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Alumnus Naim Shaikh to make 3D movie on Swaminarayan

In the first of its kind stereoscopic 3D film, Ahmedabad-based Mohammad Naim Shaikh,a graduate from National Institute of Design (NID),and Mohammad Nadeem Shaikh,an architect,have depicted the birth, transformation, life and learning of Swaminarayan Bhagwan in a 20-minute film to be released on May 1, marking 50 years of the foundation of Gujarat. The film is made by MSquare, the firm launched by the brothers two years ago. The film Sahajanand is directed by Praful Kharsani of PK Films,an Ahmedabad-based production house of Gujarati films.

Claimed to be the first initiative of its kind in the country,this film has been shot by S3D cameras.Though there have been a few projects in the country using stereoscopic technology,they are all imported technology.