India, Nov. 11 -- Rishab Shetty's Rs.125 crore cinematic magnum opus, Kantara: Chapter 1, is proving to be more than a triumph at the box office. Clocking an astonishing Rs.765.46 crore worldwide within three weeks and propelling the franchise past Rs.1,100 crore, it's a testament to the power of India's creative economy in motion. The mythological tale came alive with seamless digital artistry, executed through advanced VFX, FPV drone cinematography, digital backdrops, immersive soundscapes, and breathtaking CGI.

I marvelled at the fact that certain sequences in the film were the alchemy of technology and creativity at play. Every dazzling frame of the movie was powered by a highly skilled workforce - animators, VFX artists, cinematogra...