles in the film. The music is by Ryan Clark and edited by Parikshhit Jha. [1]

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Plot

The film is about the life of 24-year-old Raju Tawde (Moin Khan). Raju’s father who is a lift operator in a building suffers heart attack while on duty. To fill his father’s shoes while he is away, Raju takes up the job. While working he befriends Mrs. D’Souza, the owner of the building. Throughout the course, Mrs. D’Souza helps Raju to clear a pending exam for engineering drawing.

Cast

Release and reception

The film was released on 18 January 2019.

Firstpost gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated: "An optimistic coming-of-age story marred by incomplete writing". [2] Sify called it "simple yet heart warming" and gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars. [3] TheWeek gave a positive review, saying it "lifts your heart", and gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars. [4]

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References

  1. Rosario, Kennith (18 January 2019). "'Lift Boy' review: Manufactured feel-good saga". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "The Lift Boy movie review: An optimistic coming-of-age story marred by incomplete writing". Firstpost. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "The Lift Boy review: Simple yet heart-warming". Sify . Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. "Lifts your heart". The Week. Retrieved 7 May 2020.