Roadside Romeo (Hindi: रोडसाइड रोमियो) is a 2008 computer-animated film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. A co-production of India's Yash Raj and the United States' Walt Disney Pictures,it was released on October 24, 2008 in those respective countries.
Released and co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it is the second Bollywood movie to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio,following Sony Pictures' Saawariya (2007), and preceding Warner Bros.' Chandni Chowk to China.
The title character, a dog living in the city of Mumbai, is voiced by Saif Ali Khan. His girlfriend, Laila, is voiced by Kareena Kapoor. Neither of them had previously appeared in an animated production.
The film utilizes computer animation done entirely in India by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs (VCL) unit. Prior to Romeo, the Pentamedia company was involved in the making of India's first CGI features, released in 2000: Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists and Pandavas: The Five Warriors. Roadside Romeo has been nominated for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Motion Picture at the 2009 Visual Effects Society Awards.
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