Little Zizou is an 2009

2009 in film

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 Indian film

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 in Hindi

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, Gujarati

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, and English

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, written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala

Sooni Taraporevala

Sooni Taraporevala is an internationally acclaimed screenwriter and photographer, currently based in India. She is best known as the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay , all directed by Mira Nair.She directed her first feature film, based on a...

. Little Zizou is a fast-paced, exuberant, yet poignant 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

National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare

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' category at the 56th National Film Awards

56th National Film Awards

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Plot

Xerxes, 'Little Zizou' as he is known, is an eleven year old soccer-crazy Parsi

Parsi

Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....

 boy whose fervent wish is that his idol, Zinedine Zidane, visit Mumbai

Mumbai

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. His older brother Ataxerxes, 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.

Cast

Actor	Role
Boman Irani Boman Irani Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...	Boman Pressvala
Jahan Battivala	Xerxes Khodaiji
Iyanah Bativala	Liana Pressvala
Sohrab Ardeshir	Cyrus II Khodaiji
Imaad Shah Imaad Shah Imaad Shah, born Imaad-ud-Din Shah, is an Indian actor and musician and also the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak...	Artaxerxes Khodaiji
Shernaz Patel Shernaz Patel Shernaz Patel is an Indian film and theatre actor, who works in Hindi and English films, most known for her roles in films like Black and Guzaarish and English language theatre in Mumbai. She made her theatre debut with The Diary Of Anne Frank in 1984...	Miss Patel
Zenobia Shroff	Roxanne Pressvala
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal	Majestic Grandmother
Kunal Vijaykar Kunal Vijaykar Kunal Vijayakar is an Indian film actor, director, and television personality who hosts the food show The Foodie on Times Now and comedy-spoof show The Week That Wasn't on CNN IBN with Cyrus Broacha.-Career:...	Kunal
Tknow Francorsi	Tito Fellini
Kurush Deboo Kurush Deboo Kurush Deboo is an Indian film actor. He was first noticed as Shah Rukh Khans loyal friend in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. He is most famous for his role as Dr...	Kurush Chief Disciple
Kamal Sidhu Kamal Sidhu -Early life:Kamal was born in an Indian Sikh family who lived in the Philippines, where she stayed till the age of six. Later they moved to Canada, where she was raised and educated. She has a university degree in pre-medical...	Alka Mehta
Dilshad Patel	Zenobia Pressvala
John Abraham John Abraham (actor) John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...	Arjun (Special Appearance)

Crew

• Banner: Jigri Dost Productions and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Presented By: Mira Nair
  Mira Nair
  Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
  
   and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Distributor: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Produced By: Dinaz Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala
  Sooni Taraporevala
  Sooni Taraporevala is an internationally acclaimed screenwriter and photographer, currently based in India. She is best known as the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay , all directed by Mira Nair.She directed her first feature film, based on a...
  
   and Vandana Malik
• Written And Directed By: Sooni Taraporevala
  Sooni Taraporevala
  Sooni Taraporevala is an internationally acclaimed screenwriter and photographer, currently based in India. She is best known as the screenwriter of Mississippi Masala, The Namesake and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay , all directed by Mira Nair.She directed her first feature film, based on a...
  
  
• Original Music: Bickram Ghosh
  Bickram Ghosh
  Bickram Ghosh is an Indian tabla player performing in Hindustani classical music as well as Fusion music....
  
  , Giuliano Modarelli
  Giuliano Modarelli
  - Biography :Born in Milan, he moved to England in 2000 where he attended the Leeds College of Music. After receiving his Bachelor in Jazz Music in 2003 he became a full-time musician and started playing with bands like Sawa Teen, Raga Nova and Nshwa with which he played in important festivals such...
  
  
• Executive Producer: Brad Gross
• Director Of Photography: Himman Dhamija
• Production Designer: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
  Nitin Chandrakant Desai
  Nitin Chandrakant Desai, is a noted Indian art director and production designer of Indian cinema turned film and television producer, most known for his work in films like, Lagaan , Jodhaa Akbar , Devdas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam...
  
  
• Art Director: Amrita Singh
• Editors: T.woody Richman and Kristina Boden
• Costumes Designers: Arjun Bhasin and Shahnaz Vahanvaty
• Director of Choreography: Shiamak Davar