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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = My Friend Ganesha<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Rajiv S Ruia]]<br />
| producer = Manish Ruparel<br />[[Raman Trikha]]<br />[[Mitesh Mehta]]<br />[[Deepak Bhanushali]]<br />[[Ronak Bhagat]]<br />
| writer = [[Rajiv S. Ruia]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Ahsaas Channa]]<br />[[Kiran Janjani]]<br />[[Sheetal Shah]]<br />[[Upasana Singh]]<br />
| music = [[P. Shankar]]<br />[[Ahsan Ahmed]]<br />[[Nirmal-Shekar]]<br />[[R. Roy]]<br />[[Laxmi-Vasant]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Krishna Jai Nandan]]<br />
| animator = Radiant Animation<br />
| editing = [[Avinash Walzade]]<br />
| studio =<br />
| distributor = [[Kofee Break Pictures Ltd.]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|7|6}}<br />
| runtime = 190 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
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'''My Friend Ganesha''' is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film written and directed by [[Rajiv S Ruia]] and produced by [[Deepak Bhanushali]], Manish Ruparel, Raman Trikha, Mitesh Mehta, and Ronak Bhagat. It stars [[Ahsaas Channa]], [[Kiran Janjani]], Sheetal Shah<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Shital-Shah-10-things-you-should-know-about-Shital-Shah/articleshow/47262946.cms|title=10 things you should know about Shital Shah|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and [[Upasana Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/06ganesha.htm|title=Kids deserve better!|website=[[rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/animation/2d-animation-cum-live-action-my-friend-ganesha-set-for-april-release|title=2D animation cum live action My Friend Ganesha set for April release - AnimationXpress|website=animationxpress.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
An 8-year-old boy who feels lonely since his parents don't have time for him and he doesn't have any friends. As story moves on 'Ganesha' becomes his friend and together they resolve so many problems around and have a lot of fun.<br />
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Ashu's parents are too involved in their daily lives and hence cannot give much time to the boy who always feels lonely. He would only get to be with the maid. On one rainy day the boy saves a drowning mouse and saves his life. He brings the small mouse home and tells the maid about it. She is very happy and tells the boy that he has saved Lord Ganesha's pet ride. Gangubai explains to him the full episode of Lord Ganesha & Mushakraj and also that he is his friend. Ashu gets sad and tells Gangubai that he is also alone and needs a friend on which she tells him that Ganesha can be his friend. The boy gets excited at this thought. It was a period where the family was going through crisis & was coinciding with the forthcoming Ganesha Festival. Gangubai somehow convinces everyone to bring Ganesha home this festival. Ashu is very excited, Ganesha comes in their home and things start turning around in their family. Ganesha becomes Ashu's friend and together with him solves various problems of their family and have a lot of fun these 11 days.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Ahsaas Channa]] as Aashu<br />
*[[Kiran Janjani]] as Aditya, Aashu's father<br />
*Sheetal Shah as Aarti, Aashu's mother<br />
*[[Arun Bakshi]] as Aashu's Principal<br />
*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Police Inspector<br />
*[[Upasana Singh]] as Gangu Taai<br />
*Rachit Trehan as Assistant Bank Manager<br />
*Anil Nagarath as a wicked Businessman<br />
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== Sequels ==<br />
My Friend Ganesha has been followed by three sequels, all directed by Rajiv S Ruia.<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://www.sify.com/movies/i-my-friend-ganesh-3-i-review-a-cumbersome-story-review--pclx55chgbiaf.html My Friend Ganesha 3 - A Cumbersome Story]. [[Sify.com]].</ref> A sequel ''My Friend Ganesha 2'' was released on 22 August 2008.<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/22ganesha.htm Ganesha]. 22 August 2008. [[rediff.com]].</ref> A third film in the series ''[[My Friend Ganesha 3]]'' was released on 26 March 2010.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> These were followed by ''My Friend Ganesha 4'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Friend Ganesha 4 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8A4Gkb8fM |publisher=Venus Movies |language=en |date=Feb 25, 2020}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDB title|1065099}}<br />
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[[Category:2007 films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films with live action and animation]]<br />
[[Category:Indian children's films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythology in popular culture]]<br />
[[Category:Ganesha in popular culture]]<br />
[[Category:Indian mythology in popular culture]]<br />
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