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| Bal Ganesh | |
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| Directed by | Pankaj Sharma |
| Produced by | Smita Maroo Pankaj Sharma |
| Starring | Ashar Shaikh |
| Music by | Shamir Tandon Sanjay Dhakan Rajendra Mehra Vibha Singh Shabbir Ahmed |
Production companies | Shemaroo Entertainment Astute Media Vision |
| Distributed by | Shemaroo Entertainment |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Bal Ganesh is a 2007 computer-animated musical feature film directed by Pankaj Sharma. The film is about the adventures and hijinks of Lord Ganesh, the Hindu elephant-headed god, when he was a kid.
Voice cast
- Ashar Shaikh as Bal Ganesh
- Adarsh Gautam as Lord Shiva
- Namrata Sawhney as Parvati
- Jai Prakash Singh as Lord Brahma, kuber, snake
- Jignesh as Lord Vishnu/ Lord Narayana
- Neshma Mantri as Lakshmi
- Taran as Bal Kartikeya
- Dhananjay as Varun Dev
- Pankaj Sharma as Tevaraj Indra Dev
- Rajanika Ganguli as Mooshak
- Jitendra Jaiswal as Nanti
- Mihir Chakraborty as Agastaya The sage
- Nitin Malhotra as Narad The sage
- Bharat Swatantra as Tarkasur
- Vikas Goswami as Parshuram
- Parminder Ghumman as Surapdaman
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Shamir Tandon.[1]
- Aao Sunaata Hoon Sabko - Hariharan
- Ganaa Ganaa Di - Shankar Mahadevan
- Haathi Ka Bal Hai - Sanchita Bhattyacharya
- Adhabhut Sankalp - Hema Desai
- Nanha Munna Bal Ganesh - Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar
- Shankarji IKa Damroo Baje - Kailash Kher
- Teeno Lok Me Pooja Jaye - Asha Bhosle, Amaanat, Aneek
Critical reception
Rediff wrote "Overall, Bal Ganesh is a good effort, and worth a watch."[2] Bollywood Hungama wrote "On the whole, BAL GANESH is an interesting celluloid experience that should attract kids by the dozens."[3]
Sequels
A sequel directed by Vijay S. Bhanushali, Bal Ganesh 2, released on 23 October 2009.[4] Another direct-to-video sequel by Bhanushali, Bal Ganesh 3, was released on 18 September 2015.[5] The film Bal Ganesh and the PomZom Planet, also by Bhanushali followed in 2017.[6] A web series, titled Bal Ganesh Ki Paathshala, was released in 2020 which shows Ganesha explaining various Indian festivals and traditions to kids.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bal Ganesh" – via www.hungama.com.
- ↑ Gupta, Ameeta. "Bal Ganesh review". Rediff.
- ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Bal Ganesh Review 2.5/5 | Bal Ganesh Movie Review | Bal Ganesh 2007 Public Review | Film Review".
- ↑ "Bal Ganesh 2". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Bal Ganesh 3 - Official HD Trailer (Hindi) - Popular Kids Cartoon Movies". YouTube. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bal Ganesh and the Pomzom Planet". Disney+ Hotstar.
- ↑ "Bal Ganesh ki Paathshala". Prime Video.
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