Visual Computing Labs was established in 2002 as the animation,
visual effects and gaming arm of Tata Elxsi Limited, part of the
multibillion-dollar Tata Group of companies. In just six years, the
division has grown to a staff of 400 spread across its two primary
facilities in Mumbai, one location in Bangalore and an office in Los
Angeles. VCL has also become one of the pre-eminent vendors for
world-class 2D and 3D animation, computer graphics and visual effects.
And its clients aren’t just based in India. Hollywood productions have
tapped VCL for such big budget effects extravaganzas as Spider-Man 3,
Ghost Rider and Iron Man.
Recently, VCL Creative Director Pankaj Khandpur oversaw a 150-person team to bring to the screen Roadside Romeo, the first-ever Indian 3D animated feature film and the first Bollywood-Hollywood co-production. Autodesk® Maya® software was used as the lead 3D VFX/animation tool to model and animate the film’s cast of canines. VCL also relied on Autodesk® Flame® and Autodesk® Combustion® visual effects solutions to create the film and Autodesk® Lustre® software was used for the final color grade. The 95-minute animated love story comprised 1,400 shots, close to 40 scenes, and in
typical Bollywood fashion, five song-and-dance numbers.
A Yash-Raj and Walt Disney Pictures collaboration, Roadside Romeo was written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and features the voices of numerous Indian celebrities, including Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Jaaved Jaaferi. It was released worldwide on October 24, 2008.
Recently, VCL Creative Director Pankaj Khandpur oversaw a 150-person team to bring to the screen Roadside Romeo, the first-ever Indian 3D animated feature film and the first Bollywood-Hollywood co-production. Autodesk® Maya® software was used as the lead 3D VFX/animation tool to model and animate the film’s cast of canines. VCL also relied on Autodesk® Flame® and Autodesk® Combustion® visual effects solutions to create the film and Autodesk® Lustre® software was used for the final color grade. The 95-minute animated love story comprised 1,400 shots, close to 40 scenes, and in
typical Bollywood fashion, five song-and-dance numbers.
A Yash-Raj and Walt Disney Pictures collaboration, Roadside Romeo was written and directed by Jugal Hansraj and features the voices of numerous Indian celebrities, including Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Jaaved Jaaferi. It was released worldwide on October 24, 2008.
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