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Little Zizou – Humorous Surprise Comes in Little Package  

Scriptwriter and photographer Sooni Taraporevala debuts as a director with this delightful Parsi tale Little Zizou made in Hindi, Gujarati and English.

It is a moving comment on the present day Parsi community living in Mumbai.

This is the story of two Parsi families – Khodaiji (self proclaimed religious leader) and Presswala (newspaper publisher). The story is told from the view point of an 11-year-old ‘Little Zizou’ Xerxes (Khodaiji’s youngest son), who is a die-hard fan of soccer player Zinedine Zidane. It takes us on a roller coaster ride to the unfolding of hostilities between the two families.

Xerxes’s elder brother Art, a talented artist, loves Pressvala’s daughter. Xerxes himself admires Pressvala’s wife. To make matters worse, Pressvala writes a critique of Khodaiji. Intense public reaction makes them arch rivals. The situation worsens even more with passage of time.

What will happen to the love story and the relations between the two families forms part of the rest of the movie. The viewer is so involved with this humorous story that resolving the conflict is not on their mind.

Mira Nair has always presented thoughtful movies. This one has an added dimension of entertainment. Watch out for John Abraham in a special appearance.

Enjoy the movie for its light hearted treatment and a peek in the Parsi world. After Khattan Meetha (1978), and Welcome To Sajjanpur, Little Zizou is a humorous surprise that comes in little package. Little (Jahan Battiwala) will win your heart in a big way.

Cast: Boman Pressvala (Boman Irani), Cyrus II Khodaiji (Sohrab Ardeshir), Artaxerxes Khodaiji (Imaad Shah), Miss Patel (Shernaz Patel), Roxanne Pressvala (Zenobia Shroff),  

Majestic Grandmother (Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal), Kunal (Kunal Vijaykar), Tito Fellini (Tknow Francorsi), Kurush Chief Disciple (Kurush Deboo), Alka Mehta (Kamal Sidhu),

Zenobia Pressvala (Dilshad Patel), Xerxes Khodaiji (Jahan Battivala), Liana Pressvala (Iyanah Battivala), Arjun (John Abraham) Special Appearance

Banner: Jigri Dost Productions & Studio 18

Presented By: Mira Nair & Studio 18

Distributor: Studio18

Produced By: Dinaz Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala & Vandana Malik

Written And Directed By: Sooni Taraporevala

Original Music: Bickram Ghosh

Executive Producer: Brad Gross

Director Of Photography: Himman Dhamija

Production Designer: Nitin Desai

Art Director: Amrita Singh

Editors: T.woody Richman & Kristina Boden

Costumes Designers: Arjun Bhasin & Shahnaz Vahanvaty

Director of Choreography: Shiamak Davar

Rating/Time: ***/90 minutes