Pune boy adds technical gloss to Hollywood movie Brave The latest Hollywood’s animation Brave, produced Disney Pixar,has an Indian connection. Behind the film’s technical gloss the Pune boy Arjun Rihan is the creative mind.Brave features Rihan as technical director of the film that releases on June 22. "Brave, unlike other animated films, has a complex story. Since we wanted an error-free design for the animated characters, the entire team had to sort out all the designs and animation on the drawing board itself. Giving each character a perfect background and features was the biggest challenge," Rihan says.

The story of film tells abouta brave princess, Merida, trying to save her kingdom,and the Rihan animation work and and his team is already creating a buzz for its realistic look and gorgeous appeal. Animators at Pixar saw some of his short films and took Rihan on board for Brave. "I had to go through a training period of a few months. We started working on Brave in 2009 and it has been a tedious job," Rihan says. Rihan is hopeful his films will have a distinct quality that will raise the bar for animation movies.