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{{Infobox film
| name = Little Zizou
| image = Little_Zizou_Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director = [[Sooni Taraporevala]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dinaz Stafford]]
* Sooni Taraporevala
* [[Vandana Malik]]
}}
| writer = Sooni Taraporevala
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Boman Irani]]
* [[Sohrab Ardeshir]]
* [[Imaad Shah]]
* [[Shernaz Patel]]
* [[Zenobia Shroff]]
* [[Dilshad Patel]]
* [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]
* [[Jahan Battivala]]
* [[Iyanah Battivala]]
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bickram Ghosh]]
* [[Giuliano Modarelli]]
}}
| cinematography =
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* [[T.Woody Richman]]
* [[Mahesh Boden]]
}}
| studio =
| distributor = [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|11|09|United States|2009|3|13|India}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi<br />Gujarati<br />English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Little Zizou''''' is a 2008 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Sooni Taraporevala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zagny.org/sooni-taraporevalas-new-film-little-zizou-website-launch-nyc-festival-screening/ |title=Sooni Taraporevala's new film LITTLE ZIZOU: Website launch & NYC festival screening |date=8 September 2008 |website=Zagny |accessdate=30 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 September 2008 |title=Deepa Mehta's film to open film fest in New York |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=4702968c-53b6-4c10-945a-0ab8aaf8132a&ParentID=5002ccb2-41aa-4e04-8a3f-887fdaa65504&&Headline=Deepa+Mehta%27s+film+to+open+film+fest+in+New+York/ |newspaper=Hindustan Times |agency=Press Trust of India (PTI) |accessdate=30 September 2008}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/04sd1.htm |title=From ''Salaam Bombay'' to ''Little Zizou'' |website=rediff.com |accessdate=30 September 2008}}</ref> ''Little Zizou'' is a 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]].<ref name="56thaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx |title=56th National Film Awards |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |accessdate=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015045700/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm56NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf |title=56th National Film Awards (PDF) |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |accessdate=27 March 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==
Xerxes, 'Little Zizou' as he is known, is an eleven-year-old football-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 her 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)?{{what?|date=May 2020}} This is what forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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 (actor)|John Abraham]] || Arjun (Special Appearance)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/john-abraham-to-play-parsi-boy-in-little-zizou/2184/ |title=John Abraham to play Parsi boy in Little Zizou |date=20 February 2008 |website=Bollywood Mantra |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220092554/http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/john-abraham-to-play-parsi-boy-in-little-zizou/2184/ |archivedate=20 February 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiapost.com/article/bollywood/3060// |title=Little Zizou |date=22 June 2008 |website=India Post |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010202650/http://indiapost.com/article/bollywood/3060/ |archivedate=10 October 2008 |accessdate=30 September 2008}}</ref>
|}

==Crew==
* Banner: Jigri Dost Productions and [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
* Presented by: [[Mira Nair]] and [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
* Distributor: [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
* Produced by: Dinaz Stafford, [[Sooni Taraporevala]] and Vandana Malik
* Written And directed by: [[Sooni Taraporevala]]
* Original music: [[Bickram Ghosh]], [[Giuliano Modarelli]]
* Executive producer: Brad Gross
* Director of photography: Himman Dhamija
* Production designer: [[Nitin Chandrakant Desai]]
* Art director: Amrita Singh
* Editors: T.Woody Richman and Kristina Boden
* Associate editor: Rachel Reuben
* Costumes designers: [[Arjun Bhasin]] and Shahnaz Vahanvaty
* Director of choreography: [[Shiamak Davar]]

==Reception==
Shubhra Gupta of ''[[Indian Express]]'' praised the performances of cast and called it "a film to be savoured".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |title=Movie Review: Little Zizou |website=The Indian Express |date=13 March 2009 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/movie-review-little-zizou/ |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.littlezizouthemovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1119188|Little Zizou}}

[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Best Film on Family Welfare National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Viacom18 Studios films]]
[[Category:2008 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films about Zoroastrianism]]

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