Little Zizou

Little Zizou – Humorous Surprise Comes in Little Package

Scriptwriter and photographer Sooni Taraporevala debuts as a director with this delightful Parsi tale Little Zizou made in Hindi, Gujarati and English.

It is a moving comment on the present day Parsi community living in Mumbai.

This is the story of two Parsi families – Khodaiji (self proclaimed religious leader) and Presswala (newspaper publisher). The story is told from the view point of an 11-year-old ‘Little Zizou’ Xerxes (Khodaiji’s youngest son), who is a die-hard fan of soccer player Zinedine Zidane. It takes us on a roller coaster ride to the unfolding of hostilities between the two families.

Xerxes’s elder brother Art, a talented artist, loves Pressvala’s daughter. Xerxes himself admires Pressvala’s wife. To make matters worse, Pressvala writes a critique of Khodaiji. Intense public reaction makes them arch rivals. The situation worsens even more with passage of time.

What will happen to the love story and the relations between the two families forms part of the rest of the movie. The viewer is so involved with this humorous story that resolving the conflict is not on their mind.

Mira Nair has always presented thoughtful movies. This one has an added dimension of entertainment. Watch out for John Abraham in a special appearance.

Enjoy the movie for its light hearted treatment and a peek in the Parsi world. After Welcome To Sajjanpur, Little Zizou is a humorous surprise that comes in little package. Little (Imaad Shah) will win your heart in a big way.



Cast: Boman Pressvala (Boman Irani), Cyrus II Khodaiji (Sohrab Ardeshir), Artaxerxes Khodaiji (Imaad Shah), Miss Patel (Shernaz Patel), Roxanne Pressvala (Zenobia Shroff),
Majestic Grandmother (Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal), Kunal (Kunal Vijaykar), Tito Fellini (Tknow Francorsi), Kurush Chief Disciple (Kurush Deboo), Alka Mehta (Kamal Sidhu),
Zenobia Pressvala (Dilshad Patel), Xerxes Khodaiji (Jahan Battivala), Liana Pressvala (Iyanah Battivala), Arjun (John Abraham) Special Appearance
Banner: Jigri Dost Productions & Studio 18
Presented By: Mira Nair & Studio 18
Distributor: Studio18
Produced By: Dinaz Stafford, Sooni Taraporevala & Vandana Malik
Written And Directed By: Sooni Taraporevala
Original Music: Bickram Ghosh
Executive Producer: Brad Gross
Director Of Photography: Himman Dhamija
Production Designer: Nitin Desai
Art Director: Amrita Singh
Editors: T.woody Richman & Kristina Boden
Costumes Designers: Arjun Bhasin & Shahnaz Vahanvaty
Director of Choreography: Shiamak Davar