Little Zizou

Little Zizou
Directed by	Sooni Taraporevala
Produced by	Dinaz Stafford; Sooni Taraporevala; Vandana Malik;
Written by	Sooni Taraporevala
Starring	Boman Irani; Sohrab Ardeshir; Imaad Shah; Shernaz Patel; Zenobia Shroff; Dilshad Patel; John Abraham; Jahan Battivala; Iyanah Battivala;
Music by	Bickram Ghosh; Giuliano Modarelli;
Edited by	T.Woody Richman; Mahesh Boden;
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date	9 November 2008 (United States); 13 March 2009 (India); ; ; ;
Country	India
Language	Hindi; Gujarati; English

Little Zizou is a 2008 Indian film in Hindi, Gujarati, and English, written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala. 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' category at the 56th National Film Awards.^[5]

Plot

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

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]