Chidiakhana [meaning: Zoo] is an upcoming Hindi Drama film scheduled to be released on 2 June 2023 in cinemas. The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) of India is the producer of Chidiakhana.

The movie inspires us with a thought-provoking concept. It suggests that dreams do not transpire into reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. And it may take a little pixie dust to make them come true.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Ritvik Sahore as Sooraj, Rajeshwari Sachdev as Bibha, Prashant Narayanan as Pratap, Govind Namdeo as Bhau, Ravi Kishan as Bikram, and Avneet Kaur as Mili play pivotal roles in Chidiakhana.

The film also features Aadil Ali, Aanjjan Srivastav, Ajay Jadhav, Avranil Nawali, Avinash Kumar, Chandni Sharma, Jayesh Kardak, Madhavi Juvekar, Laril Ganjoo, Milind Joshi, Nagesh Bhonsle, Parth Garg, Prakash Chandra Yadav, Prashant Tapasvi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Ritika Murthy, Sanjay Bhatia, and Sumit Malhan.

Crew

1. Manish Tiwary - Director
2. NFDC India - Producer
3. Vivek Rajagopalan - Music Director
4. Sriram Ganapathy - Director of Photography
5. Irene Dhar Malik - Film Editor
6. Manish Tiwary - Film Editor
7. Sachin Patil - Production Designer
8. Vasu Patil - Production Designer
9. Praveen Angre - Art Director

Movie Plot

Sooraj (Ritwik Sahore) is a school-going Bihari boy and a talented football player. He arrives in a Mumbai chawl with his mother, Bibha (Rajeshwari Sachdev), from the heart of the hinterlands of Bihar. He gets admission to a Mumbai school, where he can play football with his studies.

 They find themselves caught in the throes of the Marathi-Bihari conflict that threatens to take Sooraj away from his only passion, football, a game he worships, reveres, and lives 24x7.

Sooraj also becomes a scapegoat for the Marathi-Bihari conflict in school, where school gangs create trouble for him. They become a hurdle for Sooraj to accomplish his dream of becoming a footballer.

However, Pratap Bhai (Prashant Narayanan), a local chawl strongman for a regional political party, understands the problems of the mother-son duo and comes forward as an unexpected protection. The man gives wings to the modest dreams of Sooraj.

However, Pratap finds himself against his own boss, Bhau (Govind Namdev), and he has to choose either the political party of Sooraj.