Bollywood blast master keeps it real with fire and fury
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
From fireballs to gunfights, Bollywood special effects master Vishal Tyagi is going the old-fashioned way to create cinematic chaos in a way he says artificial intelligence simply cannot.
Adding to this, Bollywood blast master keeps it real with fire and fury The tanker explosion climax in his latest smash hit action movie "Dhurandhar 2" used 500 litres of petrol along with explosives in a carefully orchestrated stunt involving star Ranveer Singh.
Meanwhile, "The fragments and fires were 100 percent real," Tyagi, 48, told AFP in an interview.
Notably, The sequence reflects a growing trend among Indian filmmakers to deploy special effects, looking to deliver the type of authenticity that computer-generated imagery often cannot replicate.
As per the latest buzz, To create the explosion, Tyagi's team used a real train as a base, constructing the tanker with acrylic panels mounted on a metal frame.
In further updates, "Because acrylic melts into the air, that's why we see fragments flying," Tyagi shared.
On top of that, "Sometimes, to give a real look, we have to use something artificial."
Also an arms specialist, the shelves at Tyagi's warehouse in a Mumbai suburb are stacked with AK-47s, sniper rifles and rocket launchers, which he supplies as props for movie sets in India and abroad.
Source: Hindustan Times