Namit Malhotra, chief executive officer of DNEG, the Oscar-winning special-effects house behind sci-fi hits like Blade Runner 2049, Ex Machina and Inception, is, at six-foot-three, much taller than I’d expected. But then his height isn’t all that makes him stand tall, I soon find out.
Starting from practically a garage, he’s built what is today among the go-to studios for special effects for Hollywood blockbusters.
Malhotra, 45, is down from London for a short trip, and we’ve decided to meet at his home in Bandra, Mumbai. While it’s coffee time, Malhotra says he’s going to get lunch since he’s on

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