Overview
Ahaan is a 2019 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Nikhil Pherwani. 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.
The film premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2019, had its theatrical release in India on 19 March 2021 and premiered on Netflix on 15 May 2021.
Synopsis
Jilted by his wife, a man with OCD finds eye-opening common ground and camaraderie with his neighbor, a young man with Down Syndrome.
Cast
Abuli Mamaji as Ahaan
Arif Zakaria as Ozzy
Niharika Singh as Anu
Plabita Borthakur as Onella
Rajit Kapur as Psychologist
Shilpa Mehta as Gayatri
Kaizaad Kotwaal as Ranjit
Sonali Sachdev as Mrs. Nair
Haresh Raut as Hari
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