Is Vaah Life Ho Toh Aisi the first film to be completely shot in digital mode?
Yes, it is the first Bollywood commercial film to be shot completely digitally. There was no film involved in the shooting or acquisition/production stage. However, Indian cinema is still largely film projector-based and hence the digital format needs to be printed back on to film for projection on the big screen. However, with the advent of digital cinema, the likes of Ad Labs and multiplexes, this is changing fast. Also, globally home entertainment sales for movie content is gaining market share in the form of DVD sales. Since these are digital formats, shooting in HD is advantageous as no conversion to film is required. How is it shooting on HD? Shooting on HD is particularly advantageous when the movie is heavy on visual effects. The Hindi movie was a fantasy and magical film where one needed to depict cars and children flying. It, therefore, used a lot of visual effects. When shooting on celluloid, one needs to scan the film into digital format and then add in the visual effects.
