Reinventing myself by making animation film: Govind Nihalani

After making gritty films like 'Aakrosh', 'Ardh Satya' and 'Drohkaal', filmmaker Gohind Nihalani is coming up with his first animation film, which he says, has allowed him to "reinvent himself" over the years.
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," Nihalani told PTI in an interview.

Asked why he decided to take a light-hearted topic like this, the 72-year-old Nihalani 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.
Talking about 'Kamlu', the director, who last produced and directed Amitabh Bachchan-starrer drama 'Dev' in 2004, found a "new creative space" while working on the movie.

"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.