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Little Zizou
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Wikipedia article
'Little Zizou' is a 2008 Indian drama film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala. 'Little Zizou' is a comedy about how two battling Mumbai families finally come to terms.
'Little Zizou' won the "Rajat Kamal" of 'National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare' category at the 56th National Film Awards.
Plot
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)? This is what forms the rest of the story.
Cast
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
Reception
Shubhra Gupta of 'Indian Express' praised the performances of cast and called it "a film to be savoured".
References
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