Little Zizou

Little Zizou
Directed by	Sooni Taraporevala
Written by	Sooni Taraporevala
Produced by	Dinaz Stafford Sooni Taraporevala Vandana Malik
Starring	Boman Irani Sohrab Ardeshir Imaad Shah Shernaz Patel Zenobia Shroff Dilshad Patel John Abraham Jahan Battivala Iyanah Battivala
Edited by	T.Woody Richman Mahesh Boden
Music by	Bickram Ghosh Giuliano Modarelli
Distributed by	Indian Films
Release dates	9 November 2008 (2008-11-09) (United States) 13 March 2009 (2009-03-13) (India)
Country	India
Languages	Hindi Gujarati English

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.

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 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.

Cast

Actor	Role
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]

Reception

Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express praised the performances of cast and called it "a film to be savoured".^[8]

References

1. "Sooni Taraporevala's new film LITTLE ZIZOU: Website launch & NYC festival screening". Zagny. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
2. "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.^{[dead link]}
3. "From Salaam Bombay to Little Zizou". rediff.com. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
4. "56th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
5. "56th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
6. "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.
7. "Little Zizou". India Post. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
8. Gupta, Shubhra (13 March 2009). "Movie Review: Little Zizou". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Little Zizou at IMDb