Pixion fuels the VFX rage for Aakrosh : Bollywood News

Indian filmmakers are always edgy about churning out films based on controversial subjects. But not Bollywoods ace director Priyadarshan, who has given hits like Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Garam Masala, Hungama â€¦to name few, has now delivered an action thriller based on honor killings called Aakrosh. Apart from its thrilling plot, what makes it so unique is the 225 visual effect shots delivered by Mumbai based VFX house Pixion.

Produced by Kumar Mangat, the film boasts of an impressive cast of Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Reema Sen and Bipasha Basu.

Be it chroma shots of the by-now-famous train sequence or the wire cleanups of Ajay Devgn hanging with the rope, there were many exhilarating scenes. And interestingly, a major chunk of these shots had major visual effects work that made audience gape in awe.

Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Pixions Naveen Paul, the VFX Supervisor of the film shared, Priyadarshan is a veteran director. He is clear with his ideas and exactly knows what he wants, which made it easier for us to execute the project. Talking about the most challenging sequence, he said, By far, the most challenging scene was where the actor gets hit by the jeep in the chase sequence. For carrying out the pre-visualization process, we had to figure out the shooting process of the scene. It was challenging sequence in terms of pre-production and planning.