Feb 13, 2026 10:29pm IST
Rajkumar Hirani Confirms Planning an A.I. Short Film: “We Should Start Becoming Friends With It” (EXCLUSIVE)
Opinions are sharply divided on the matter. Some believe A.I. is here to make life easier, others worry about its potential to replace jobs, something they argue is already happening. Rajkumar Hirani, the director behind blockbuster Hindi films like "PK", "3 Idiots" and "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.," however, is not opposed to A.I.. In an exclusive chat with Variety India, Rajkumar Hirani opens up about where he stands on the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in filmmaking.
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In his conversation with Variety India, Hirani revealed that he is, in fact, excited about the possibilities A.I. presents. Hirani shares, “I’m excited about all things A.I. and I want to make a short A.I. film… So, it is going to be a great tool, actually. We should start becoming friends with it very soon. It’s here to stay. It’s not that you have to use it or that you have to make a totally A.I. film.
"But we can use that to fill [sic] many things we couldn’t do earlier. It will make things cost-effective. And it’s not that a full-fledged A.I. film is easy to make. Okay, you're not going on set, but it's time-consuming; making a full AI film requires considerable effort.”
Hirani further clarified that this would be an experiment rather than a feature-length venture. “I am planning to make a short, four to five-minute, film. Because I have a story to tell, and secondly, because I feel I can learn that way the best. So, while I’m writing, I’ll do that in the next few months. I have a good story. I’ll have something interesting,” he said.
It will be interesting to see what Hirani has in store and how fans react to his foray into AI-driven filmmaking.
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