"Gajar Ka Halwa": A short clay animation

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Recipe of Gajar Ka Halwa

----- 4 tablespoons of cheesy smiles

----- Endless packets of love

----- A glass full of care

----- 2 cups of passion

----- 500gm forgiveness

----- Handful of hugs

----- A pinch of salty conversations

----- Garnished with naughty grins

Blend them together.

Tip: Add some spicy expressiveness and the taste will last forever.

Here is the dish served with warmth and compassion.

‘Gajar ka halwa’, a short clay animation film was cooked as a final year project at IDC, IIT Bombay in 2012.

It's about the day-to-day meaningless squabbles shared between the old couples. The love, well it does exits but in an amusing way. The priorities might change over the time the couples have spent together, however they adore their imperfectness of life.
The movie shares the loving and humorous moments that grandma and grandpa have seen together.

Cooking up the story

The term ‘Old age’ usually relates to sadness. So I thought of focusing on the sweetness of the relationship as I had spent lot of time with my grandparents. Observing their day-to-day activities, their way of talking, behavior, and conversation with each other always caught my attention.

I also talked with few of my friends who have lived with their grandparents and listed down their emotional and fun filled experiences.

In one of those conversations a friend narrated me a story where his grandfather used to steal the delicacies and eat, as her grandmother would keep it away from him due to the health issues. I found that incident very interesting and it triggered my thought process.

The final story was a patchwork. Tying all the interesting incidents with a common knot, that was ‘Gajar ka halwa’

Preparing the Characters

A basic shape of the body was developed by using aluminium wire of 2mm thickness, chopping thermocol pieces. Layered with foam sheets and clay to add volume.

Preparation: Set Design

A hall and a kitchen was created with removable MDF sheets.

Props

Some clay, wood, paper, tape, wire, straw, thermocol and few drops of fevibond.

Preheating the Environment: Lighting

Various test were performed before deciding on a final color theme and light. Afterall the right room temperature is extremely necessary for the dish to have a wonderful taste.