Parzaan Dastur is an Indian actor and writer. He is best remembered as the cute kid in the Dhara advertisement and the silent Sikh kid in ''

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'' by many Indians.

Early life

Parzaan is an alumnus of St. Mary's (ICSE), Mumbai and H.R College of Commerce and Economics. He belongs to a Mumbai-based

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family and lives with his parents and younger brother. He is a proficient Pianist and has been learning since age 7.

Career

Parzaan made his debut in the movie ''

'' as a Silent

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-Kid and became famous for his dialogue, "Tussi Jaa Rahe Ho, Tussi Na Jao." His other movies are ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2001). He played Parzan in Rahul Dholakia's ''

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'' (2005), about a boy who goes missing during the

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riots. Parzaan played the male lead in

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's '' Sikandar'' (2009), as a boy who aspires to be a footballer, but finds a gun, which turns his world upside down. Parzaan also produced and released a Short Film called ''Pocket Mummy'', with his partner Nitesh Ranglani (who directed the film). Parzaan wrote the film which stars famous actress

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in a pivotal role.

Awards

He was nominated for Stardust award for Best Child Artist for his role in ''Sikandar'' (2009).

Filmography

Films

References

External links

* 1991 births Parsi people Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male child actors 20th-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-film-actor-stub