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India Builds Hollywood’s Worlds. 🔥 But Our Own Films Still Paint Fire with MS Paint. Just watched Thunderbolts. Again, stunning visuals. Explosions. Environments. Even invisible things felt real. And yes, a huge chunk of that VFX came from India. We’re the silent superpower of visual effects. From Endgame to Dune, from Tenet to Avatar, Indian artists are behind the green screens. Behind the magic. But here’s the real multiverse of madness: In Hollywood, VFX is part of the story. In India, it’s an afterthought. Hollywood starts with VFX in mind. Directors collaborate with the VFX team during scripting. Cameras are chosen, sets are designed, even lighting is planned around VFX requirements. In India? The story is shot, the budget is blown, and someone says, “Bro, iska VFX kar do na thoda.” And we patch it. Badly. Cheaply. Regretfully. Let’s talk process: Hollywood: VFX teams are on board pre-production. They help design scenes. Plan shots. They walk with the director, frame by frame. India: VFX is often handed a half-baked, poorly lit, green screen clip and told to “make it look like Iron Man.” Let’s talk numbers: Hollywood: VFX budgets can be 20–35% of total budget. India: Most films allocate under 5%, and sometimes after the film’s already shot. The irony? The same Indian studios are delivering Oscar-winning VFX abroad. But when they work for local films, they get no respect, no time, no budget. It’s like hiring Virat Kohli and giving him a broken bat. Why does it matter? Because we have the talent. We just don’t have the mindset. Until Indian filmmakers stop treating VFX like makeup — instead of muscle — we’ll keep looking second-rate. (CRING) Hollywood makes their vision match the VFX. We try to make the VFX match our compromises. The question isn’t “Can India make world-class visuals?” We already do just not for ourselves. The real question is: When will India start trusting its own talent with the full picture not just the patch?