Shekhar Kapur to start shooting for 'Masoom 2' from February-March

Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is gearing up for the sequel to his 1983 classic MasoomThe director recently shared an exciting update about Masoom 2 revealing that the script is finalized and production is set to begin in early 2025During a conversation with ANI Kapur reminisced about an amusing incident during his travels that gave him a sense of serendipity regarding the projects futureThe script is ready and I will start shooting from FebruaryMarch I was traveling from Dubai to Delhi and I realized I had left the Masoom 2 script on the plane seat Kapur recalled during a conversation with ANIBut I got it back and a flight attendant wrote me a note saying that Masoom was a very good film and this one will be just as good So see it came back even after being left behindthere must be something to it Its destiny the filmmaker saidThe sequel promises a fresh storyline while retaining the core values that made the original Masoom so belovedKapur confirmed that the starstudded cast will include Shabana Azmi Naseeruddin Shah Manoj Bajpayee and Kaveri among othersReflecting on the inspiration behind revisiting the story Kapur shared At that time I was very new to the industry a complete naive and I really want to know how did I do itWhile hes excited to bring the sequel to life Kapur also took time to discuss the changing landscape of creativity in the age of AIOn whether technology like AI stifles artistic expression he pointed out If you start depending on it youll become lazy Where does creativity come from From fear There are many drives for human beingsfear love faith and hope Can you ask AI to talk about hope It can write about hope but it cant hope itselfKapur elaborated on the importance of human emotion in storytelling emphasizing that AI cannot fall in love and to be creative you have to fall in love You have to feel pain not just describe painIn a lighter moment Kapur humorously recounted how his cook once claimed to have written a script for Mr India 2 using ChatGPTOne day my cook told me he had written a script for Mr India 2 I said Wow thats great Where did you get it from He said ChatGPT sir The story was very good but I told myself Youll need to write it better So AI provokes you to be better If ChatGPT writes every story then what am I forOn the muchanticipated Paani Kapur noted that while the project remains on hold he plans to focus on Masoom 2 first before turning his attention to itFans of Shekhar Kapur can look forward to Masoom 2 a new that promises to evoke the same emotional depth and sincerity that made its predecessor a timeless classic