A VFX team reviewed the popular Indian show Nazar and found its visual effects severely lacking. While Bollywood has been increasingly prominent since Salaam Bombay won an Oscar in 1988, the success has not translated to improved VFX across all Indian language shows and movies. The popular show Nazar ran from 2018 to 2020 and featured numerous stunts and effects, as most of its characters had superhuman abilities. While there are many heavily anticipated Bollywood movies, Nazar was unique, given its poor VFX work.

In their latest edition of the “VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi” series, the Corridor Crew reflects on the unimpressive CGI in Nazar by watching one key scene. Check out the footage below:

The clip features a woman, Mohana, throwing a toddler off of a cliff with her ponytail, before a man jumps to save the child. His companion, another warrior, elects to remain behind to fight and eventually traps Mohana inside a nearby tree. Throughout the fight, the Corridor Crew cite various elements of the poorly-constructed VFX, while laughing about the final results.

The VFX In Nazar Is Uniquely Bad

The Corridor Crew Has Nothing But Criticism For Nazar’s CGI

The Corridor Crew offered nothing but laughs when they reviewed the VFX in Nazar. There were some direct critiques that relied on industry terminology and knowledge, but the vast majority of the team’s review was simply joking about the poor editing and visual effects. The team reflects that the “visual effects are so janky that you just want to see the next janky visual effect shot“. They also sarcastically reflect that it deserves the “best editing award” for the image of the lead actor holding a disinterested toddler with her ponytail.

When the child is thrown from the cliff, they cite a few different technical elements that went into his fall. Mesh distortion and jpegs are two major tools, while black-and-white freeze frames help to reveal the father’s reaction. They also state that the actors make impossible jumps with the help of wires, but it never improves their opinions of the effects. The wirework appears to be the only practical effect in the show, as the other stunts are nothing more than editing tricks involving a baby who never moves and tree roots.

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Creating absurd scenarios that appear stylistic or realistic is not entirely impossible for well-supported VFX teams. The VFX team for Beau is Afraid crafted an eight-minute long short to include in the middle of the story, and it blended in perfectly with Ari Aster’s vision. The same does not exist in Nazar, which features absurd scenarios that appear increasingly unrealistic. It is hard to blame the team, however, as the show had 432 episodes in only two years, leaving little time for proper editing. Without adequate support, any VFX team would likely fail to produce cutting edge visuals.

Source: Corridor Crew / YouTube