Film Industry: A cartoon character based on Gulshan Grover

A cartoon character based on Gulshan Grover

    In a first of its kind, one of the key characters’ looks and mannerisms in an animated film is based on a Bollywood actor. In upcoming 3D animated film Nephilim, the villain is based on ‘bad man’ Gulshan Grover.
    “We’ve had actors in Hollywood and Bollywood dub for animated characters, but here is a character that is me,” laughs Grover. He adds, “The character has given expressions just the way I do in my films. He is called Azazel and is the villain. I enjoyed dubbing for my ‘alter ego’!”
    Produced by Motion
Makers Animation Studio Pvt Ltd, an animation and VFX production studio based in Mumbai, the film is set in modern times and involves a gun-toting, motorcycle-riding, demon-fighting priest, whose purpose is to see good triumphing over evil. Says director Danny Wilson, “It’s a fun, fantasy adventure film that has a mix of mythology, history, and religion.”
    The makers already have a sequel on the cards and have also planned a comic book series, video games, action figures and even an animated TV series for the coming years. Says producer Dr Vishwas Valvi, “Our goal was to introduce a powerful Indian character who is also well-known in the West and Gulshan was the apt choice.”