Considered as India's animation pioneer and avant-garde film maker,
Bhimsain is one of the pioneers of parallel cinema movement in India of
the 70s.
Born in Multan (now Pakistan) in 1936, Bhimsain moved to Lucknow after
the partition. Belonging to family of artists, he gravitated to arts
and music early, studying fine arts and learning classical music which
held him in good stead throughout his life. In 1961, Bhimsain moved to
Mumbai after he secured a job at the monolith Films Division as
background-painter. It is here that he learned the art and craft of
animation film-making.
In 1971, he became independent. His first animation short film "The
Climb" won him the prestigious "Silver Hugo award" at the Chicago Film
Festival. He christened his company Climb Films (now Climb Media) after
the film's success. Since then there has been no looking back. "Ek Anek
Ekta" (1974) is considered India's most popular animation short film.
This was followed by path breaking feature films "Gharaonda" (1977) &
"Dooriyaan" (1979) and many TV series and documentaries bringing him
accolades and awards galore.
Bhimsain has an unprecedented 16 President's National awards, several
International awards and lifetime contribution awards by leading
institutes and organizations.
