Does anyone know's that a nepali involved in lion king's animation at Walt Disney.

Almost everyone has seen the Lion King, but not everyone knows there was a Nepali involved in its animation. Among the many who worked on bringing Simba to life was Kathmandu native, Kiran Joshi (pictured, below) a visual effects supervisor at the US entertainment giant, Walt Disney.
With a background in computer software, Joshi first entered the animation field more than 15 years ago, working as a graphics software developer for Disney. He also was on the team that developed the animation system used for Beauty and the Beast, which went on to be nominated for Best Picture at the 1992 Academy Awards.
At Disney, Joshi’s interests evolved from software engineering to animation. Working with all those artists and animators, he couldn’t help but join in. Soon he found he had a knack for it, and subsequently worked on the animation of films including the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: the Lost Empire, and most recently, Rapunzel.
As a world-class animator, Joshi was soon looking to branch out. He set up his own animation company called Pink Slip Productions, and is now looking to tap animation talent in his hometown of Kathmandu. With outfits like Pentasoft, Transcube and the Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics teaching animation software such as 3ds Max, the animation scene in Nepal is growing.
South Asia has great animation potential. India and the Philippines are already starting to animate for Disney and Dreamworks. Artists and animators are less expensive to hire, and outsourcing is gathering momentum. The Philippines has now become a major source of Japanese animation, especially of the popular manga-influenced ‘animé’ output.

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