"I did a role in it as I was free when the film was shot at Yashraj studio," he said adding that he had not quit acting.

When asked why he was not part of the voiceovers for the animated characters, Jugal said he wanted to concentrate on direction as it was his first film.

Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jafri have done the voiceovers of the film's main cast Romeo, Laila and Charlie Anna respectively.

Jugal said he liked happy films where the audience has a "feel good" feeling at the end of the day. "Animation has huge potential and Indian animation will catch up with Hollywood in the next five years," he added.

He said dubbing for an animation film is done first. Hence, the animated character Romeo has been designed with the characteristics of Saif Ali Khan.

The music album track has eight songs composed by Salim-Suleiman. The film releases on October 24.