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| producer      = [[Children's Film Society, India]]
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| writer        = [[Santosh Sivan]]
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| starring      = [[Benaf Dadachandji]], Bulang Raja, [[Viju Khote]], [[Mukesh Rishi]], [[Tinnu Anand]]
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| music          = [[Ranjit Barot]]
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| editing        = Kanika Myer, Bhara J.
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'''''Halo''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1996|1996]] [[India]]n [[drama film]] directed by [[Santosh Sivan]]. It tells the story of Sasha ([[Benaf Dadachandji]]), who is searching for her lost puppy in the streets of [[Mumbai]] and the variety of people that she meets.<ref>{{Cite web|work=Rediff On The Net |title=I want to make films only I can make |first=Suparn |last=Verma |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04sivn.htm |date=1997-04-04}}</ref>
'''''Halo''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1996|1996]] [[India]]n [[drama film]] directed by [[Santosh Sivan]]. It tells the story of The loneliness in a motherless Sasha’s life is filled by her puppy Halo. When Halo gets lost Sasha has only one thought on her mind to find him at any cost. This seven year old girl’s search for her puppy in the byzantine streets of Mumbai turns into Alice’s ride down the rabbit hole as she encounters one idiosyncratic person after another. Does Sasha find her little puppy?<ref>{{Cite web|work=Rediff On The Net |title=I want to make films only I can make |first=Suparn |last=Verma |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04sivn.htm |date=1997-04-04}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
The film starts with the school's nun-teacher ([[Mehr Vakil]]) being frustrated at the ringing of school bell which was indicates the end of the school and the start of the vacations. The story now turns to Sasha ([[Benaf Dadachandji]]), a motherless child who yearns of mother's love despite having Mr. Deshpande ([[Rajkumar Santoshi]]), her doting father and a criminal lawyer. Her friend Thomas ([[Kavin Dave]]) has gone to [[London]] to undergo a surgery.
 
During vacation, when all the other kids are busy playing, she sits silently and doesn't even eat properly. So, the gluttonous servant fabricates a story that a miracle will happen in form of a Halo. There comes a street dog and Sasha believes it to be the miracle, the God-sent Halo. She adopts it and names it Halo. Now her life revolves around him. She sleeps, she drinks, she eats with him. Her father doesn't object even though he doesn't like dogs. Her father, through a [[Gandhism|Satyavadi]] and follows the principles of [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhiji]] he observes a fast the another day. Once, when Halo is missing, she finds it inside and outside but to no avail.
 
She firstly asks Police Commissioner ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) who uses her for his own use to capture a gang of notorious smugglers led by Smuggler Raja ([[Tinu Anand]]), a dumb notorious smuggler but the credit goes to Sasha for capturing the smuggler. She also takes help of Ranga ([[Wasim Khan]]), who leads a group of street urchins.
 
Eventually, she is able to find Halo but the dog is now owned by an old couple ([[Dr. B. M. Banerji]] and [[Mrs. Banerji]]) for their [[physically disabled]] grandson Abdul ([[Yazad Mohedji]]).
 
At the end of the movie, Sasha happily gives the dog to Abdul.
 
==Cast==
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*[[Benaf Dadachandji]] as Sasha Deshpande
*[[Bulang Raja]] as Anil
*[[Rajkumar Santoshi]] as Advocate Deshpande, Sasha's father
*[[Pooja Punjabi]] as Mamta
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Police Commisioner
*[[Tinu Anand]] as Smuggler Raja
*[[Harish Patel]] as Astrologer
*[[Mehr Vakil]] as Nun
*[[Dolly Chainani]] as Girl 1
*[[Tamana Gulrajani]] as Girl 2
*[[Vinita Chainani]] as Girl 3
*[[Supriya Pathak]] as Mother
*[[Chintu Mahapatra]] as Chintu
*[[Dimple Ghosh]] as Lata
*[[Mr. Punjabi]] as Doctor
*[[Poocha]] as Tiger
*[[Kavin Dave]] as Thomas
*[[Marukh Dadachandji]] as Thomas's mother
*[[Sahil (actor)|Sahil]] as TV Host of BadBad talk show
*[[Anamika Ghosh]] as Videographer
*[[Dipankar (actor)|Dipankar]] as Prabhu Deva
*[[Goldie Singh]] as Goldie
*[[Ajit (Indian actor)|Ajit]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Tabla Player
*[[Ashok Narayan]] as Mr. Pappu, the 99 years old man
*[[Frenchman]] as Foreigner
*[[Halo (dog)|Halo]] as Halo
*[[Farookh Dadachandji]] as Veterinarian
*[[Bala (Nandlal)]] as Newspaper Editor
*[[Prakash Mahapatra]] as Assistant Newspaper Editor
*[[Sagar (actor)|Sagar]] as Photographer
*[[Kanika Nandlal]] as Secretary
*[[Suhas Gujrathi]] as Office Boy
*[[Auto Driver]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Auto Driver
*[[Suresh Bhagwat]] as Dog Catcher
*[[Vijay Khote]] as Constable 1
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Constable 2
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Constable 3
*[[Snehendra]] as Constable 4
*[[Abdulkayyam]] as Journalist
*[[Anil Sharma]] as Smuggler 1
*[[Yogesh]] as Smuggler 2
*[[Javed Khan (actor)|Javed Khan]] as Washer Boy
*[[Babu (actor)|Babu]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Ranga's Assistant
*[[Wasim Khan]] as Ranga
*[[Hari]] as Dog Owner
*[[Dr. B. M. Banerji]] as Old Man
*[[Mrs. Banerji]] as Old Woman
*[[Yazad Mohedji]] as Abdul
*[[Sajana Sivam]] as Kid in Riots
{{div col end}}


==Awards==
==Awards==
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*1996:[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]]-[[Benaf Dadachandji]]
*1996:[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]]-[[Benaf Dadachandji]]
*2001: [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]
*2001: [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]
==Plot==
Halo revolves around a seven-year-old girl, Sasha ([[Benaf Dadachandji]]), who is in quest of her lost puppy. Having lost her mother in childhood, she yearns for mother's love and always feels lonely, even though there is a doting father in [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]. During vacation, when all the other kids are busy playing, she sits silently and doesn't even eat properly. So, the gluttonous servant fabricates a story that a miracle will happen in form of a Halo. There comes a street dog and Sasha believes it to be the miracle, the God-sent Halo. She adopts it and names it Halo. Now her life revolves around him. She sleeps, she drinks, she eats with him. Her father doesn't object. One day Halo is lost. Sasha is terribly upset. The quest of her lost puppy takes her through the terrifying streets of Mumbai to the neurotic editor of a newspaper, a gang of smugglers (led by [[Tinnu Anand]]), a police commissioner ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) and a colorful gang of street urchins.
==Public viewing==
==Public viewing==
The movie was first relayed on Children's Day in 1996 on Doordarshan.
The movie was first relayed on Children's Day in 1996 on Doordarshan.

Latest revision as of 21:56, 24 September 2021

Halo
File:Halo (1996 film).jpg
Directed bySantosh Sivan
Produced byChildren's Film Society, India
Written by
Starring
Music byRanjit Barot
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byKanika Myer Bharat
Release date
7 February 1996
Running time
92 min
CountryIndia

Halo is a 1996 Indian drama film directed by Santosh Sivan. It tells the story of The loneliness in a motherless Sasha’s life is filled by her puppy Halo. When Halo gets lost Sasha has only one thought on her mind to find him at any cost. This seven year old girl’s search for her puppy in the byzantine streets of Mumbai turns into Alice’s ride down the rabbit hole as she encounters one idiosyncratic person after another. Does Sasha find her little puppy?[1]

Plot[edit]

The film starts with the school's nun-teacher (Mehr Vakil) being frustrated at the ringing of school bell which was indicates the end of the school and the start of the vacations. The story now turns to Sasha (Benaf Dadachandji), a motherless child who yearns of mother's love despite having Mr. Deshpande (Rajkumar Santoshi), her doting father and a criminal lawyer. Her friend Thomas (Kavin Dave) has gone to London to undergo a surgery.

During vacation, when all the other kids are busy playing, she sits silently and doesn't even eat properly. So, the gluttonous servant fabricates a story that a miracle will happen in form of a Halo. There comes a street dog and Sasha believes it to be the miracle, the God-sent Halo. She adopts it and names it Halo. Now her life revolves around him. She sleeps, she drinks, she eats with him. Her father doesn't object even though he doesn't like dogs. Her father, through a Satyavadi and follows the principles of Gandhiji he observes a fast the another day. Once, when Halo is missing, she finds it inside and outside but to no avail.

She firstly asks Police Commissioner (Mukesh Rishi) who uses her for his own use to capture a gang of notorious smugglers led by Smuggler Raja (Tinu Anand), a dumb notorious smuggler but the credit goes to Sasha for capturing the smuggler. She also takes help of Ranga (Wasim Khan), who leads a group of street urchins.

Eventually, she is able to find Halo but the dog is now owned by an old couple (Dr. B. M. Banerji and Mrs. Banerji) for their physically disabled grandson Abdul (Yazad Mohedji).

At the end of the movie, Sasha happily gives the dog to Abdul.

Cast[edit]

Awards[edit]

Public viewing[edit]

The movie was first relayed on Children's Day in 1996 on Doordarshan.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Verma, Suparn (4 April 1997). "I want to make films only I can make". Rediff On The Net.
  2. ↑ Gulzar, Govind; Saiba Nihalani (2003). "Biography: Sivan, Santosh". Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India). p. 633. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.

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