Ahaan

Ahaan (2021)

आहान

Jilted by his wife, a man with OCD finds eye-opening common ground and camaraderie with his neighbour, a young man with Down Syndrome.

Date of release
2021-03-19
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Nikhil Pherwani

Casting

Interesting facts

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 person with Down syndrome in the leading role, played by newcomer Abuli Mamaji.

Production

Nikhil Pherwani's observations made him realize how disabled individuals were treated differently, sometimes even less than human. This made him ponder on a few things – What goes on in the life of a young adult with intellectual disability? How do their parents cope with uncertainty about their child's future? Are they capable of leading an independent life? He went on to meet people with intellectual disabilities and their parents to understand…

With a screenplay in hand, he set out to meet several producers. However, producing the film was usually perceived as a challenge, owing to prejudices about the commercial viability of film dealing with such subject matter. Eventually, Nikhil Pherwani and his brother Abhishek produced it themselves, under their banner 'Will Finds Way Films' to safeguard the artistic integrity of the project.

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