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  • AI, aye Captain, Shekhar Kapur to steer Studio Blo’s ethical vision

    AI, aye Captain, Shekhar Kapur to steer Studio Blo’s ethical vision

    MUMBAI: In a plot twist worthy of his own films, Shekhar Kapur has boarded the AI express, this time not behind the camera, but at the helm of innovation. The celebrated director has been named chairperson of the Board of AI Ethics & Creative Stewardship at Studio Blo, a move that fuses reel-life mastery with real-time tech.

    Studio Blo, the next-gen content studio making waves with AI-powered filmmaking, is counting on Kapur to lead the charge as it navigates the tricky intersection of creativity, culture, ethics, and artificial intelligence.

    Commenting on his appointment, Shekhar Kapur said, “AI is not here to replicate the past it’s here to create entirely new forms of cinematic expression. I believe AI films will soon stand as a genre of their own, unbound by traditional definitions of cinema. Studio Blo is doing some of the most cutting-edge work I’ve seen globally, and I’m excited to shape a future where imagination is limitless, and technology is the brush.”

    And if anyone can lend gravitas to that future, it’s the man behind Elizabeth, Bandit Queen, and Mr. India. With a Padma Bhushan, a BAFTA, and a shelf full of national and international accolades, Kapur brings not just credibility but a cinematic sensibility that’s both visionary and deeply human.

    Studio Blo, meanwhile, isn’t just dabbling in AI, it’s diving in head-first. With collaborators ranging from Warner Music and YRF Films to Dentsu and Nykaa, the studio is rewriting the rules of filmmaking, blending old-school craft with cutting-edge AI workflows.

    Studio Blo co-founder and CEO Dipankar Mukherjee said, “Shekhar Kapur’s association with Studio Blo is both an honour and a powerful validation of our vision to disrupt content production and filmmaking through AI. His mentorship will not only guide our global expansion but will also help us invent a bold new grammar of storytelling, one where AI becomes a co-creator of cinematic experiences rather than just a tool.”

    With Kapur now in the director’s chair of ethics and imagination, Studio Blo’s script just got a lot more exciting and perhaps even Oscar-worthy.

  • Danny Boyle to produce Shekhar Kapur’s Paani

    Danny Boyle to produce Shekhar Kapur’s Paani

    MUMBAI: After getting worldwide acclaim for The Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle has decided to turn producer for Shekhar Kapur‘s next project Paani starring Hrithik Roshan.
    Though the project was formally announced at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival in 2010, Kapur now confirmed that he will start shooting his ambitious film in April next year.
    “Right now, I am doing the organisation-related work before I start actual filming in April next year,” said Kapur in confirmation.
    The film is broadly based on the global water crisis but Kapur has also woven an unusual love story into the narrative.
    Kapur is the man behind films like Masoom, Mr India and Bandit Queen.

  • Bedi’s Kaleidoscope to develop TV, mobile content; announces Rs 200 mn strategic investment by ABP

    Bedi’s Kaleidoscope to develop TV, mobile content; announces Rs 200 mn strategic investment by ABP

    NEW DELHI: The Bobby Bedi promoted entertainment company Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd (KEPL) has announced a strategic partnership with leading Indian media conglomerate – ABP Pvt. Ltd.

    The ABP-Kaleidoscope partnership will capitalise on both companies’ strengths to create original content across media by producing high quality content for filmed entertainment, TV, mobile and Internet.

    ABP will pump in Rs 200 million to kickstart Kaleidoscope’s foray into new media, primarily focused at TV and mobile content development.

    A rapid scale up of operations is envisaged to establish a broad and deep presence as a provider of premium content for this space.

    “The paradigm of entertainment today has evolved beyond conventional definitions. The new media and digital content segment is growing in excess of 50 per cent annually and we envisage an acceleration driven by the ever widening consumer base for technology products,” Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd MD Bobby Bedi said.

    He also said that Kaleidoscope is “privileged” to join hands with the ABP Group, a blue chip media house in India, to leverage the best resources and expertise of both companies, offering rapid access to the fast growing entertainment industry, while also enabling us to quickly gear up to create and supply the mushrooming demand for technology driven entertainment content.
    According to ABP Pvt Ltd MD and CEO Pramath Raj Sinha, “A conglomeration of Kaleidoscope (one of India’s leading entertainment companies) and the ABP Group (one of the best in the business of media across genres) this enterprise is a win-win partnership for both the companies. This marks our foray into entertainment.”

    KEPL claimed it’s India’s first production house to follow an international approach in filmmaking and is an internationally recognised film and television production house with critically acclaimed films like Bandit Queen, Saathiya, Maqbool and Mangal Pandey – The Rising to its credit.

    The ABP Group has, today, evolved into one of the foremost media conglomerates in the country, with twelve premier publications, two 24-hour national TV news channels, two leading book publishing businesses, several mobile and Internet properties and a radio channel in the offing.