Bangalore
(UNI):
This
Silicon
Valley
of
India
will
add
another
feather
to
its
cap
when
a
US
Dollar
Three
million
animation
studio
comes
up.
Synergy
Images
Private
Limited
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Malini
Subrahmaniam
told
newsmen
here
today
that
the
Studio,
first
of
its
kind
in
Asia
Pacific,
will
come
up
on
75,000
square
feet
area.
The
Karnataka
Government
has
come
forward
to
provide
the
necessary
land
and
the
process
of
indentificationof
land
was
on,
she
added.
Ms
Malini
said
that
the
Studio
will
have
a
dormitory
for
workers
and
a
Training
Centre
would
also
be
included.
Once
the
studio
was
established
the
employee
strength
would
rise
to
500
from
the
present
150.
She
said
that
her
company
has
created
a
history
in
Hindi
film
land
by
creating
'Zampano',
an
animated
character
for
the
soon-to-be-released
Hindi
feature
film
'Friends
Forever'
with
Ashmit
Patel
and
Hrishithaa
Bhatt
in
leading
roles.
"This
is
for
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
Indian
cinema,
the
animated
character
shares
over
36
minutes
of
screen
space
with
live
action
sequences",
Ms
Malini
added.
She
said
that
it
took
10,000
hrs
to
create
'Zampano'
which
plays
hero
role
in
the
film.
"The
team
started
by
putting
their
concept
on
paper
and
then
a
clay
model
of
their
vision,
Zampano
got
coloured
on
screen
and
went
through
several
alterations
before
he
got
his
body,
clothes
and
facial
features",
she
added.
Replying
to
a
question,
she
said
that
her
company
looking
for
acquisition
of
small
and
medium
animation
companies.
Stating
that
she
aimed
to
make
India
as
one
of
the
destination
for
animation
in
the
world,
Ms
Malini
said
that
"with
a
vision
to
promote
the
creative
talents
in
India
and
to
make
India
the
destination
of
choice
for
animation,
games
and
other
creative
services,
the
company
is
poised
to
become
the
global
leader
in
creative-technical
solutions
and
services.
There
are
plans
to
create
its
own
IP
and
also
to
get
into
global
production
of
animation
and
games"
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