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Channel [V]’s ‘Mobile Singer’ ties up with Airtel
MUMBAI: Broadcasters are increasingly using SMSes as a medium of interaction with their audiences and generation of revenues. They are partnering with telecom operators for this purpose. Channel [V] has tied up with cellular operator Airtel for its talent hunt show Mobile Singer.
Channel [V] head honcho Amar K Deb says: “Airtel’s presence across 22 circles and its vast subscriber base across the country helps ensure Mobile Singer to get the scale that it deserves. We are thrilled with this association and are sure it will enthuse ardent Channel [V] viewers across the country to pick up their phones and take part.”
Channel [V] is also planning to run a live karaoke block from 7 November to help the participants get an opportunity to practice and participate from the comfort of their homes, their cars, their offices – wherever they are, states an official release.
Interested singers can watch the channel between 8 pm to 8:30 pm on weekdays to sample the short listed Bappi Da songs along with the lyrics.
This will help them to practice and brush up on their singing before they call in and audition. They can then call on 64676 and sing any one of their favorite Bappi Da songs as part of the initial audition phase. Moreover, they can re-record their song till they are satisfied with their performance.
The phone lines have been open from today (7 November) and the participants can call 64676, adds the release.
The winner of Airtel [V] Mobile Singer will walk away with an opportunity to not only sing but also star in his/her own ‘disco’ video along with Bappi-Da.
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Galleri5 launches India’s first AI cinema OS at India AI Summit
Collective Artists Network unveils end-to-end production platform powering Mahabharat series and Hanuman teaser.
MUMBAI: India’s cinema just got an AI operating system upgrade because why settle for tools when you can have a full production command centre? Collective Artists Network and Galleri5 today unveiled Galleri5 AI Studio at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, billing it as the country’s first cinema-native production technology platform. Launched on 20 February 2026, the system acts as an end-to-end orchestration layer for film and television, integrating generative AI, LoRA-driven character architecture, controlled shot pipelines, 3D/VFX tools, lip-sync, upscaling, quality control, and delivery, all tuned for theatrical and broadcast standards.
Unlike piecemeal AI tools, Galleri5 controls the entire stack from script and world-building to final master output. Filmmakers retain creative authorship, continuity, and IP security while slashing timelines from years to months.
The platform is already in live use at scale. Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh, an AI-powered series produced under Collective’s Historyverse banner, is airing on Star Plus and streaming on JioHotstar, ranking among the top-watched shows in its slot. Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi Hanuman – The Eternal (produced by Star Studios 18) dropped its teaser on IMAX screens, leveraging Galleri5’s infrastructure for the visuals.
Collective Artists Network founder and group CEO Vijay Subramaniam said, “For India to lead in the next era of storytelling, we have to think beyond tools and start building systems. This is about putting durable production infrastructure in place so creators can dream bigger, producers can execute faster, and our stories can travel further.”
Galleri5 partner at Collective and CEO Rahul Regulapati added, “Cinema requires precision, repeatability, and control. Off-the-shelf AI doesn’t solve that. Orchestration does. We built an operating system where technology bends to filmmaking, not the other way around.”
Under Historyverse, Collective Studios is developing a slate including Hanuman, Krishna, Shiva, and Shivaji blending advanced AI systems with traditional craft. The summit session featured directors from Hanuman, Krishna, and Shiva alongside Collective leaders, diving into real-world case studies: what delivers on screen, what glitches, and how production economics are shifting.
At a summit packed with global tech brass and policymakers, Galleri5 stakes a bold claim, cinema’s future belongs to integrated systems, not isolated gadgets and India is building one right now. Whether you’re a filmmaker eyeing faster workflows or just curious about AI remaking epics, this OS could be the script-flip the industry didn’t see coming.
