Shahzada Ali, a film by Quadri Brothers, depicts the hardships of a child along with his parents, who struggle to make ends meet, yet remain hopeful about life

Written, directed and produced by Akbar and Azam Quadri, the film Shahzada Ali  is being released for the first time to the public. The film has had premiers at various film festivals.

In the film, Ali is played by Izhaar Khan, Gangs of Wasseypur fame. Nidhi Bisht of The Viral Fever plays the role of a parent.

The film is a moving tale of an innocent boy who wants to enjoy and explore life but is curbed to play outdoor with other kids because of his physical ailment. Ali loves cricket and insists his father to buy him a bat. But any form of physical activity is detrimental to his health. So his mother makes up a story and tells him that the kids who play outside their home and don’t obey their parents are attacked by the devil. She tells him that the evil soul resides in their heart and makes them suffer throughout their life. On the contrary, children who listen to their parents are blessed by god.

Speaking on the story of the film, Akbar and Azam said, “The film was shot in Chhatarpur, Delhi, and is based majorly on the viewpoint of a child and the world he sees around him. There was a time when there used to be films made from the viewpoint of children but that’s not the case anymore. It is an attempt to give voice to that viewpoint that even though you watch the film from the viewpoint of a children, there’s so much more to it.”

Speaking about the main plot the brothers said that children live in the world of stories which they are told. The story of the film is about a child who believes and lives in the stories told to him.”

The process of filmmaking was a tedious one for them as it was their first film. They shared about the burden of managing everything right from production to the creative part to working with a child actor.

(The film is streaming live on MXPlayer.)