Govind Nihalani has earlier directed gritty films like Aakrosh, Ardh Satya and Drohkaal.
New Delhi:
After making gritty films like Aakrosh, Ardh Satya and Drohkaal, Govind Nihalani is coming up with his first animation film, which he says, has allowed him to "reinvent himself" as a filmmaker.
The film titled Kamlu Happy Happy is a 3D animation film about the life and adventures of a baby camel called Kamlu,who dreams of flying.
"I have always been fascinated with animation and technology and graphics and I have been dreaming to create this work for a very long time. It is a story about a baby camel in Rajasthan, who dreams of flying. The film is in last stage of the post-production, and hopefully, by Diwali we can bring it to the people," said Nihalani.
Asked why he decided to take a light-hearted topic like this, the 72-year-old said he did not want to repeat himself.
"As an artist one must always reinvent oneself and respond to changing geography, economy and technology around us. We must respond to new stimuli and trends emerging in the society. I do not want to repeat myself, else I will become a dinosaur. And, that's a fate I will rather not want," he said.
"Visioning an animated character and directing an actor on screen, both are same for me, the same idea, same challenges. And, since I come from Udaipur, it was easy for me to imagine the desert landscape and for my team to render it, with enough input material available on the web," said Nihalani.
The film titled Kamlu Happy Happy is a 3D animation film about the life and adventures of a baby camel called Kamlu,who dreams of flying.
"I have always been fascinated with animation and technology and graphics and I have been dreaming to create this work for a very long time. It is a story about a baby camel in Rajasthan, who dreams of flying. The film is in last stage of the post-production, and hopefully, by Diwali we can bring it to the people," said Nihalani.
Asked why he decided to take a light-hearted topic like this, the 72-year-old said he did not want to repeat himself.
"As an artist one must always reinvent oneself and respond to changing geography, economy and technology around us. We must respond to new stimuli and trends emerging in the society. I do not want to repeat myself, else I will become a dinosaur. And, that's a fate I will rather not want," he said.
"Visioning an animated character and directing an actor on screen, both are same for me, the same idea, same challenges. And, since I come from Udaipur, it was easy for me to imagine the desert landscape and for my team to render it, with enough input material available on the web," said Nihalani.
