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<p>203.187.202.236: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Tone|date=July 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox film<br /> | name = Halo<br /> | image = Halo (1996 film).jpg<br /> | image_size =<br /> | caption =<br /> | director = [[Santosh Sivan]]<br /> | producer = [[Children's Film Society, India]]<br /> | writer = {{ubl|[[Santosh Sivan]]|[[Sanjay Chhel]]}}<br /> | narrator =<br /> | starring = {{ubl|[[Benaf Dadachandji]]|Bulang Raja|[[Viju Khote]]|[[Mukesh Rishi]]|[[Tinnu Anand]]}}<br /> | music = [[Ranjit Barot]]<br /> | cinematography = Santosh Sivan<br /> | editing = Kanika Myer Bharat <br /> | distributor =<br /> | released = 7 February 1996<br /> | runtime = 92 min<br /> | country = [[India]]<br /> | language =<br /> | budget =<br /> | gross =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Halo''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1996|1996]] [[India]]n [[drama film]] directed by [[Santosh Sivan]]. It tells the story of The loneliness in a motherless Sasha’s life is filled by her puppy Halo. When Halo gets lost Sasha has only one thought on her mind to find him at any cost. This seven year old girl’s search for her puppy in the byzantine streets of Mumbai turns into Alice’s ride down the rabbit hole as she encounters one idiosyncratic person after another. Does Sasha find her little puppy?&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|work=Rediff On The Net |title=I want to make films only I can make |first=Suparn |last=Verma |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04sivn.htm |date=1997-04-04}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Plot==<br /> The film starts with the school's nun-teacher ([[Mehr Vakil]]) being frustrated at the ringing of school bell which was indicates the end of the school and the start of the vacations. The story now turns to Sasha ([[Benaf Dadachandji]]), a motherless child who yearns of mother's love despite having Mr. Deshpande ([[Rajkumar Santoshi]]), her doting father and a criminal lawyer. Her friend Thomas ([[Kavin Dave]]) has gone to [[London]] to undergo a surgery. <br /> <br /> During vacation, when all the other kids are busy playing, she sits silently and doesn't even eat properly. So, the gluttonous servant fabricates a story that a miracle will happen in form of a Halo. There comes a street dog and Sasha believes it to be the miracle, the God-sent Halo. She adopts it and names it Halo. Now her life revolves around him. She sleeps, she drinks, she eats with him. Her father doesn't object even though he doesn't like dogs. Her father, through a [[Gandhism|Satyavadi]] and follows the principles of [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhiji]] he observes a fast the another day. Once, when Halo is missing, she finds it inside and outside but to no avail. <br /> <br /> She firstly asks Police Commissioner ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) who uses her for his own use to capture a gang of notorious smugglers led by Smuggler Raja ([[Tinu Anand]]), a dumb notorious smuggler but the credit goes to Sasha for capturing the smuggler. She also takes help of Ranga ([[Wasim Khan]]), who leads a group of street urchins. <br /> <br /> Eventually, she is able to find Halo but the dog is now owned by an old couple ([[Dr. B. M. Banerji]] and [[Mrs. Banerji]]) for their [[physically disabled]] grandson Abdul ([[Yazad Mohedji]]). <br /> <br /> At the end of the movie, Sasha happily gives the dog to Abdul.<br /> <br /> ==Cast==<br /> {{div col}}<br /> *[[Benaf Dadachandji]] as Sasha Deshpande<br /> *[[Bulang Raja]] as Anil<br /> *[[Rajkumar Santoshi]] as Advocate Deshpande, Sasha's father<br /> *[[Pooja Punjabi]] as Mamta<br /> *[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Police Commisioner<br /> *[[Tinu Anand]] as Smuggler Raja<br /> *[[Harish Patel]] as Astrologer<br /> *[[Mehr Vakil]] as Nun<br /> *[[Dolly Chainani]] as Girl 1<br /> *[[Tamana Gulrajani]] as Girl 2<br /> *[[Vinita Chainani]] as Girl 3<br /> *[[Supriya Pathak]] as Mother<br /> *[[Chintu Mahapatra]] as Chintu<br /> *[[Dimple Ghosh]] as Lata<br /> *[[Mr. Punjabi]] as Doctor<br /> *[[Poocha]] as Tiger<br /> *[[Kavin Dave]] as Thomas<br /> *[[Marukh Dadachandji]] as Thomas's mother<br /> *[[Sahil (actor)|Sahil]] as TV Host of BadBad talk show<br /> *[[Anamika Ghosh]] as Videographer<br /> *[[Dipankar (actor)|Dipankar]] as Prabhu Deva<br /> *[[Goldie Singh]] as Goldie<br /> *[[Ajit (Indian actor)|Ajit]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Tabla Player<br /> *[[Ashok Narayan]] as Mr. Pappu, the 99 years old man<br /> *[[Frenchman]] as Foreigner<br /> *[[Halo (dog)|Halo]] as Halo<br /> *[[Farookh Dadachandji]] as Veterinarian<br /> *[[Bala (Nandlal)]] as Newspaper Editor<br /> *[[Prakash Mahapatra]] as Assistant Newspaper Editor<br /> *[[Sagar (actor)|Sagar]] as Photographer<br /> *[[Kanika Nandlal]] as Secretary<br /> *[[Suhas Gujrathi]] as Office Boy<br /> *[[Auto Driver]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Auto Driver<br /> *[[Suresh Bhagwat]] as Dog Catcher<br /> *[[Vijay Khote]] as Constable 1<br /> *[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Constable 2<br /> *[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Constable 3<br /> *[[Snehendra]] as Constable 4<br /> *[[Abdulkayyam]] as Journalist<br /> *[[Anil Sharma]] as Smuggler 1<br /> *[[Yogesh]] as Smuggler 2<br /> *[[Javed Khan (actor)|Javed Khan]] as Washer Boy<br /> *[[Babu (actor)|Babu]]{{dn|date=July 2021}} as Ranga's Assistant<br /> *[[Wasim Khan]] as Ranga<br /> *[[Hari]] as Dog Owner<br /> *[[Dr. B. M. Banerji]] as Old Man<br /> *[[Mrs. Banerji]] as Old Woman<br /> *[[Yazad Mohedji]] as Abdul<br /> *[[Sajana Sivam]] as Kid in Riots<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Awards==<br /> *1996: [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |page=633 |chapter=Biography: Sivan, Santosh |first=Govind |last=Gulzar |author2=Saiba Nihalani |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (India) |year=2003 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&amp;q=Halo+Sivan&amp;pg=PT633}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *1996:[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)]]-[[Benaf Dadachandji]]<br /> *2001: [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]<br /> ==Public viewing==<br /> The movie was first relayed on Children's Day in 1996 on Doordarshan.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.cfsindia.org/colors/167.htm Official website from the Children's Film Society, India]<br /> *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010812054832/http://www.halothefilm.com/html/home.htm |date=12 August 2001 |title=Film's official website }}<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080708195619/http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/movies04/halo.html Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]<br /> *[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04sivn.htm Rediff article on Halo]<br /> <br /> {{Santosh Sivan}}<br /> {{National Film Award Best Children's Film}}<br /> {{FilmfareCriticsAwardBestMovie}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Halo (1996 Film)}}<br /> [[Category:1996 films]]<br /> [[Category:Indian films]]<br /> [[Category:Indian children's films]]<br /> [[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br /> [[Category:Best Children's Film National Film Award winners]]<br /> [[Category:Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award]]<br /> [[Category:Films about dogs]]<br /> [[Category:Films directed by Santosh Sivan]]<br /> [[Category:Films featuring pets]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub}}</div>

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