India quietly builds a VFX export powerhouse: $1.3B industry, 250K jobs, 8 Oscars
RoboBalaji · x · 2026-09-03
India's VFX industry has quietly become a major export: valued at 11,000 crore rupees and employing 250,000 people. Prime Focus' DNEG has won 8 Oscars; GTA VI involved 1,600 Indian devs, its largest group; Mumbai is now the world's largest VFX hub, with Avatar, Dune and Avengers all featuring Indian VFX work. The author calls it a 'mini IT wave'.
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