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Nagesh Kukunoor’s directorial Dhanak which releases on 17th June 2016 revolves around the story of siblings Chotu and Pari played by child actors Krrish Chhabria and Hetal Gada respectively. Shot in the beautiful locales of Rajasthan, Dhanak is a perfect blend of culture and relationships, be it between the siblings or the bonds they form with the strangers they meet along their journey. The connection the children share on and off screen makes for Dhanak to be an interesting film to look out for!

Here are five Bollywood films with children as protagonists that have created magic on screen in the past:

Stanley Ka Dabba: Amol Gupte’s debut film starring his son Partho has all the makings of a masterpiece! The film deals with food in a very sensitive yet delicious way and the visuals are enough to make anyone fall in love with the movie. The film explores themes like sharing,...

Deool, Byari, Aaranyakandam, and the other winners of the 2011 National Film Awards have been announced. The 59th Annual National Film Awards, administered by the India’s Directorate of Film Festivals, is “the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards.

This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Due to the...

New Delhi, March 7: Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl directed "Chillar Party" was named the best children's film at the 59th National Awards announced here Wednesday. The nine child artists in the film also shared the best child artist award along with Partho Gupte, who played the lead role in "Stanley ka Dabba".

"Chillar Party" also won the prestigious award for the best original screenplay for writers Nitesh Tiwari, Vijay Maurya and Vikas Bahl.

The child artists from the film "Chillar Party" who won the award are Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Nama Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai Chandransuh, Vedant.

Best Feature Film: Deool and Byari

Best Director: Gurvinder Singh for Anhe Ghorey Da Daan

Best Hindi Film: I Am

Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbo Na

Best Marathi Film: Shaala

Best Actress: Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture

Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool (Marathi)

Best Screenplay: Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari, Vijay Maurya, Rajesh Bajaj for Chillar Party

Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for Senorita from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Special Effects: Ra.One

Best Make Up: Vijram Gaekwad for The Dirty Picture and Bal Gandharva

Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture and Neeta Lulla for Bal Gandharva

Best Children’s Film: Chillar Party

Best Child Artistes: Partho Gupte for Stanley Ka Dabba, and for Chillar Party: Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain, Aarav Khanna, Vishesh Tiwari, Chinmai Chandranshuh, Vedant Desai and Divji Handa

Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty for Azhagar Samiyin Kuthirai (Tamil...

Where do you begin with a film like Chillar Party? Backed by Salman Khan Being Human Productions and Utv Motion Pictures, the film first caught the eyes of the audience with some excellent promos that tickled the funny bone and also left us curious. Adding to that was the appearance of Salman Khan, not only as the narrator, but for the first time, under the producer title as well. With a fresh batch of child artists, Amit Trivedi for chaddi clad booty-shaking tracks and the hyped item number by Ranbir Kapoor, Chillar Party had enough to get a decent initial start but did it have enough to bring in more than just chillar. Yes and no.

First, we begin with introductions of the group. Jhangya (Naman Jain), Encyclopedia (Sarath Menon), Akram (Rohan Grover), Panauti (Chinmai Chandranshuh), Aflatoon (Aarav Khanna), Second Hand (Vishesh Tiwari), Silencer (Vedant Desai), and Shaolin (Divij Handa...

Directors: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari, Producers: Utv and Salman Khan, Actors: Rohan Grover, Sanath Menon, Naman Jain, Vedant Desai etc.

Chillar Party is a party of an interesting assortment of kids with equally interesting nick names like Shaolin, Silencer, Panauti and Encyclopedia in a housing society in Mumbai. This group of children takes on a local neta Bhide who is on a mission to build a ‘bhay-mukta Mumbai’ (fearless Mumbai) by chasing all stray dogs out of the boundaries of the city. On his target happens to be Bhidu, the favourite pet of the Chillar Party, and a harmless stray animal. So there is a Bhide versus Bhidu in the film and who emerges victorious is anyone’s guess.

The problem of the film lies in its first half; the debutant directors have pretty much spent half the film trying to establish the story. There are gangs of colony kids,...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...

Chillar Party Genre: Children’s comedy Director: Vikas Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari Cast: Irrfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain and Aarav Khanna Synopsis: Chillar Party is a film about a gang of seven innocent but feisty children who lead a carefree and fun filled life in Chandan Nagar colony. Two strangers, Fatka and Bheedu enter their lives and they end up becoming an inseparable part of Chillar Party. The life of kids gets difficult when Bheedu’s life is endangered, thanks to a selfish politician. They fight the big bad world of politics and show that even children can move ...