Delhi Safari

Delhi Safari is a 2012 Indian bilingual stereoscopic 3D computeranimated comedy feature film directed by Nikhil Advani. It has been produced by Krayon Pictures a Punebased 3D animation studio. The film is based on a story and concept by Advani and features the voices of Akshaye Khanna, Govinda, Sunil Shetty, Boman Irani, and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay of the film is written by Girish Dhamija and Suresh Nair. The film traces the journey of five animals and birds from Mumbai to Delhi. The music of the film is composed by ShankarEhsaanLoy, while the lyrics are penned by Sameer. It is Indias first stereoscopic 3D animation feature film. The film released in India onOctober 2012. Delhi Safari has been granted exemption from entertainment tax in the states of Maharashtra and Delhi. At the 60th National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film. The English version of the film has voices by Tom Kenny, Jason Alexander, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams and Brad Garrett. The international sales of the film is being handled by Fantastic Films International. The film was released in the United States onDecember 2012. Delhi Safari received ascore on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and a 37100 in Metacritic.

Delhi Safari won the National Award for the Best Animation Film for the year 2012. Annecy Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film fests for animation, credited Delhi Safari as its Official Selection onJune 2012. Delhi Safari also won the Best Feature Film theatrical award at FICCI FRAMES 2012. Times of India gave Delhi Safaristars. Rohit Khilnani of rediff gave it 3.5 stars and called it a must watch. Roshni Devi of koimoi gave it 2.5 stars. Social film rating site MOZVO gave it 3.5 stars putting it in Recommended category. Bollywood portal Films of India gave itstars and said, The movie is a step forward towards ecological awareness combined with fun, without being preachy.citation needed Rotten Tomatoes, a movie aggregator, gave Delhi Safari a rotten rating of 17, along with receiving a 37100 on Metacritic. Multiple critics noted Delhi Safaris outofdate and subpar animation. Some people noted that the character Alex the Parrots lack of flight skills and fondness of the domesticated life was similar to the character Blu from Blue Sky Studios Rio. Others felt that the story of Yuvis fathers death and his later appearance as a ghost was ripping off the story of Simba from Disneys The Lion King. The film was also widely criticized for its unoriginal plot, many believing the Animal roadtrip and stop the humans storylines to be too similar to Dreamworks Madagascar and Warner Brothers Happy Feet respectively.Despite the hype, the film failed at the box office with poor collections and losing money for the distributors and financiers. It was the lowest opening for any Bollywood film in USA in the history with less than 4000 total inscreens on opening day, and only 17.5million nett during the first week. Delhi Safari grossed US 1.55 million in China. ........

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