Shiv Shastri Balboa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Ajayan Venugopalan.
[citation needed] Shiv Shankar Shastri a retiree, widower from India, and big Rocky movie fan, moves to the USA to be with his only son.
Though they belong to different economic and social strata, these two lonely souls end up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland, which teaches that it's never too old to reinvent yourself.
[citation needed] Shiv Shastri Balboa is a comedy that discusses cultural stigma, undocumented immigration, and racism and how a man's passion for cinema can overcome it all.
[9] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Shiv Shastri Balboa is sweet, innocent and an endearing story about love, life and learnings.