It
was
fantastic
experience
as
we
had
to
recreate
entire
futuristic
yet
believable
environments
for
two
different
sequences
(Level
One
and
Level
Two).
The
concepts
were
driven
by
imagination
but
the
work
had
to
be
convincingly
real.
It
was
great
to
have
played
an
important
role
in
the
movie
that
has
raised
the
bar
of
VFX
in
India.
It
was
also
a
very
collaborative
process
and
we
enjoyed
working
very
closely
with
the
lead
VFX
house.
What
was
your
biggest
challenge
on
the
shots?
For
level
1,
we
had
to
combine
12
different
shots
to
produce
one
master
CG
shot
–
where
the
entire
environment
was
created
in
CG.
This
is
the
shot
where
the
camera
tracks
up,
goes
outside
the
exposition
and
you
see
the
futuristic
Mumbai
city.
Keep
in
mind
–
the
Mumbai
you
see
while
looking
real
is
actually
a
figment
of
our
creation.
For
level
three,
the
concept
changed
after
the
shoot.
Hence
we
worked
very
hard
to
build
a
scale,
replace
large
parts
of
live
shoot
elements
with
CG
sets
and
above
all
ensure
the
actors
fitted
seamlessly
into
the
photo-real
CG
world.
Making
Virtual
Real
was
the
greatest
challenge.
It
is
criticised
by
several
experts
that
many
things
have
been
borrowed
from
Tron
Legacy
and
other
Hollywood
films.
What
is
your
take
on
it?
As
an
audience,
I
enjoyed
watching
the
movie
and
I
really
don"t
allow
myself
to
be
bothered
by
criticism.
What
would
you
like
to
tell
about
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Anubhav
Sinha?
Ra.One
has
set
new
standard
in
filmmaking
and
raised
the
bar
of
visual
effects
to
the
next
level.
One
has
to
lower
their
hats
to
Shahrukh
Khan,
Anubhav
Sinha
and
EROS
International
for
their
vision
and
making
this
movie.
How
many
shots
are
there
in
the
movie?
Overall
there
are
some
3,500
odd
shots.
We
worked
on
about
500
shots.
Did
your
work
for
Ra.One
fetch
you
any
offers?
We
have
been
working
on
international
projects
for
the
last
two
years.
Our
international
credits
include
Tron
Legacy,
Moby
Dick
and
3
other
shows
which
are
currently
under
production.
With
the
movie
Ra.One
the
importance
of
visual
effects
have
been
well
understood
by
the
Indian
filmmakers,
do
you
think
that
visual
effects
will
be
more
actively
used
in
the
Indian
films
in
future?
Visual
effects
have
been
actively
used
in
the
Indian
films.
Other
than
Ra.One,
our
work
was
widely
appreciated
on
Tron
Legacy,
Madrasapattinam
and
Deiva
Thirumagal.
For
Deiva
Thirumagal,
our
studio
created
a
benchmark
and
history
in
India,
as
this
is
the
first
time
an
entire
sequence
was
shot
against
the
green
screen
and
we
recreated
all
creatures
and
environments.
I
am
sure
that
Indian
filmmakers
will
be
inspired
to
use
visual
effects
to
advocate
new
ways
of
storytelling.