Kehvatlal Parivar


Kehvatlal Parivar is a 2022 Indian Gujarati comedy drama film written and directed by Vipul Mehta and produced by Rashmin Majithia under the banner Coconut Motion Pictures. It stars Siddharth Randeria, Supriya Pathak, Vandana Pathak, Sanjay Goradia, Bhavya Gandhi and Shraddha Dangar. The film was released on 6 May 2022 and was reviewed positively by critics and it became one of the [List of highest-grossing Gujarati cinema|Gujarati films|highest-grossing film of Gujarati cinema].

Cast

Pratik Gandhi, Esha Kansara, 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 Coconut Motion Pictures. It stars Siddharth Randeria, Supriya Pathak, Vandana Pathak, Sanjay Goradia, Bhavya Gandhi and Shraddha Dangar in lead roles.

Soundtrack

The songs were well received by the audience.

Release

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

Reception

Kehvatlal Parivar grossed on the box office. According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $52,842 in international markets. It was well received by the audience. It completed silver jubilee in cinema and became one of the highest grossing Gujarati films.
Komal Nahta 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 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".