After already having achieved the feat of becoming the highest grossing Indian animation film of all time, Chaar Sahibzaade has crossed another milestone by aggregating over Rs 70 crore globally.
“We are in the process of locking in an overseas distribution partner for the film. I am going to make one more animation movie soon and I have not tied-up with anyone as of now. I have three ideas in mind for the same. It’s too early to talk about my future projects because I am still enjoying the success of Chaar Sahibzaade,” said director Harry Baweja to AnimationXpress.com.
The movie is the first photo realistic 3D animated film on Sikh history and is based on the real story of the sacrifices of the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of the Sikhs, and was released on 6 November. It has been praised for its emotional and unbiased portrayal of one of the most important chapters of Sikh history. The film is bilingual with parts of it in Hindi and parts of it in Punjabi.
As expressed to AnimationXpress.com earlier, the movie has topped the business chart in other countries as well. In fact more than 60 per cent of the collection has come from overseas, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The animation for the film has been handled by Mumbai-based Interactive Realities (iRealities). The firm has more than 15 years of experience in 3D Animation and special effects.
Chaar Sahibzaade was released in around 350 screens in India and 75 screens abroad. The state government of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi and Uttarakhand also declared the movie tax free in the first and second week of the movie.
“I applaud that there are few states which made the movie tax free instantly. The life span of any movie in theatres nowadays is not more than three to four weeks. So, there were some state governments who did it in the first week, which was very appreciable and there were various state governments, who did it in fifth or sixth week, which was an eye wash, and should refrain from doing such stuff. If they really wanted to do something, they should have done it earlier,” ended Baweja.