Hola Venky is an indie film by Sandeep Mohan that has been released on online platforms only. It tells the story of Venky (Roger Narayan), a techie from Matunga who takes life too seriously and has a very eyeball-grabbing way of meditating. He’s divorced and about to get married the second time. But before he ties the knot again, he’s sent to San Francisco for a leadership programme. Life is going fine for him until one day he loses 2% of ‘something’ and his life’s biggest mission then is to find a gym and a girl who goes ‘Cut, Cut, Cut…Trim, Trim, Trim’! It’s a slice-of-life flick with extremely relatable characters and situations and the effortless humour is like an icing on the cake. The film drags at places but doesn’t get boring at any moment. Roger Narayan is the soul of the film and does a splendid job. Sonia Balcazar (Inez) slips in the role of the Mexican investigator with ease. Alka Sharma (Damini), Giju John (Inez’ Dad), Papiha Nandy, Nina Chang (Sunny) too leave a huge mark. Hola Venky is just 88 minutes long and definitely deserves to be seen in the luxury of your home in the company of your friends or family or loved ones. Give it a try!

My rating - *** ½ out of 5!