Gaurav Gupta
He does special effects for movies.
At 29, Gaurav Gupta has a remarkable resume up his sleeves. He steers the year-old post production outfit FutureWorks without worrying about competition. "We have a great working relationship with all producers, and even though we are a young team, FutureWorks is no novice," claims Gupta.
With a degree in economics from the University of Michigan, Gupta came to Mumbai with one focus -- he wanted to start a business of his own. "I rounded up a team of 60 technicians and launched FutureWorks." That was in 2007, and he began with subtitling, sound mixing and rendering visual effects for films.
Awarapan was FutureWorks's first big break. Gupta recalls, "We had to get the film ready in 15 days when the film's editor was unable to put together the edited version at the film studio." Gupta shifted the editing equipment to another office and persuaded the editor to finish editing it there so he could "add the visual effects and package the film's visuals for release".
While he intends to be the "finishing studio" for films, the young businessman is also striving to make his post production company a brand to reckon with. "Arindham Mitra has roped us for doing pre-visualisation and colour effects besides other technical corrections for 10 films for Pritish Nandy Communications. We are also working with studios like Disney and Paramount to release their films in India in regional languages," rattles off Gupta.
Currently, Gupta is getting ready to give the Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra-starrer Drona its breathtaking visuals. For instance, his team will be working on screen formats to make the metallic components of the hero's costume look more brilliant on screen and add special effects in the action sequences. Drona, touted to be India's largest visual effects film to date, is vital for FutureWorks and yes, Gupta's future.
Image: Gaurav Gupta does special effects for movies. A person works in the studio of make-up special effects artist Mathew Mungle's studio 30 October in North Hollywood, California. | Photograph: Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images
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