Nikhil Advani dedicates 'Delhi Safari" to his six-year- old daughter, Keya


"I feel, I have made this film for my daughter who could see it with her friends. It would be really expensive if I make a film especially for my daughter, but the motive behind this was that it's a very proud moment when she enjoys such films with her friends discussing about characters and all," Advani told IANS and added that apart from children, animation genre has adult patrons too.

"I don't believe animated films are only for children. I made this film for a lot of people who enjoy such films," he said.

His debut film as a director was 'Kal Ho Naa HO' in 2003 which was a huge hit. But, his other films like Salaam-e-ishq, A Tribute to Love, Chandini Chowk To China and Patiala House could not bring him more success.

"Couple of months post Salaam-e-Ishq (2007), I started working on this project. It took five long years to complete the project. The film is originally in Hindi and also dubbed in English. It's a very time consuming process," he said.

He further said that: "To make an animated film, it takes a lot of time and there needs to be some discipline. All your work is done on paper. In Hollywood, they spend around two years in pre-production. It's a little risky and expensive to make animated films." 
 
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