| The Lift Boy | |
| Director: | Jonathan Augustin |
| Producer: | Caroline Pictures |
| Music: | Ryan Clark |
| Editing: | Parikshhit Jha |
| Runtime: | 107 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | English Hindi Marathi |
The Lift Boy is an Indian family-drama film that was released in 2019. It was written and directed by debutant Jonathan Augustin and produced by Caroline Pictures. Moin Khan and Nyla Masood appeared in leading roles in the film. The music is by Ryan Clark and edited by Parikshhit Jha.[1]
The film is about the life of 24-year-old Raju Tawde (Moin Khan). Raju’s father who is a lift operator in a building suffers heart attack while on duty. To fill his father’s shoes while he is away, Raju takes up the job. While working he befriends Mrs. D’Souza, the owner of the building. Throughout the course, Mrs. D’Souza helps Raju to clear a pending exam for engineering drawing.
The film was released on 18 January 2019.
Firstpost gave it 2 out of 5 stars and stated: "An optimistic coming-of-age story marred by incomplete writing".[2] Sify called it "simple yet heart warming" and gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars.[3] TheWeek gave a positive review, saying it "lifts your heart", and gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars.[4]