/* ===== BANNER SECTION ===== */
  .about-banner {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100vh;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #fff;
  }

  .banner-bg {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: url("../images/aboutus-banner-img1.jpg") center center / cover no-repeat;
      transform: scale(1.15);
      filter: brightness(0.8);
      z-index: 0;
  }

  .banner-overlay {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
      z-index: 1;
  }

  /* ===== TEXT CONTENT ===== */
  .banner-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 3;
      text-align: center;
      width: 90%;
      max-width: 1200px;
  }

  .banner-text {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      opacity: 0;
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: normal;
      /* line-height: 1.2; */
      letter-spacing: 2px;
      width: 80%;
  }

  /* SCROLL LINE */
  .scroll-line-container {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 60px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 320px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 8px;
      align-items: center;
      z-index: 3;
  }

  .scroll-track {
      width: 100%;
      height: 3px;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
      border-radius: 4px;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
  }

  .scroll-progress {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 0;
      height: 100%;
      width: 0%;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, #bfa35a, #e9d08c);
      border-radius: 4px;
  }

  .scroll-text {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
      color: #fff;
      opacity: 0.8;
  }

  @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .banner-text {
          font-size: 3rem;
          width: 90%;
      }
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .banner-text {
          font-size: 2.2rem;
          width: 95%;
      }

      .scroll-line-container {
          width: 220px;
      }
  }

  /* ---- SECTION BASE ---- */
  .about {
      width: 100%;
      /* padding: 60px 40px; */
  }

  /* ---- Vision + Mission ---- */
  .vm-section {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      margin-top: 8%;
  }

  /* Shared styling for both boxes */
  .vm-box-vision,
  .vm-box-mission {
      background: #111;
      /* padding: 40px; */
      border-radius: 16px;
      display: flex;
      /* align-items: center; */
      justify-content: space-around;
      gap: 40px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      width: 96%;
      margin: auto;
  }

  /* Reverse layout for Mission section */
  .vm-box-mission {
      flex-direction: row-reverse;
  }

  /* Text content */
  .vm-box-vision h2,
  .vm-box-mission h2 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      color: #fff;
  }

  .vm-box-vision p,
  .vm-box-mission p {
      color: #d4af37;
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 0;
      max-width: 800px;
  }

  /* Image box */
  .vm-img {
      flex: 1;
      min-width: 280px;
      max-width: 500px;
  }

  .vm-img img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 350px;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 16px;
  }

  /* Responsive adjustments */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {

      .vm-box-vision,
      .vm-box-mission {
          flex-direction: column;
          text-align: center;
          padding: 30px 20px;
      }

      .vm-box-vision p,
      .vm-box-mission p {
          width: 100%;
      }

      .vm-img img {
          height: 250px;
      }
  }


  /* ---- About Directors + Team ---- */
  .content-box {
      background: #111;
      border-radius: 20px;
      /* padding: 40px; */
      margin-bottom: 80px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 40px;
      margin-top: 4%;
  }

  .left-content {
      flex: 1;
      padding: 2%;
      border-radius: 20px;
      border: 1px solid #c6a356;
      border-left: none;
      transform: translateX(-45px);
  }


  .left-content-team {
      flex: 1;
      padding: 3%;
      border-radius: 20px;
      border: 3px solid #c6a356;
      border-left: none;
      transform: translateX(-20px);
  }

  .left-content-team h3 {
      font-size: 26px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      color: #ffffff;
      padding-left: 10%;
      margin-top: 10px;
  }

  .left-content-team p {
      color: #d4af37;
      font-size: 18px;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      padding-left: 10%;
  }

  .left-content h3 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      color: #ffffff;
      padding-left: 10%;
  }

  .left-content p {
      color: #d4af37;
      font-size: 18px;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      padding-left: 10%;
  }

  .contact-btn {
      background: #d4af37;
      color: #0d0d0d;
      border: none;
      padding: 12px 28px;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 700;
      border-radius: 8px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: 0.3s;
      margin-left: 10%;
  }

  .contact-btn:hover {
      background: #d9b75f;
  }

  .right-grid {
      flex: 2;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
      gap: 25px;
      margin-right: 30px;
  }

  /* Card Container */
  .person-card {
      perspective: 1000px;
  }

  /* Inner wrapper that rotates */
  .card-inner {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 300px;
      transition: transform 0.8s ease;
      transform-style: preserve-3d;
  }

  /* Flip on hover */
  .person-card:hover .card-inner {
      transform: rotateY(180deg);
  }

  /* Front + Back */
  .card-face {
      position: absolute;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 25px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      text-align: center;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
  }

  /* FRONT SIDE */
  .card-front {
      background: #0d0d0d;
      color: #fff;
      border: 1px solid #caa24f;
  }

  /* BACK SIDE */
  .card-back {
      background: #0d0d0d;
      color: #fff;
      border: 1px solid #caa24f;
      transform: rotateY(180deg);
  }

  /* Typography */
  .card-front h4 {
      margin: 0 0 8px;
      font-size: 24px;
      font-weight: normal;
  }

  .card-front p,
  .card-back p {
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin: 0;
      color: #d4af37;
  }

  /* ---- Why Choose Section ---- */
  .why-section {
      text-align: center;
  }

  .why-section h3 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      color: #ffffff;
  }

  .why-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 4%;
  }

  .why-box {
      background: #000;
      /* border: 1px solid #c6a356; */
      border-radius: 12px;
      padding: 20px 25px;
      /* width: 250px; */
      text-align: left;
  }

  .why-box h4 {
      font-size: 26px;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      font-weight: normal;
      color: #ffffff;
  }

  .why-box p {
      font-size: 14px;
      color: #d4af37;

  }

  .exp-section {
      background: fixed;
      background-color: #000000;
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 180px;
      height: 120px;
      font-size: 28px;
      padding-top: 19px;
      font-weight: 500;
  }

  .exp-section span {
      color: white;
  }

  /* video section  */
  .about-video-player {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 1200px;
      border-radius: 18px;
      display: block;
      margin: auto;
      height: 600px;
      padding-top: 20px;
  }


  /* Contact us section */
  .work-together {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      background-color: #0e0d0d;
      min-height: 70vh;
      text-align: center;
      color: #fff;
      overflow: hidden;
  }

  .arcs {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      height: 100%;
      opacity: 0.5;
  }

  .left-arcs {
      left: 0;
  }

  .right-arcs {
      right: 0;
  }

  .content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      max-width: 800px;
  }

  h2 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
      color: #fff;
  }

  .quote-btn {
      background: transparent;
      color: #c39b3a;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 15px 50px;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 600;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      border-top: none;
      border-bottom: none;
      border-left: #c39b3a solid 2px;
      border-right: #c39b3a solid 2px;
  }

  .quote-btn:hover {
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      color: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 223, 128, 0.5);
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, #c39b3a, #f8e38a, #c39b3a);
  }

  .content p {
      color: #d4af37;
      font-size: 18PX;
      margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  /* Spotlight effect — true upward light projection */
  .spotlight {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 95%;
      /* anchor at the bottom */
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(50%);
      width: 400px;
      height: 400px;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse at bottom center,
              rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.85) 0%,
              /* bright silver at base */
              rgba(160, 160, 160, 0.3) 25%,
              /* soft silver fade */
              rgba(40, 40, 40, 0.15) 60%,
              /* darker fade upward */
              rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 100%
              /* dark top edge */
          );
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 1;
      filter: blur(30px);
      pointer-events: none;
      animation: spotlightPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
      transform-origin: bottom center;
      /* expansion happens upward */
  }

  /* Breathing / brightening animation */
  @keyframes spotlightPulse {

      0%,
      100% {
          opacity: 0.25;
          transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(50%) scale(1);
          filter: blur(30px) brightness(0.9);
      }

      50% {
          opacity: 0.9;
          transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(50%) scale(1.2);
          filter: blur(15px) brightness(1.3);
      }
  }

  .floor-light {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
  }


  /* ---- Responsive ---- */
  @media (max-width: 1000px) {
      .vm-section {
          flex-direction: column;
      }

      .content-box {
          flex-direction: column;
      }

      .about {
          padding: 40px 20px;
      }
  }


  /* ==== HOW WE WORK ==== */
  .howwework-section {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 30px 0;
      background: #111;
  }

  .explore-text {
      color: #ccc;
      font-size: 17px;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
  }

  .stage-buttons {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 10px;
      margin: 25px 0 40px;
  }

  .stage-btn {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 8px 22px;
      border-radius: 6px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: 0.3s;
      font-size: 14px;
  }

  .stage-btn.active,
  .stage-btn:hover {
      background: #fff;
      color: #000;
  }

  .howwework-content {
      max-width: 92%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      display: flex;
      /* align-items: center; */
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 50px;
      text-align: left;
      transition: all 0.4s ease;
      color: #fff;
  }

  .howwework-text {
      flex: 1;
  }

  .stage-subtext {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #aaa;
  }

  .howwework-image {
      flex: 1;
      border-radius: 20px;
      overflow: hidden;
  }

  .howwework-image img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      display: block;
      transition: 0.5s ease;
  }

  .howwework-image img:hover {
      transform: scale(1.04);
  }

  /* ==== Responsive ==== */
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .howwework-content {
          flex-direction: column;
          text-align: center;
      }

      .howwework-text {
          text-align: center;
      }
  }