My Friend Ganesha
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, Shital Shah and Upasana Singh.[1][2]
| My Friend Ganesha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajiv S Ruia |
| Written by | Rajiv S. Ruia |
| Produced by | Manish Ruparel Raman Trikha Mitesh Mehta Deepak Bhanushali Ronak Bhagat |
| Starring | Ahsaas Channa Kiran Janjani Shital Shah Upasana Singh |
| Cinematography | Krishna Jai Nandan |
| Edited by | Avinash Walzade |
| Music by | P. Shankar Ahsan Ahmed Nirmal-Shekar R. Roy Laxmi-Vasant |
| Animation by | Radiant Animation |
| Distributed by | Kofee Break Pictures Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 190 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Ashu, an 8-year-old boy feels lonely since his parents, Aditya and Aarti, don't have time for him and he doesn't have any friends. As the 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 when the family was going through a crisis & was coinciding with the forthcoming Ganesha Festival. Gangubai somehow convinces everyone to bring Ganesha home for this festival. Ashu is very excited, Ganesha comes into their home and things start turning around in their family. Ganesha becomes Ashu's friend and together with him solves various problems in their family and has a lot of fun these 11 days.
Cast
- Ahsaas Channa as Aashu
- Kiran Janjani as Aditya 'Adi', Aashu's father
- Shital Shah as Aarti, Aashu's mother[3]
- 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 Nagrath as a wicked Businessman (Aarti's boss)
- Sanatan Modi as Bank Boss (Aditya's boss)
- Aarya Vora as Aditi, Aditya's sister
- Master Vedaant Phaterpekar as Monty
- Rajan Verma as Kaaliya
Sequels
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] A fourth film, My Friend Ganesha 4 was released in 2013.[6]
References
- Verma, Sukanya (6 July 2007). "Kids deserve better!". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "2D animation cum live-action My Friend Ganesha set for April release - AnimationXpress". animationxpress.com. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- Patel, Ano (13 January 2017). "10 things you should know about Shital Shah". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- Chopra, Sonia (6 April 2010). "My Friend Ganesha 3 - A Cumbersome Story". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- Sen, Raja (22 August 2022). "My Friend Ganesha 2 disappoints". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Rajiv S. Ruia (25 February 2020). My Friend Ganesha 4 (in Hindi). Venus Movies. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023 – via YouTube.