Netflix India’s biggest and most expensive series yet, Operation Safed Sagar, is set to premiere tomorrow. The series was reportedly made on a budget of Rs. 230 crore.
Before its release, Netflix revealed that the project contributed more than Rs. 215 crore to the Indian economy.
The contribution came through production work, employment, local business partnerships and investments in creative technology.
Operation Safed Sagar is a major example of India’s growing filmmaking strength.
The series shows the country’s talent, technical skills and ability to create large scale productions for global audiences.
The series was filmed for 115 days across 11 Indian cities, including Patiala, Chandigarh, Gwalior, Bikaner, Mumbai, Noida, Gurugram, New Delhi, Manali, Keylang and Pataudi.
The production also took place at Indian Air Force bases in Nal, Chandigarh and Gwalior. Some scenes were shot in high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh.
The project directly hired more than 200 cast and crew members from eight states. It also created work opportunities for over 4,000 daily hires during production.
More than 850 local businesses worked on the project.
These included companies from construction, set design, hospitality, transport, logistics, catering, equipment rental, technical services and post production.
A large part of the budget was spent on visual effects and creative technology.
Netflix partnered with 15 India based VFX studios in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Around 1,200 artists worked on nearly 50 minutes of aerial sequences for the series.
The VFX work alone contributed around US$5 million, which is more than Rs. 49 crore, to India’s economy.
This made up nearly 20 percent of the total economic contribution from the project.
The announcement comes as Netflix completes 10 years in India.
During this time, the platform has released more than 200 Indian Originals.
These films and series have reached audiences around the world while supporting India’s growing creative industry.
