''Kehvatlal Parivar'' () is a 2022 Indian

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

comedy drama film written and directed by Vipul Mehta and produced by Rashmin Majithia. It stars

Siddharth Randeria Siddharth Randeria is an Indian actor of Gujarati theatre and films. Biography Siddharth Randeria was born on 17 December 1955 in Mumbai, India to Gujarati writer and stage actor Madhukar Randeria. His son Ishaan Randeria is also associated wi ...

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

Vandana Pathak Vandana Vaidya Pathak is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films, stage and television. She is popular for her role as Jayshree Parekh in the ''Khichdi'' franchise; as well as her antagonistic role of Gaura in the soap opera '' Saath Nibha ...

Sanjay Goradia Sanjay Goradia is an Indian actor, director and producer. He has produced more than hundred Gujarati plays and acted in quarter of them. He has acted in several Hindi and Gujarati films and has produced television shows. Biography Sanjay Gor ...

Bhavya Gandhi Bhavya Gandhi (born 20 June 1997) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi YouTube and Gujarati films. He made his acting debut with and is best known for his role of Tipendra Jethalal Gada a.k.a. Tapu in the Indian sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka O ...

and

Shraddha Dangar Shraddha Dangar (born 15 October 1994) is an Indian actress and model from Gujarat, India. She is known for ''Hellaro'' (2019), machhachu (2018) and '' Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay'' (2017) and Luv Ni Love Storys (2020). Career Shraddha made her ...

. The film was released on 6 May 2022 under the banner of

Coconut Motion Pictures Coconut Motion Pictures is an Indian film production, distribution and marketing company established by Rashmin Majithia. The company has ventures in the exhibition sector, having 8 cinema properties in Gujarat and in the process of acquirin ...

. The film was reviewed positively by critics.

Cast

as Raju Bhai Thakar *

as Kalindi Thakar *

as Bhadra *

as Shamu Thakar *

as Himesh Thakar *

as Heta Thakar * Neel Gagdani as Sam Thakar * Aakash Zala as Natu * Meghana Solanki as Falguni

Pratik Gandhi Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor. He worked in Gujarati theatre before entering Gujarati cinema. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series ''Scam 1992''. He acted in several Hindi films thereafter. Early life G ...

Esha Kansara Esha Kansara (born August 20, 1992) is an Indian model, dancer, television and film actress. She started her acting career in the Indian TV Serial ''Mukti Bandhan'' in 2011. She made her film debut in 2017 in Gujarati cinema with the film ''Dun ...

, Vyoma Nandi and Parth Oza performed cameos in "Holi Aavi Aavi" song.

Plot

''Kehvatlal Parivar'' is a fun-packed story of Raju Bhai Thakar (

) and his family. Raju Bhai is glued to his family values and is quite steady about following his old-fashioned/traditional ideas. He has Kehvats for every moment and situation. His son (

) shares his modern and relevant business ideas and the daughter (

) has some interesting cooking recipes but Raju Bhai never allows them to experiment. His sister (

) who is lazy, lives with Raju Bhai. She spends her time playing games and on social media. His cousin (

) adopts modern ideas and hence always challenges Rajubhai in business. Their life takes interesting turn when Raju Bhai's wife Kalindi (

) returns in their house. Infused with laughter, ''Kehvatlal Parivar'' is a story of an extraordinarily crazy family who despite the difficulties and differences they always stick together.

Production

The film is written and directed by Vipul Mehta. It is produced by Rashmin Majithia under the banner of

. It stars

and

in lead roles.

Soundtrack

The songs were well received by the audience.

Release

The film was initially slated for release in January 2022. It was released on the 6 May 2022.

Reception

According to ''Box Office Mojo'', the film earned $52,842 in international markets.

Komal Nahta Komal Nahta (born 30 April 1964) is an Indian film trade analyst. Nahta is the publisher of "Film Information" and also a television show host. He is an anchor of the trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinem ...

reviewed the film positively for its direction and performances. Keyur Seta writing for ''Cinestaan'' rated the film 3 out of 4. He praised the performances, direction, story, music and climax but criticised the reaction of the family when a dead member reappears. Parakh Bhatt of ''Sanj Samachar'' rated it 3.5 out of 5. He praised the performances of Randeria and Gandhi, music, comedy and choreography in songs. ''Gujarati Bhasha'' portal rated it 4 out of 5 but criticised the

stuttering Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...

character of Goradia calling it cliché for evoking laughter. Carla Hay of ''Culture Mix'' praised performance, visuals and direction while criticising "mushy" sentimental moments and characters of Shamu and Natu "close to being shrieking caricatures".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title Films shot in Gujarat 2020s Gujarati-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films set in Ahmedabad