India’s VFX Revolution: IGN India Breaks Down the VFX of the 2022 Film Bhediya Starring Varun Dhawan

IGN India brings behind-the-scenes details of some of the best works in visual effects taking place in the country’s films with India’s VFX Revolution series. We previously went behind the scenes of films like Baahubali, RRR and Ra. One, some of the landmark films in the sector.

A new episode of IGN India’s VFX Revolution series is now out, decoding actor Varun Dhawan’s transformation into a wolf in his 2022 film Bhediya. Kiran Kumar, the Head of Creative Operations from MPC Films helped break down the VFX of the film.

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The film Bhediya is about a man named Bhaskar who turns into a werewolf after being bitten by a wolf in the forests of Arunachal. Varun Dhawan plays the character of Bhaskar in the film. Kumar talks about how Maddock Films’ Amar Kaushik approached MPC Films with the concept of Bhediya. He says the sheer challenge of bringing to life the concept of a human transforming into a wolf makes it highly coveted for visual effects artists.

Breaking down Varun Dhawan’s transformation into a wolf in Bhediya

It took almost 6 to 12 months only to prepare the script for the VFX: building planes and the different assets, and just planning how to execute the process. Kumar reveals how deep they went with the details, be it with their research on which species of wolf to portray, or what the facial structures would look like. Here on, they used 3D modelling to bring to life a very realistic looking wolf, modifying it further to make Varun’s transformation as seamless as possible.

Kumar also spoke about some of the technical challenges that the crew faced during the making of the film. A major part of it involved getting bitten by leeches and other insects found in the forests of Arunachal. For more such tales from the behind-the-scenes of Bhediya, check out the latest episode of India’s VFX Revolution series on IGN India’s official YouTube channel.