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 |
Written by | Sooni Taraporevala |
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Distributed by | Indian Films |
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Country | India |
Languages | 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]
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Xerxes, 'Little Zizou' as he is known, is an eleven-year-old football-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)?[clarification needed] This is what forms the rest of the story.
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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] |
Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express praised the performances of cast and called it "a film to be savoured".[8]