Abhishek Bachchan defended the VFX of Riteish Deshmukh’s Raja Shivaji amid criticism, saying Indian films cannot match Hollywood-level visuals due to budget constraints. “The more money you can pile into your VFX, the better the quality,” he said, adding that Indian filmmakers work with barely one percent of Hollywood’s VFX budgets.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who was recently seen in Raja Shivaji as Sambhaji Shahaji Bhosale, the elder brother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj played by Riteish Deshmukh, reacted to the backlash surrounding the film's VFX and said people often compare Indian films to Hollywood despite the massive difference in budgets.

Abhishek Bachchan On Raja Shivaji VFX Backlash

He added that the more time and money invested in VFX, the better the final output looks, while stressing that time constraints also become a major challenge for filmmakers. Raja Shivaji, co-written and directed by Riteish, was made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi on a reported budget of Rs 75-100 crore, making it the most expensive Marathi film ever produced.

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