One of the movies I watched recently was The Lift Boy.
Raju Tawde (acted by Moin Khan) is an engineering aspirant but has been having no luck in the examination. A quirk of fate lands him a job as a lift operator in an apartment complex.
Though he initially doesn't like the job, he gradually becomes friendly with two residents: Princess (Aneesha Shah), a young aspiring actress; and Maureen (Nyla Masood), a painter who also happens to be the owner of the apartment complex.
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| Raju with Maureen in the lift. Photo: The Lift Boy |
An eminently watchable movie, it explores the interactions of Raju with the two residents, especially Maureen, who becomes kind of a mentor, in whom Raju is able to find the guide who will help him find his way forward in life. It's not a long film: 1 hr 47 min.
Though it's largely in Hindi (subtitled in English), it's bilingual in parts, where Raju speaks in English with Maureen and Princess.
I felt the story has an O. Henry-ish touch: its simplicity and the ending.
The movie left me with this feeling: irrespective of where we end up in life, it's important to have a positive outlook.