New Kid on the block:Parzaan Dastur
April 9th, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
We first saw Parzaan Dastur in a commercial about Dhara oil, where he wanted to leave home because his family did not love him.Later on we fell in love with him when he played the silent Sikh boy in Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Parzaan looks very different from his KKHH days, when he was seven years old. Now aged 15, Parzaan who was last seen in Parzania now will be seen in a movie called “Sikandar”.The movie is based on Kashmir and terrorism.
Parzaan speaks about the Kashmir valley and more”, Kashmir, especially the place we went to shoot, is such a treat to the eye that it is confusing enough to find the most apt place to shoot. I remember discussing on the sets, that in Kashmir, set a camera in any direction and you were ready to take a beautiful shot.”
Further he tells that,” One of the most awe-inspiring locations was here - where we shot all our football scenes. I remember the first time I saw this place. I immediately noticed the massive volume of empty space that a city like Mumbai lacks. Just the immense rush of the sense of freedom fills you to no limits.We shot another good bunch of scenes in this splendid location from where we could feel like being at the same altitude of a snow-capped mountain. I think it will be too obvious at this point to say that I would love to go there again.
About Sikandar movie
Sikandar Raza is a 14 yr old schoolboy in Kashmir. Ever since his parents were killed by militants, 10 years back, all his desires revolve around the happiness of his foster parents.One day, he finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, the 14 yr old Nasreen, he picks up the gun,and thus begins a journey into the darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes his conscience keeper & tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun.The film is directed by Piyush Jha.
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