Animated with Icy ’N’ Spicy
Manoj Kumar

The success of Hanuman, India’s first animation film, has attracted many. Anil Goyal, who belongs to Narwana in Haryana, is making an animation film Icy’N’ Spicy, expected to be launched in theatres around Divali this year. The music album of Icy’N’ Spicy, which will be will be India’s first 3D animation film, is being released next month.

While Goyal’s family is in steel business, yet he says he did not want to join the family business. He says, "Even during college, I wanted to do something different. I did modelling assignments for a while. Then the animation world caught my fancy."

About how the idea of making an animation film came about, Goyal says, "My wife Ritu, who is from West Bengal, and I wanted to make an animation film that would appeal not only children but also adults." he says.

According to Goyal, the story of Icy’N’Spicy was conceptualised by his wife, while the film has been co-directed by Goyal and Parizat Saurabh. Songs have been written by Karan Nischel and music is by ghazal maestro Satish Babbar.

Goyal says, "The film has the ingredients of a commercial film. This is the story of Icy and Spicy — a boy and a girl in their teens, who along with their friends are on a mission. They have to undergo lot of hurdles to get hold of the villain Luduno, a powerful and dangerous terrorist, but are victorious in the end. Icy and Spicy get magical powers from their friend Gantoo — a character inspired by Lord Ganesha. Also, Takliya is an interesting character in the film who uses his long ponytail to beat his enemies." The dialogues are written in a mix of Hindi and accented English. The film duration will be of 90 minutes with four songs.

"Not only school-going children but adults too will enjoy this movie as it is full of action, comedy and drama," says Goyal. The budget of the movie is expected to remain in the range of Rs 3 crore. "With DVD players becoming a craze, demand for animation films will increase manifold," he adds.