After Sanjay Dutt, its 3D animation Bird Idol for Jyotin Goel

After Sanjay Dutt, its 3D animation Bird Idol for Jyotin Goel

By Joginder Tuteja

In a career spanning more than two decades, film maker Jyotin Goel has directed only three films - Inam Dus Hazar (1987), Zahreelay (1990) and Safari (1999). Incidentally, each of the three films has featured Sanjay Dutt in the lead. However, Jyotin Goel has now moved on and for his next film, he has chosen animation characters instead of opting for 'real' actors. The film is titled Bird Idol (an obvious inspiration from hugely popular 'Indian Idol') and tells the story of a bird which enters a namesake competition.

Says Jyotin Goel, "We are aiming at the family audience as a whole for Bird Idol because animation films have a wide spectrum worldwide. I am sure this movie will not just be loved by children but also their family members. It is a heart warming beautiful story which will melt their hearts."

Made in 3D animation, Bird Idol is presented by Warner Bros. The First Look of the film was unveiled over the weekend gone by with the poster showing a menacing bird with four innocent looking birds atop his head and nose.

"The creative thought behind the First Look poster of our film is based on a saying by the famous director Alfred Hitchcock", informs Goel, "He had once said - 'The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.' It has inspired us as we have shown the biggest possible villain in our poster whose name is 'Dhamki'. He is surrounded by four other characters including the hero 'Hummy', his love interest Surili and their two other friends."

Lasting 100 minutes, Bird Idol has music composed by Sangeet Haldipur & Siddharth with Shaan & Kailash Kher lending their vocals.

"We have tried to illustrate the victory over evil by means of music", continues Goel, "The film is not based on the human kingdom but portrays the melodious world of birds and their attempt to explore life from an unusual standpoint. It is a journey into the lives of birds as they soar over dense jungles and major cities, hence gaining a point of view of the world that is hilariously different from ours."

The story of Bird Idol revolves around a bird called 'Hummy' which is not happy with the bird music and is greatly impressed by human music. How he introduces human music to the bird music by entering into a competition called Bird Idol (and in the process puts himself and his parents into trouble) is what forms the crux of the film.

Bird Idol is all set to enjoy a solo release on 23rd April.