India, July 22 -- How did Christopher Nolan shoot something as epic as The Odyssey in less than 100 days, especially when long shooting schedules, re-shoots, rising cost of production budgets, working hours and more have become such a topic of conversation in India? Filmmaker Pawan Kumar, known for helming films such as U Turn and Dhoomam and the web series Leila, believes that the answer lies not in the director or the lead stars, but in the crew around them.

Pawan took to his Instagram Stories to answer the question: "How can Nolan complete shooting in 91 days?" Crediting his direction team, he wrote, "Because he has a team of professionals who get paid and get recognised for what they do. His first Assistant director has been the same...