MUMBAI: Eros International has acquired the global distribution rights to India's first full-length 3D animation film, Friends Forever.

Friends Forever is the first Indian film to blend animated characters with real life actors and revolves around the cartoon character Zampano, a red and blue haired, pint sized character with magical powers, and his journey with a little girl throughout her childhood.

Commenting on this Eros International CEO and Chairman Kishore Lulla said, "In the digital era, animation will most definitely be a growing trend. It is refreshing to see an animated film being produced solely in India and drawing on the creativity that popularizes Indian animation films. Friends Forever is a film for the whole family which will capture the imagination of all the young children in India."

Produced by Celluloid Dreams Pvt Ltd and directed by Soumitra Ranade, the film stars Ashmit Patel and Hrishithaa Bhatt. Eros International will release Friends Forever worldwide in cinemas this April.