The Truth About AI Filmmaking ft. Rajkumar Hirani, Shakun Batra & Ram Madhvani | The Next Frame

What does AI filmmaking change for cinema in India and globally, and what will it never change? India's leading filmmakers sit down with the studio and platform heads who decide what gets made, for an honest conversation about AI filmmaking past the hype. What does an AI-hybrid film really cost? Where does AI belong in a production, and where doesn't it? What should we actually make with it? And how does it change the economics of filmmaking? You'll also hear which genres India can finally afford to make, and why taste, storytelling and the people on set matter more than ever. THE PANEL Rajkumar Hirani, filmmaker Shakun Batra, filmmaker Ram Madhvani, filmmaker Vikram Malhotra, Founder and CEO, Abundantia Entertainment Rohit Jain, Founder, Lionsgate Play Hridaye A. Nagpal, filmmaker and Global Creative Lead, invideo Hosted by Nishant Tahilramani, Producer & Chief Creative Technologist at invideo CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Rajkumar Hirani on making Bajaj's centenary film with AI 03:34 What is AI performance capture? 05:39 Building a crew for AI filmmaking 06:19 Ram Madhvani: taking cinema beyond the screen 09:48 Shakun Batra: imagination over cost 11:55 The genres Indian cinema never got to make 12:21 Vikram Malhotra: the genres India is finally ready for 17:49 When anyone can make a film, what wins? 19:45 Rohit Jain: the platform view 26:08 Distribution in an age of too much content 30:25 Handmade vs AI-made 32:39 Stories that were impossible, not just expensive 36:05 "Show me two minutes": AI as a greenlight tool 40:01 Open-source models and the cost of generation 45:28 What AI filmmaking really costs 56:00 Which crew roles change, and which never will 59:52 From film cans to semantic editing 1:04:45 Hridaye A. Nagpal: Building an AI-hybrid feature film in public 1:12:44 Rapid fire ABOUT INVIDEO invideo is the AI video platform for serious creatives, building frontier intelligence for creative work. It brings AI-powered production and professional editing into one platform, giving creatives more control, speed and scale from the first idea to the final cut. invideo Agent Two: an AI agent for filmmaking, marketing and content creation. invideo Editor: a professional agentic video editor where AI agents do the editing under your creative direction. invideo is used by millions of creators in more than 190 countries, and is backed by Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global and Greenoaks. Start creating with invideo: https://invideo.io For studios and enterprises: invideo for Enterprise gives your team enterprise-grade security, every model contract already signed, and a filmmaker as your point of contact: https://invideo.io/enterprise Subscribe to our channel for more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/@invideofilmmakers RESOURCES Kathni Karni Ek Si (Practice What You Preach), Bajaj Group's centenary film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378coRtBYyA Ram Madhvani launches Equinox Virtual's AI-VR mythology universe: https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/ram-madhvani-unveils-ai-mythological-vr-universe-with-bhagavad-gita-film Jouska AI, Shakun Batra's AI division: https://www.instagram.com/jouska.ai/ Chiranjeevi Hanuman: The Eternal, from Abundantia aiON and Collective Artists Network, official first look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJaI2yKESM Red Rainbow: BlueBird by Aze Alter, made in invideo Agent Two: https://www.youtube.com/@AzeAlter Beta Builders: follow Hridaye A. Nagpal building an AI-hybrid feature film in public: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCyJ2tTE9ko4 DISCLOSURES AND CREDITS Kathni Karni Ek Si footage courtesy of Bajaj Group. Other third-party clips belong to their respective owners and are used for commentary and reference. Entire episode edited on invideo Editor. #aifilmmaking #AIMovies #rajkumarhirani