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Panorama Studios bets on another Drishyam remake
MUMBAI: Panorama Studios International is doubling down on a proven formula. The Mumbai-based production house disclosed on 25 November that it has acquired rights from Aashirvad Cinemas to adapt Drishyam 3 into Hindi, securing worldwide distribution for the yet-to-be-made remake.
The original Malayalam version, starring Mohanlal and Meena under director Jeethu Joseph’s guidance, is still in production. But Panorama Studios isn’t waiting around. The company has locked in adaptation rights for all global territories, betting that Hindi audiences will once again flock to see the cat-and-mouse thriller that has become one of Indian cinema’s most bankable franchises.
The Drishyam series has proved remarkably fertile ground for remakes. The first film spawned successful adaptations across multiple Indian languages, whilst the Hindi version—starring Ajay Devgn—became a box-office juggernaut. The second instalment repeated the trick, cementing the franchise’s status as remake gold.
Now Panorama Studios is positioning itself to capitalise on the third chapter before Malayalam audiences have even seen it. The strategy is bold but hardly unprecedented in an industry where successful regional films routinely get the pan-Indian treatment.
Whether lightning strikes thrice remains to be seen. But in Bollywood’s risk-averse environment, a franchise with two hits under its belt looks rather like a safe harbour.
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Viral AI video invites tech leaders to Delhi AI Film Festival
Sam Altman, Bill Gates and Sundar Pichai star in Hindi cinema style spoof at Qutub Minar event
DELHI: A hilarious AI-generated video casting OpenAI chief Sam Altman, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Google CEO Sundar Pichai as unlikely Hindi cinema heroes has taken the internet by storm.
The clip, shared by tech entrepreneur Chandan Perla, cleverly recreates a comic scene from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, the cult 2011 film directed by Zoya Akhtar. Using AI face-swapping wizardry, the video superimposes the global tech titans onto the characters originally played by Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar during a mock conference call scene.
The result is a surreal mash-up of Silicon Valley and Spanish road-trip nostalgia, complete with familiar expressions and perfectly timed comic pauses. Even those who cannot tell their algorithms from their auteurs are finding it hard not to smile.
But this is more than just a bit of internet mischief. The video serves as a playful invitation to Delhi’s first-ever AI Film Festival, set to take place on 17 February at the iconic Qutub Minar as part of the India AI Impact Summit.
Billed as a premier showcase for AI-generated cinema, the India AI Film Festival promises global premieres, panel discussions and an awards ceremony beneath the historic monument’s towering silhouette. Over 500 founders, celebrities, investors, policymakers and AI leaders are expected to attend.
The event is being led by Invideo, with participation from Nvidia. Among the featured speakers is Vishal Dhupar, managing director of Nvidia Asia South. The evening will culminate in an awards ceremony celebrating standout AI films, with prizes worth 12,000 dollars up for grabs.
In short, it is lights, camera, computation. If the viral video is anything to go by, artificial intelligence may not just be writing code but rewriting the script for how technology meets culture.
