द मेहता बॉयज़

The Mehta Boys is Boman Irani's directorial debut, co-written with Broadway playwright Alexander Dinelaris (known for Birdman, 2014). The film follows Shiv Mehta (Boman Irani), a workaholic Mumbai architect, and his estranged adult son Amay (Avinash Tiwary) who are forced together for 48 hours after the death of Shiv's wife and Amay's mother. Over this compressed period, the two must navigate decades of unsaid things, unhealed wounds, and the fundamental question of whether two men who love each other can learn to say so. Released on Amazon Prime Video on February 7, 2025, the film was produced by Irani Movietone and Chalkboard Entertainment under Amazon MGM Studios.

The Mehta Boys features a 3-song soulful soundtrack: Jee Lu Main (composed by Jishnu Guha & Raghav Meattle, sung by Ankit Dayal & Jishnu Guha, lyrics by Raghav Meattle); The Mother's Song (composed by Ibarisha Lyngdoh, Keviseno Terhuja & Riewbankit Lyndem, performed by Shillong Chamber Choir, lyrics by Bhargav Purohit — likely in an indigenous/English language); I'll See You in the Morning (composed by Gulraj Singh, sung by Siddharth Basrur, lyrics by Manoj Yadav). Notable for featuring the internationally acclaimed Shillong Chamber Choir from Meghalaya.

Boman Irani's directorial debut, co-written with Broadway playwright Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman, 2014), brought an unusual dramatic rigour to intimate Hindi father-son cinema. The decision to feature the internationally acclaimed Shillong Chamber Choir from Meghalaya gives the soundtrack a rare cross-cultural dimension, and the film is a serious attempt to dramatise male emotional reticence — a gap persistently underserved by mainstream Bollywood storytelling.

Released on Amazon Prime Video on February 7, 2025, The Mehta Boys earned critical appreciation for its performances but did not achieve the wide penetration of a mainstream release. The Shillong Chamber Choir's 'The Mother's Song' became the most discussed musical element. The film's reputation as an actor-driven OTT debut feature — with Boman Irani the director a genuine surprise — remains intact.