Parzania
Parzania translation Heaven and hell on earth is a 2007 Indian drama film cowritten and directed by Rahul Dholakia David N. Donihue is the other cowriter. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah and Sarika in the lead roles, while Corin Nemec and Raj Zutshi played supporting roles. Made on a budget of US700,000, the film was shot in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
Allan Corin Nemec, an American, arrives in Ahmedabad searching for answers, to find internal peace and to understand the world and his troubled life. He chooses India as his school and Gandhi as his subject of his thesis. It is here that he meets the Pithawala family Cyrus Naseeruddin Shah, his wife Shernaz Sarika, son Parzan Parzan Dastur and daughter Dilshad Pearl Barsiwala. The Pithawalas being Parsis follow Zoroastrianism. Through them and the teachings of an Gandhian, Allan starts to find peace of mind.The plot is based on the story of Rupa Mody, whose son went missing after the 2002 Gujarat riots. The tenyearold Parzan disappears during these riots when their surrounding homes are attacked. Cyrus, Shernaz and Dilshad manage to escape the carnage. In the aftermath of the riots, Cyrus searches for his missing child while fighting for his own sanity. While assisting the Pithawalas in their search, Allan battles to uncover the reason behind the riots in an effort to make some sense of the incident. People start to question governments official explanation of the incident which downplays any conspiracy. As a result, a Human Rights Commission is formed. Through the commission, several witnesses and victims testify against the indifference of the police to protect them from the rioters. The film ends with a dedication to the victims of communal violence. ........
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