Gujarat lad Apurva Shah wins rat race at Oscars

Gujarat lad Apurva Shah wins rat race
26 Feb 2008, 0130 hrs IST,Akshat Dave,TNN

Apurva Shah is on a winning spree (TOI Photo)


AHMEDABAD: The Oscars this year have a Godhra connection. Apurva Shah,
who has roots in this Gujarat town, played a key role in the
production of Ratatouille , which picked up the best animated film
award.

Shah, 38, whose father is from Godhra, was in charge of special
effects and animation in the Pixar production, which is about a
Parisian rat who wants to be a chef.

He was also involved in defining the look of the film with director
Brad Bird, production designer Harley Jessup and director of
photography Robert Anderson.

"It's great to win an Oscar. This is my third film to get an Oscar
after Shrek and Finding Nemo . So far it's been a good streak at the
Oscars for me," Shah told TOI.

Shah, who studied in Mumbai, thanked his wife Purvi for supporting
him. Shah's wife is from Ahmedabad and his mother's family lives in
Nadiad. It was not easy though to make people laugh from the beginning
to the end.

"The real challenge was creating computer-generated food animation
that would appear delicious," said Shah, who attended several cooking
classes and consulted gourmet chefs in US and France.
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