
Movie: Shuttlecock Boys
Director: Hemant Gaba
Cast: Aakar Kaushik, Manish Nawani, Alok Kumar and Vijay Prateek
Rating: ***1/2
In an industry pioneered by the Khans and the Kapoors, it’s very unlikely to see an honest, heartwarming film that can inspire and leave you with a smile. Thanks to the era of rising indie filmmakers such as Q, Sudhish Kamath, Karan Gour and many more we’re presented with quality films sans superstars or legends that are capable of touching thousands of hearts, if and only if we support them. Add Hemant Gaba to that list and his debut picture ‘Shuttlecock Boys’, which not only succeeds in entertaining but presents a sincere message that you may want to embrace.
‘Shuttlecock Boys’ is a story of every household, so commonly known to us that it instantaneously connects with one

The strength of this film lies in its unexaggerated presentation. Hemant as a filmmaker doesn’t innovate but leaves his characters to do the magic with their performance. With a plot as simple as you could’ve ever imagined, SB triumphs with honest storytelling. What I really like about this film is its ability to encompass and bring forth the mirror image of a life most of us are living. The life that we think we are happy with but deep down inside we hate it. This film awakens that part of your life which’s been in deep slumber all this time.

If Hemant was the charioteer of this film then his characters were the chariot, and they make this ride a smooth


P.S: The mention of few indie filmmakers doesn’t mean that the others are not worth it. It’s just that I’m yet to watch their films and I’m sure they’d have done good. So, please don’t hate me for that
