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Netflix's 'Ahaan' Steers Clear of Sermons to Prioritise Person Over Performer Nikhil Pherwaniâs debut film dignifies an unacknowledged dream. A poster for Netflix's 'Ahaan'. Film18 hours ago The first shot is of a young man sneaking into his fatherâs bedroom. He slips his feet in a black leather shoe. Wears a blazer and admires himself in the mirror. Smiles, poses, brushes his hair. Takes his spectacles off and strikes another pose. Ahaan (Abuli Mamaji) is imagining himself as a white-collar worker: a life heâs never had â a life he craves. But before he could plan his future, his past â his family, his âdisorderâ â decided on his behalf, for he has Down Syndrome. Nikhil Pherwaniâs debut,
Abuli Mamaji in Ahaan (2021) | Will Finds A Way Films/Netflix Ahaan (Abuli Mamaji) is 25 years old and like many young men, dreams of a steady job, a nice house, a wife and two children. For now, Ahaan helps his home chef mother (Shilpa Mehta) with her deliveries. His father (Kaizaad Kotwal) is an stroppy man with little affection towards Ahaan, who has Down syndrome. Among other places, Ahaan delivers his mother’s home-made brownies to Anu (Niharika Singh) and Ozzy (Arif Zakaria). This childless couple is having troubles of their own, stemming mainly from Ozzy’s obsessive-compulsive disorder. Anu sees Ahaan as a sweet boy, while Ozzy is rattled by him. Ahaan’s conduct and attitude often causes those around him – including a cute neighbour (Plabita Borthakur) – to misinterpret his inexperience and guilelessness.
Ahaan Review: Lead Actor Abuli Mamaji, Who Has Down Syndrome, Lends The Film Authenticity Ahaan Review: Lead Actor Abuli Mamaji, Who Has Down Syndrome, Lends The Film Authenticity Ahaan Review: It is easy to warm up to the actor because not only is there something overwhelmingly charming about him, he is also a man who clearly enjoys acting in front of the camera. A still from the film Ahaan.(Image courtesy: YouTube) Cast: Abuli Mamaji, Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Rajit Kapur and Plabita Borthakur Director: Nikhil Pherwani First-time director Nikhil Pherwani's Ahaan, streaming on Netflix, is a sweet little film that achieves much more than sweet little films are usually known to do. It tells the story of a free-spirited, fun-loving special needs youngster. But that isn't what sets it apart from other Indian movies that centre on characters with developmental disabilities.
Ahaan Rating: 3/5 Almost over a month after its limited theatrical release in India, Nikhil Pherwani's Ahaan has now come to Netflix. This isn't like your every second Bollywood masala film, but it definitely carries elements of surprise, drama and fun in the most heartwarming way. Bollywood has often put Alzheimer's, dyslexia and progeria under the spotlight, rarely the attention has been on down syndrome which affects at least 30,000 newborns every year in India. Director Nikhil Pherwani turns the light on this rarely talked about condition and couples it with another condition named obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Sounds heavy right? Well, it's not! Starring Arif Zakaria as Ozzy and Abuli Mamaji as Ahaan, Pherwani creates a collision of these two worlds and keeps you invested in this feel-good story. While Bollywood has only picked actors to play characters with certain conditions, Pherwani made the brave choice to cast Abuli Mamaji, a young man with down syndrome in the titular role.
A still from the film | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Not satisfied with how developmental disabilities were portrayed in Indian cinema, director Nikhil Pherwani cast an actor with Down syndrome in his début film, ‘Ahaan’ Filmmaker Nikhil Pherwani met 45-year-old Abuli Mamaji, one of the leads of his début film Ahaan, in a care facility for individuals with autism, Down syndrome (DS), and other learning disabilities. “The first thing he said to me was that he loves acting and Salman Khan,” Pherwani recalls. Ahaan, which had its theatrical release earlier this year and drops on Netflix on May 15, is a film about a young man with DS who finds a friend in an older neighbour struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), played by Arif Zakaria. The film, which Pherwani and his brother Abhishek have produced under their banner, Will Find Way Films, also stars Plabita Borthakur, Niharika Singh, and Rajit Kapur.
Debutant Abuli Mamaji is set to steal our hearts with his performance in Nikhil Pherwani directorial Ahaan. The movie showcases the journey of a young man with Down Syndrome and how he forms an unusual friendship with a middle-aged man, Ozzy, who suffers from OCD. The debutant who is gearing up to spread happiness in the lives of the audience with the wholesome movie opened up about the challenges and his aspirations of becoming an actor. Mamaji shares, "People look at us differently the moment they know that we suffer from a disability, no matter what it is. It's always
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