When you look at a frame, you know that the world that is there, that world has been created." On a Thursday afternoon at the Bombay Arts Society, veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal explains the crux of the job of an art director and a costume designer. The event that Benegal is inaugurating, The Art and Costume Show — put together by the Association of Cine and TV Art Directors and Costume Designers (ACTADCD) — showcases the minute details that go into film-making.

Prasun Basu showcases animatronics created by his studio