Ra.One: The Resurrection (fan-made tribute) is a project I’ve been deeply connected to for a long time. It wasn’t just a random idea — it came from something personal. Ra.One has always held a special place in my heart. I still remember watching it as a kid and being completely blown away. The visuals, the character design, the concept of a digital villain coming to life — it was something way ahead of its time. And of course, growing up watching Shah Rukh Khan made it even more special. That film sparked my interest in VFX, CGI, and storytelling.
So, after gaining some experience, I decided to create something inspired by that memory. I started Ra.One: The Resurrection as a solo project. I worked on everything by myself — from writing the story, to designing the models, doing the animations, CGI, and all the post-production. I spent nearly a year working on it. It was intense but incredibly fulfilling. Every single part of the project taught me something new, and it helped me grow so much as an artist.
But then, something really unfortunate happened. One day, the hard drive where I had kept the entire project failed. Completely out of nowhere. When I checked, the files were gone. Not corrupted — just completely missing. I tried everything I could to recover them, but nothing worked. It felt like everything I had worked on for the past year just vanished.
Right now, all I have left from that project is a trailer and a few rendered poses of the Ra.One model. Those are the only things that survived and that I can still share. The full project, the scenes, the details — they’re all gone. But honestly, even though I lost the files, I didn’t lose the experience.
This project was really close to my heart, and it still is. I learned so much from it — not just technically, but personally. It reminded me why I started creating in the first place. And even though most of the work is gone, I still want to share the small pieces that remain, because they represent something bigger than just a project. They represent a journey.
And who knows — maybe one day I’ll start again, and rebuild it from scratch.