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Director Shakun Batra gets candid about how AI helps in filmmaking
Updated On: 13 November, 2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
As one of the judges at the city’s first-ever AI Film Festival, director Shakun Batra discusses benefits of the technology and the criticism it faces
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered films have already become a reality, so a film festival dedicated to them was only a matter of time — and it has finally happened. On October 31, India’s maiden AI Film Festival, the Mumbai AI Filmmaking Festival (MAFF), was held at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai. The three-day festival featured 15 AI-powered short films by creators from across India and around the world. Director Shakun Batra, who served on the festival’s judging panel, is thrilled that, for the first time, there is a platform in the country that allows filmmakers to “play, fail, and find their voice.”
“This feels like the beginning of something real for the AI filmmaking ecosystem in India. It’s not about hype, it’s about access. For the first time, filmmakers who aren’t from traditional film backgrounds are experimenting and being seen. That’s a powerful start for any movement,” he says.
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