Parzania (translation: Heaven and hell on earth[2]) is a 2007 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Rahul Dholakia; David N. Donihue is the other co-writer.

The film is inspired by the true story of a ten-year-old Parsi boy, Azhar Mody (represented in the film as the character Parzaan Pithawala) who disappeared after the 28 February 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre during which 69 people were killed and which was one of many events in the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.

[4] Allan (Corin Nemec), an American, arrives in Ahmedabad searching for answers, to find internal peace and to understand the world and his troubled life.

While assisting the Pithawalas in their search, Allan battles to uncover the reason behind the riots in an effort to make some sense of the incident.

In the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, Los Angeles-based director Rahul Dholakia faced a personal tragedy.

[7] Dholakia chose to make the film in English because he thought that communal riots was a global issue.

After Dholakia narrated the script to him, Shah said, "I agree in principle, provided we make this sensitively and sensibly.

Owing to their screen and real-life experiences, Shah and Sarika suggested changes and revised the script several times.

[12][13][14] After an initiative by ANHAD, a civil rights group, the film was screened at some places in the state after April 2007.