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Sooni Taraporevala (writer)
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The story of a Pasie boy's view of his community in modern day Mumbai. | add synopsis
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Parsis in Paris: Little Zizou in the Land of Zidane
(From Huffington Post. 9 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)
'Little Zizou' on award-winning streak
(From digitalspy. 29 April 2009, 12:52 PM, PDT)
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(Credited cast)| John Abraham | ... | Arjun | |
| Sohrab Ardeshir | ... | Cyrus II | |
| Iyanah Bativala | ... | Liana | |
| Jahan Bativala | ... | Xerxes | |
| Cyrus Broacha | |||
| Kurush Deboo | ... | Kurush | |
| Tknow Francorsi | ... | Tito | |
| Boman Irani | ... | Boman Presswala | |
| Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal | ... | Majestic Grandmother | |
| Dilshad Patel | ... | Zenobia | |
| Shernaz Patel | ... | Miss Patel | |
| Imad Shah | ... | Artaxerxes | |
| Zenobia Shroff | ... | Roxanne | |
| Kamal Sidhu | ... | Alka | |
| Kunal Vijaykar | ... | Kunal |
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Boman Irani dances to Mambo Italiano - can this fail to charm?
I've seen Little Zizou twice at film festivals, and hope to see it again on a big screen in a US theatre -- it's so fresh, funny, smart, and accessible. Parsi people from India love the depiction of their unique world, and I have totally loved the glimpse this movie gives me.
Zizou, a cool-eyed boy, is our guide to his busy universe. He's ignored by a foolish father with a messiah complex all about "Parsi Purity." He watches the romantic adventures of his teen-age brother (his graphic novels appear on screen from time to time), longs for the mom he lost at birth, and schemes for the love of the mom next door. The happily-married dad next door and lover of old Rosemary Clooney tunes, Boman Irani (the always-appealing and charismatic character actor), is an adult moral center, as a newsman who knows dangerous nonsense when he sees it and is ready to do what it takes to oppose it.
Sooni Taraporevala, who has collaborated as a writer on many of Mira Nair's projects, gives us a sketch of the insanity of religious secularism, drawn with a light touch and observed by kids who are free of illusion and delightfully involved in lives, loves, and plots of their own.
Director, almost all the actors, and most of the characters in the story are Parsis, members of the Zoroastrian group that fled Persia for India about 1000 years ago and are still a colorful thread in the fabric of life in Mumbai. An exception is the sweet and glamorous Bollywood star John Abraham, who puts in a dreamy special appearance. All performances are stellar - besides Boman I particularly loved Zenobia Shroff as the warm and sexy mom next door, and her actual mom, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, as her beautiful, blowsy movie mom.
PS just learned DVD will be released in India July 09. PPS it's now on Netflix