HopMotion
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- Founded
- 2013
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About HopMotion
HopMotion is a Mumbai-based animation and creative content studio established in 2013. Its work spans classical 2D digital character animation, original intellectual property and commissioned content for television, web platforms and streaming services. The studio developed projects from story concepts through finished animation, combining writing, design, production and audio capabilities.
Its creative focus brought traditional character animation techniques into a digital production environment. Alongside its core 2D work, the studio offered 3D animation, visual effects supervision and execution, voice casting, dubbing and voice acting. Pre-production services included screenplay writing, concept and character design, storyboarding and animatics. Its commercial work also encompassed animated explainers, corporate communication videos and branded content.
Television and original productions
HopMotion executed the 2D animation for Chhoti Anandi, the 2016 animated spin-off of the television drama Balika Vadhu. Produced by Sphereorigins, the series aired on Colors TV and Rishtey and placed a young female protagonist at the centre of its stories. The production demonstrated the studio’s capacity to deliver character animation for a broadcast series.
The studio subsequently developed Kuku MeyMey, a 78-episode original slapstick chase series released internationally as Kuku and the Goat. Its distribution included Toon Goggles and Amazon Prime Video in the United States, extending HopMotion’s original content beyond the Indian television market.
Digital storytelling
HopMotion also created animated shorts and web series for teenage and adult audiences through its Hoppo.TV channel. These productions explored comedy, satire, action and superhero parody, complementing the studio’s television animation work. Its digital output included stories rooted in Mumbai alongside broader character-led entertainment.
Across these activities, HopMotion combined commissioned animation with the development of its own characters and series. Its documented portfolio reflects work for broadcast, online video and international streaming distribution, with storytelling and digital 2D character animation forming the core of its production approach.
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Founders and background
- The report identifies Anish Dilip Patel as founder, CEO and director, and Carmen Rustom Zainabadi as co-founder, writer and director. These are reported roles rather than evidence of continuing day-to-day management during dormancy.
- Before establishing the studio, Patel attended film school in the United States and worked with filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
Production model and collaborations
- The studio’s documented production setup comprised 40 Toon Boom Harmony seats; this describes production capacity rather than a verified employee headcount.
- Sphereorigins provided investment backing in June 2014 to support expansion into television animation.
- A December 2014 alliance with Luc Cote’s One World Animation sought to integrate Indian and Canadian production across opposite time zones, creating a round-the-clock Harmony workflow.
Recognition and public launch
- Chhoti Anandi received the FICCI Frames BAF 2016 Special Critics Award. The supplied award coverage names producer Sphereorigins as the recipient; HopMotion executed the animation.
- Kuku MeyMey received a nomination for Best Animated Episode (Indian) at the FICCI BAF Awards 2018.
- Hoppo.TV was showcased at Comic Con India in 2014 as a platform for animated content aimed at young adults and adults.
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Where HopMotion is based
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai offices
About this office
**Office** Status: inactive / historical Headquarters Address: 1st Floor, P.S. Plastic Building, Plot No. A-10, Near M.I.D.C. Police Station, Street No. 05, Cross Road B, J.B. Nagar, Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400093, India Historical creative and production headquarters with animation, writing and post-production facilities. Reported temporarily closed as of November 2026; no permanent closure date is established. --- **Office** Status: active Address: 2nd Floor, Shenaz Apartments, Plot No. 01, 10th Road JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400056, India Registered statutory corporate office under CIN U74120MH2013PTC246624. Its registration does not establish ongoing production activity.
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