My Friend Ganesha
My Friend Ganesha is a 2008 Bollywood film written and directed by Rajiv S Ruia and Produced by Deepak Bhanushali Manish Ruparel, Raman Trikha, Mitesh Mehta, and Ronak Bhagat. Star Casts were Ahsaas Channa, Kiran Janjani, Sheetal Shah[1] and Upasana Singh.[2][3]
| 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 |
Plot
An 8-year-old boy who feels lonely since his parents don't have time for him and he doesn't have any friends. As story moves on 'Ganesha' becomes his friend and together they resolve so many problems around and have a lot of fun.
Ashu's parents 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
- Ahsaas Channa as Ashu
- Kiran Janjani as Aditya, Ashu's father
- Sheetal Shah as Aarti, Ashu's mother
- Arun Bakshi as Ashu's Principal
- Mushtaq Khan as Police Inspector
- Upasana Singh as Gangu Bai
- Rachit Trehan as Assistant Bank Manager
- Anil Nagarath as a wicked Businessman
Sequels
My friend Ganesha was followed by two sequels.[4]
My Friend Ganesha 2
A sequel My Friend Ganesha 1 was released on 22 August 2008.[5]
My Friend Ganesha 3
A third film in the series My Friend Ganesha 3 was released on 26 March 2010.[4]
References
- "10 things you should know about Shital Shah". The Times of India.
- "Kids deserve better!". www.rediff.com.
- "2D animation cum live action My Friend Ganesha set for April release - AnimationXpress". www.animationxpress.com.
- https://www.sify.com/movies/i-my-friend-ganesh-3-i-review-a-cumbersome-story-review--pclx55chgbiaf.html
- https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/22ganesha.htm
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