Poster of the film Shekhar Home

Shekhar Home

Drama Crime Hindi


Set in 1990s Lonpur, Bengal, “Shekhar Home” combines suspense & comedy as eccentric Shekhar and his new housemate Jayavrat solve a variety of cases while interacting with a vibrant cast of characters in a charming, pre-technology era.

Cast:Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Rasika Dugal, Shernaz Patel,
Director:Srijit Mukherji
Writer:Aniruddha Guha, Niharika Puri
Editor:Sourabh Prabhudesai
Camera:Sirsha Ray, Shanu Singh Rajput

Guild Reviews

Image of scene from the film Shekhar Home

Aping Sherlock and failing

FCG Member Reviewer Akhil Arora
Akhil Arora | akhilarora.com
Wed, August 14 2024

With Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey and Rasika Dugal, the JioCinema series has a great cast. Regardless, it’s ineffective and instantly forgettable.

Early into Shekhar Home—the new mystery crime series on JioCinema—a middle-aged army doctor arrives as the new housemate at a guest house run by an elderly woman. As she shows him around the place, she apologises for the mess and the living area’s unkempt state on behalf of the other tenant. Shortly after, when the doctor makes the man’s acquaintance, he learns of his expert deduction skills. Taken aback, he remarks on his excellence. In response, the man with a keen eye for tiny details fires back: “No doctor, it’s elementary.” Yes, Shekhar Home is a Sherlock Holmes show and its beginning is a carbon copy of Sherlock’s start, the hit BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman from a decade-and-a-half ago.

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