Prime Focus, the global media and entertainment industry service provider, has delivered Digital Intermediate (DI) services for the movie Sarbjit, a biopic of an Indian farmer who was mistaken for a spy after accidentally crossing the Pakistan border, and subsequently sentenced to death. The movie is narrated from the perspective of Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur, played by Aishwarya Rai.
Talking about the experience, Sarbjit, director, Omung Kumar said, “The movie ‘Sarbjit’ is my second collaboration with Prime Focus after ‘Mary Kom’. The team at Prime Focus has done a wonderful job and I am extremely happy with the final results.”
“Prime Focus’ DI team delivered an impressive grade that supported the storyline while bringing out the authenticity of the visuals. It was very important for the team to understand the sensibility of the movie and design the grade accordingly. They did a great job and we are extremely happy,” said Sarbjit, producer, Sandeep Singh.
One of the key considerations in grading the movie seems to have been subtly bring out the gritty realism of the locations. Since the movie was mainly set in Pakistan, it was very important to bring out the authenticity of the location, enhancing the colours in such a way that the DI supports the storyline of the movie without standing out or being too noticeable. Every song from the movie was treated uniquely to correspond with the themes of the song.
Talking about the collaboration, Prime Focus, Film Sales, senior VP, Niraj Sanghai said, “Sarbjit marks Prime Focus’ second association with director Omung Kumar, and we really appreciate the trust he has placed in us following our work on Mary Kom. DoP Kiran Deohans has brilliantly captured every mood and emotion of the main characters in the movie, which helps us immeasurably in the grade. A special thanks to the producer Sandeep Singh.”
The movie was graded by Prime Focus colourist Aashirwad Hadkar, who has previously worked on some of Bollywood’s blockbusters including Bajirao Mastani, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Bang Bang, Kick and the national award-winning movie Mary Kom.