Shivaji Mahadkar (an Ex Army Officer and later a businessman) had enrolled him in the renowned Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, Mumbai.
Having completed the "O levels" at Oxford, he returned to India to study further in Sherwood College, Nainital, where other Bollywood luminaries like Amitabh Bachchan, Kabir Bedi and Dalip Tahil were groomed.
It was at the Kolhapur Palace that Vishal was introduced to the true Indian culture, arts and craft and literally lived through history.
It was, after a great deal of deliberation, that, despite the risk of delving into a completely alien career, Vishal decided to give an expression to his latent passion and wound up his Information technology operations in 2003!
Vishal was then pushed up to First Assistant Director on film Woh Lamhe starring Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja.
Vishal was now being monitored closely by the Bhatt brothers as he was then promoted to Chief Assistant Director in film "Awarapan", starring Emraan Hashmi.
This script was later titled Blood Money and Kunal Kemmu and Amrita Puri were hired to star in Vishal's debut film.