The entire post-production was performed at 4K, making Drona one of a handful of films to have been posted at this resolution in the world, and a real first for India. While a number of films have been scanned 4K, the logistical issues associated with handling 4K throughout the entire post-production pipeline means most projects are down sampled to 2K for the actual post-production and DI. This was not so with Drona.

And the film was one of India’s most complex ever, with over 1400 vfx shots. Most of Mumbai’s vfx post-production houses were involved in working on and supplying the wide range of vfx images, which makes the feat even more impressive.

One of the biggest issues of the film’s complex nature was the mix of vfx shots and very varied cinematography, with the film being shot in Prague, the Namibian desert, Bikaner in Rajasthan, and within Maharashtra at Mumbai’s Film City, and meant that the DI process was one of the most complicated I have ever encountered...

The film itself has a very rich look, with each segment of the story carrying a style that separates it from the rest of the film, which again made for a complex DI process, with far more than simple grading being employed.

To see the changes hover over the initial graded image with your cursor.

All images thanks to Rose Movies and Eros Entertainment.

A before and after of the very long train sequence within Drona.

A before and after of Riza in his castle.

Drona and his bodyguard.

Drona and bodyguard during the train fight sequence.

Drona under the train.

From the end song.

Looking for Razpur.

Entering Drona's family home.

The bodyguard.

Riza with his clone.

From the end song.

Riza showing his magic tricks.

Inside Riza's castle - compare the ungraded image here with the following one from the same sequence.

Inside Riza's castle - compare the ungraded image here with the one above from the same sequence.

Showing just how far some shots were pushed during grading.

Drona's horse.

Inside Drona's family home - again showing how far some of the grading was taken.

Outside Drona's family home - again showing how far some of the grading was taken.

Drona from the end sequence.

Drona!