Varanasi

Body double for lead actor.

• 30-day shoot booking across Varanasi ghat + Kali Yuga rooftop

Nuke or Fusion.

• 6-month post commitment at Prime Focus Mumbai

Background artists for Manikarnika opening + funeral scenes.

• 3 shoot days at Manikarnika Ghat
• Wardrobe fitting day

Trained pandits + trained aarti chorus for Dashashwamedh 400-extra IMAX sequence.

• 2 shoot days at Dashashwamedh Ghat (dusk)

Pilgrim crowd for the IMAX aarti sequence.

• 2 dusk shoot days at Dashashwamedh

Actors for Kumbha's lab background technicians.

• 3 shoot days at Kumbha's Tech Lab set

Local Tanzanian talent as savannah guides + shuka-clad villagers for the elder-scene wide.

• 5 shoot days at Serengeti + Baobab

Trained combat / stunt background for the Treta Yuga battle sequence at Prime Focus green screen.

• 6 shoot days at Treta Yuga green screen stage

Trained fire-safety-certified extras for the climax ghat burn.

• 3 all-night shoots at Manikarnika climax

Stunt group for the rooftop chase.

• 2 shoot days on Assi rooftop