Shailesh Nile roped in as VFX head for international film

Josan Sandeep, who has worked as assistant director for Sam Mendes��� Hollywood flick 'Skyfall', is making his directorial debut with a bilingual film titled 'The Journey'. The film is based on the life of Jesus Christ and will be made in English and Hindi. Interestingly Marathi filmmaker Shailesh Nile (of Veer Baji Prabhu Deshpande fame) has been roped in to handle the technical aspects of the film owing to his expertise in VFX technology.
The film will showcase the protagonist discovering the truth about life and the path of God while inspiring people around him. Speaking to TOI from London, Josan, who is expected to visit India later this month, said, ���It is an international project and will be released worldwide. It will be shot mostly in London, Italy and maybe India.��� Josan, who has also worked as chief director for films like Ghost Rider 2, Total Recall, The Amazing Spider-Man 4, The Tourist and Salt, will be using Indian crew including Shailesh and scriptwriter Piyush Bhagra. ���I���m coming to India to meet them to start work on the project. The casting (Hollywood and Bollywood actors) will be finalised soon. I will stay in India for a few months.���
Shailesh, who has the experience of working in studios abroad as a VFX artist, is working on an international project for the first time. He said, ���Josan���s team saw my work online after which they got in touch with me. I will have to meticulously recreate Christ���s era - right from the clothes to the lighting. I plan to use the same technical team that has worked on my film Veer Baji Prabhu Deshpande.��� He will also draw inspiration from The Passion Of The Christ. ���But I will make this film look different. The whole idea is to make a technically strong film,��� he added.