Sanjay Patel#Career
{{Short description|American animator and illustrator}}
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Sanjay Patel is an American animator, illustrator and author who has worked in the animation department of various projects, most of them animated films released by Pixar.
Background
Born in London, United Kingdom to Gujarati Indian parents,{{cite news|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_CREST&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TCRM/2010/03/20&ID=Ar03100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224114335/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_CREST&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TCRM/2010/03/20&ID=Ar03100|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2018|first=Sandip|last=Roy|title=Pixar animator Sanjay Patel, who has worked on films like 'Ratatouille' and 'The Incredibles', reloads the Ramayana|location=Mumbai|work=The Times of India|date=March 20, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2021}} Patel moved to the United States with his family at the age of four.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bio-on-sanjay-patel-creator-of-sanjays-super-team/article8110585.ece|title=A Pixar short and a personal touch|accessdate=January 27, 2016|date=January 15, 2016|first=Aseem|last=Chhabra|newspaper=The Hindu}} His father bought a motel in San Bernardino, California and Patel grew up there.
Career
He is best known for directing the short animated film Sanjay's Super Team (2015) inspired by Patel's own childhood.{{cite news|last1=Keegan|first1=Rebecca|title=Pixar artist Sanjay Patel gets personal with 'Sanjay's Super Team'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-pixar-short-sanjay-super-team-20150429-story.html|accessdate=June 20, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 29, 2015}} The film received a nomination in the category of Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominations-2016-full-list-855670|title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|date=January 14, 2016|accessdate=January 21, 2016}} and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/annie-award-nominations-list-2015-1201647656/|title=Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature
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Since 1996, Patel has worked as an animator on numerous Pixar films such as Monsters, Inc. (2001), Ratatouille (2007), Cars (2006), Monsters University (2013), Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Incredibles (2004) and served as a character developer on the latter two films.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-origin-director-debuts-with-film-on-hindu-deities-1232124|title=Indian-Origin Director Sanjay Patel Debuts With Film on Hindu Deities|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=January 23, 2016|date=October 14, 2015}}
He also authored Ramayana: Divine Loophole, lending a whimsical illustration style and lighthearted voice to the Hindu epic Ramayana.{{cite book|title=Ramayana: Divine Loophole Hardcover – 10 Feb 2010 |id={{ASIN|081187107X|country=in}}}}{{Cite web|title=Sanjay Patel: A Hipster's Guide to Hinduism|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sanjay-patel-a-hipsters-guide-to-hinduism-11143990/|access-date=December 5, 2021|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en}}
Patel also created Ghee Happy, a brand that celebrates Indian mythology and culture through design and storytelling{{Cite web|title=About - gheehappy|url=http://www.gheehappy.com/about/|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=www.gheehappy.com}} and produces books, exhibits, and apparel. The animated show reimagines Hindu deities as little kids discovering their powers in the titular deity daycare. The series was picked up by Netflix Animation in 2019. However, the series was dropped due to leadership changes at Netflix Animation. In 2023, Ghee Happy was later reworked as an online series for YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=2019-10-09 |title=Netflix Greenlights 'Ghee Happy' Animated Series From Sanjay Patel |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/netflix-ghee-happy-animated-series-sanjay-patel-1202755802/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Official Trailer 🎥 {{!}} Ghee Happy {{!}} @gheehappystudio | date=November 6, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Ctn6HkcrE |access-date=2023-11-06 |language=en}}
In June 2024, it was announced that Patel was developing an animated film with Warner Bros Animation. Titled Bad Karma, the movie follows the young demon princess Chandra and the legendary demi-god Hanuman on an epic tale about courage, loyalty and an unlikely friendship.{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=John Hopewell,Jamie |last2=Hopewell |first2=John |last3=Lang |first3=Jamie |date=2024-06-12 |title=New 'Regular Show,' 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' Series Unveiled at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/regular-show-fosters-adventure-time-scooby-doo-1236034978/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Filmography
- The Simpsons (TV Series) (character layout artist - 2 episodes)
- "Grade School Confidential" (1997) ... (character layout artist)
- "A Milhouse Divided" (1996) ... (character layout artist)
- A Bug's Life (1998) Additional Character Designer / Animator
- Toy Story 2 (1999) Story Artist / Animator
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) Story Artist / Animator
- The Incredibles (2004) Story Artist / Animator
- Cars (2006) Animator
- Ratatouille (2007) Animator
- Your Friend the Rat (2007) Additional Character Designer
- Toy Story 3 (2010) Fix & Additional Animation
- Cars 2 (2011) Fix & Additional Animation
- Monsters University (2013) Character Development & Animation
- Sanjay's Super Team (2015) Writer & Director
- Incredibles 2 (2018) Story Artist
- Ghee Happy (2023) Creator
- Bad Karma (TBA) Director
References
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External links
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Category:American animated film directors
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