Little Zizou
Little Zizou is a 2008 Indian drama film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala.[1][2][3] Little Zizou is a comedy about how two battling Mumbai families finally come to terms.
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Directed by | Sooni Taraporevala |
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Written by | Sooni Taraporevala |
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Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi Gujarati English |
Little Zizou won the "Rajat Kamal" of 'National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare' category at the 56th National Film Awards.[4][5]
Plot
Xerxes, 'Little Zizou' as he is known, is an eleven-year-old soccer-crazy Parsi boy whose fervent wish is that his idol, Zinedine Zidane, visit Mumbai. His older brother Artaxerxes, or Art, is a talented artist whose wild fantasies come to life in surprising ways. Their father Khodaiji is a self-proclaimed protector-of-the-faith who thrives on the attentions (and donations) of hopeful believers.
Art burns with unrequited love for the daughter of Khodaiji's arch rival, Pressvala, a free thinking newspaper publisher. And to the extreme displeasure of their other daughter, Xerxes adores the maternal Mrs Pressvala. But the real fireworks begin when Pressvala writes a scathing critique of Khodaiji and public reaction is widespread. As the two households fight, life becomes complicated. Liana ( the younger daughter), finally lets Xerxes be her friend. Khodaiji shuts down Presswala's office. Presswala gets a heart attack. Will Khodaiji reform his ways? Will Pressvala let Art be Zenobe's ( the older daughter)? This is what forms the rest of the story.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Boman Irani | Boman Pressvala |
Jahan Battivala | Xerxes Khodaiji |
Iyanah Bativala | Liana Pressvala |
Sohrab Ardeshir | Cyrus II Khodaiji |
Imaad Shah | Artaxerxes Khodaiji |
Shernaz Patel | Miss Patel |
Zenobia Shroff | Roxanne Pressvala |
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal | Majestic Grandmother |
Kunal Vijaykar | Kunal |
Tknow Francorsi | Tito Fellini |
Kurush Deboo | Kurush Chief Disciple |
Kamal Sidhu | Alka Mehta |
Dilshad Patel | Zenobia Pressvala |
John Abraham | Arjun (Special Appearance)[6][7] |
Crew
- Banner: Jigri Dost Productions and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Presented by: Mira Nair and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Distributor: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
- Produced by: Dinaz Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala and Vandana Malik
- Written And directed by: Sooni Taraporevala
- Original music: Bickram Ghosh, Giuliano Modarelli
- Executive producer: Brad Gross
- Director of photography: Himman Dhamija
- Production designer: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
- Art director: Amrita Singh
- Editors: T.Woody Richman and Kristina Boden
- Associate editor: Rachel Reuben
- Costumes designers: Arjun Bhasin and Shahnaz Vahanvaty
- Director of choreography: Shiamak Davar
References
- "Sooni Taraporevala's new film LITTLE ZIZOU: Website launch & NYC festival screening". Zagny. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- "Deepa Mehta's film to open film fest in New York". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India (PTI). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- "From Salaam Bombay to Little Zizou". rediff.com. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- "56th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- "56th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- "John Abraham to play Parsi boy in Little Zizou". Bollywood Mantra. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- "Little Zizou". India Post. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.