Soumitra
Ranade,
after
making
his
debut
in
Hindi
films
as
an
animator
with
Jajantaram
Mamantaram,
is
back
with
his
another
film
called
Friends
Forever
starring
Hrishita
Bhatt&Ashmit
Patel
in
the
lead.
Soumitra
has
used
an
animated
character
named
Zampona
who
plays
the
cupid
between
Hrishita
and
Ashmit.
Motion
Capture
is
been
used
for
the
first
time
in
an
Indian
animation
industry.
Gold
medalist
from
Sir
J.
J.
Institute
of
Applied
Arts,
Soumitra
is
also
working
on
a
fully
animated
film
'Alibaba
-
the
41
thieves'
along
with
Jajantaram
Mamantaram
sequel.
Jajantaram
Mamantaram
was
screened
at
The
Cannes
Film
Festival
and
International
Children's
Film
Festival
in
Hyderabad,
2003.
Soumitra
has
also
directed
and
produced
a
lot
of
documentaries.
We
wish
this
talented
guy
all
the
best
for
his
future
projects
and
hope
he
proves
his
presence
felt
well
in
the
booming
animation
industry.