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Chandigarh-made animation film wins multiple global awards
NEW DELHI: ‘The Eyes of Silence’, an animation film made by two animators on two computers working a Chandigarh-based studio, has become the first Indian animation film to win five international awards and get screened in as many as 11 international film festivals.
Produced by Virtual Realms Productions, the five-minute film won the highly coveted Accolade Award of Merit in Animation at The Accolade 2009, Best Animation Award at the Rockport Film Festival 2008, Aloha Award for Excellence in filmmaking
The film made in 3D technology has been screened in festivals in the United States, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Egypt among other countries.
Avi Sidhu and Navneet Kinger, both partners in the studio, worked part time on the film all the while handling their main business. ‘The Eyes of Silence’ is very different from the traditional animation films. It explores the genre of photorealistic and drives home the point that animation is a medium for kids and adults to enjoy equally. The film dwells on a sensitive topic through a short story about basic human emotions set in a modern world where hate and war for religion rages. The story revolves around an introspecting terrorist who is an explosives expert and has been given a mission to carry out. With the help of international affiliates, he departs on the journey of a lifetime. The terrorist is one with a humane heart and a thoughtful mind and hence realizes that someone being killed here is like someone losing his life back home.
The movie simply tries to drive the point that violence spawns violence and it leads to a chain reaction. Sanity prevails only when you pause and analyze the grim truth behind your actions and decide to make a change.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
