Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has said artificial intelligence is set to dramatically reduce the cost of making films, opening the industry to a far wider pool of creative voices.
Speaking on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, Kapur noted that AI would dismantle long-standing financial barriers that have kept many aspiring directors and writers out of cinema.
“In filmmaking, it will bring a lot of new filmmakers in because the cost of filmmaking is going to come crashing down with AI,” he said, adding that he has already…

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