The Finance Minister just realized that Pikachu makes more money than some steel plants - here is why India is finally cashing in on its imagination. For the longest time, India has been the world’s quiet, diligent animator. If you watched a blockbuster superhero movie in the last ten years, chances are the dragon’s scales or the spaceship’s explosion were rendered by a kid in a studio in Goregaon or Hyderabad. We did the work, but Hollywood kept the checks. And the IP. Yesterday, the Union Budget 2026-27 decided to stop being the ghostwriter. By allocating a record outlay for the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics) sector, the government has officially pivoted toward the "Orange Economy." It’s a fancy term - coined by the Inter-American Development Bank - referring to the creative wealth of a nation. But in plain English? It means realizing that stories are an asset ...
The Finance Minister just realized that Pikachu makes more money than some steel plants - here is why India is finally cashing in on its imagination. For the longest time, India has been the world’s quiet, diligent animator. If you watched a blockbuster superhero movie in the last ten years, ...
The Finance Minister just realized that Pikachu makes more money than some steel plants - here is why India is finally cashing in on its imagination. For the longest time, India has been the world’s quiet, diligent animator. If you watched a blockbuster superhero movie in the last ten years, ...
The Finance Minister just realized that Pikachu makes more money than some steel plants - here is why India is finally cashing in on its imagination. For the longest time, India has been the world’s quiet, diligent animator. If you watched a blockbuster superhero movie in the last ten years, ...