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| Ahaan | |
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| Directed by | Nikhil Pherwani |
| Screenplay by | Nikhil Pherwani |
| Story by | Nikhil Pherwani Abhishek Pherwani |
| Produced by | Will Finds Way Films |
| Starring | Arif Zakaria Niharika Singh Abuli Mamaji Plabita Borthakur Rajit Kapur |
| Cinematography | Saket Gyani Dipankar Sikder |
| Edited by | Jitendra Prakash Dongare Anupama Chabukswar |
| Music by | Dhruv Dhalla |
Production company | Will Finds Way Films |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Ahaan is a 2019 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Nikhil Pherwani.[1][2][3] Starring Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Plabita Borthakur and Rajit Kapur and produced by Will Finds Way Films, Ahaan is India's first Hindi-language film starring a Down Syndrome person in the leading role, played by newcomer Abuli Mamaji.[4]
The film premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2019,[5] had its theatrical release in India on 19 March 2021 and premiered on Netflix on 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Nikhil Pherwani's Ahaan to stream on Netflix". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Upadhyay, Karishma (14 May 2021). ""The gaze wasn't right": director Nikhil Pherwani, of "Ahaan", on the portrayal of developmental disabilities in Indian cinema". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Ahaan Review: Lead Actor Abuli Mamaji, Who Has Down Syndrome, Lends The Film Authenticity". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Ahaan' Director Nikhil Pherwani Says He Wanted to Show What the World Doesn't See While Portraying People With Disorders and Disabilities". silverscreenindia.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Selection". Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Retrieved 25 September 2021.