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My Friend Ganesha
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| My Friend Ganesha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajiv S Ruia |
| Produced by | Manish Ruparel Raman Trikha Mitesh Mehta Deepak Bhanushali Ronak Bhagat |
| Written by | Rajiv S. Ruia |
| Starring | Ahsaas Channa Kiran Janjani Sheetal Shah Upasana Singh |
| Music by | P. Shankar Ahsan Ahmed Nirmal-Shekar R. Roy Laxmi-Vasant |
| Cinematography | Krishna Jai Nandan |
| Edited by | Avinash Walzade |
| Animation by | Radiant Animation |
| Distributed by | Kofee Break Pictures Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 190 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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[1] and Upasana Singh.[2][3]
Plot[edit]
Ashu, an 8-year-old boy who feels lonely since his parents, Aditya and Aarti, don't have time for him and he doesn't have any friends. As story moves on Lord 'Ganesha' becomes his friend and together they resolve so many problems around and have a lot of fun.
Aarti and Aditya 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.
Cast[edit]
- Ahsaas Channa as Aashu
- Kiran Janjani as Aditya 'Adi', Aashu's father
- Sheetal Shah as Aarti, Aashu's mother
- Arun Bakshi as Aashu's Principal
- Mushtaq Khan as Police Inspector Patil
- Upasana Singh as Gangu Taai
- Rachit Trehan as Anwar (Assistant Bank Manager)
- Saurabh Singh as Karan, Aditi's boyfriend
- Anil Nagarath as a wicked Businessman (Aarti's boss)
- Sanatan Mody as Bank Boss (Aditya's boss)
- Aarya Vora as Aditi, Aditya's sister
- Master Vedaant Phaterpekar as Monty
- Rajan Verma as Kaaliya
Sequels[edit]
My Friend Ganesha has been followed by three sequels, all directed by Rajiv S Ruia.[4] A sequel My Friend Ganesha 2 was released on 22 August 2008.[5] A third film in the series My Friend Ganesha 3 was released on 26 March 2010.[4] These were followed by My Friend Ganesha 4 in 2013.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "10 things you should know about Shital Shah". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Kids deserve better!". rediff.com.
- ↑ "2D animation cum live action My Friend Ganesha set for April release - AnimationXpress". animationxpress.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 My Friend Ganesha 3 - A Cumbersome Story. Sify.com.
- ↑ Ganesha. 22 August 2008. rediff.com.
- ↑ "My Friend Ganesha 4". Venus Movies. 25 February 2020.
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