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Aani Maani

Aani Maani

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Aani Maani

2019

1h 34m

7.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Aani Maani is a game popular among little children in Uttar Pradesh, played by turning around while reciting a popular rhyme. The circling motion is likened to that of the Sufi dervish. When the government announces a ban on beef, and the shutting down of slaughterhouses, it wreaks havoc in the family life of a lower middle class, Muslim kebab seller called Bhutto and sends his world spinning.

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Kun Films

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Farrukh Seyer

Bhutto

Priyanka Verma

Tarannum

Neha Singh

Nazo

Padma Damodaran

Najma

Arni

Affi

Shamim Abbas

Father

Arun Kumar

Nepali

Creative team

Directed by: Fahim Irshad
Written by: Fahim Irshad
Produced by: Farrukh Seyer

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