For many years, Sony Pictures Imageworks India (SPII) served as an extension to Sony's main visual effects operation in Los Angeles, supporting major feature film projects, including the upcoming 'The Amazing Spiderman 2.'

The Indian unit's production pipeline leveraged much of the same high tech tools and infrastructure of the parent operation in LA. SPII was established in 2007 through the acquisition of FrameFlow, a startup by Hitesh Shah who is also responsible for founding BOT VFX.