AI Drives Radical Cost Reduction in Bollywood Fantasy Film Production

Artificial intelligence is dramatically reducing production expenses in India's film industry, cutting costs to just one-fifth of traditional levels for genres like mythology and fantasy. Rahul Regulapati leads this technological shift as head of the Galleri5 AI studio within the Collective Artists Network. The story was reported by Munsif Vengattil from Bengaluru and Mumbai, with additional contributions from Hritam Mukherjee and Sunil Kataria. Aditya Kalra and David Crawshaw handled editing duties. Munsif Vengattil, based in Bengaluru, directs Reuters' technology coverage across India, focusing on intersections between technology, business, and labor. With nine years of reporting experience, his work examines India's electronics manufacturing goals, tech policy debates, artificial intelligence applications, election interference concerns, satellite internet developments, streaming platform competition, and data security incidents. His investigations also analyze corporate strategies and reveal India-specific projects and obstacles faced by major technology companies including Apple, Facebook, Google, Foxconn, Samsung, and Nvidia.