BENGALURU ¨C Welcome to the new-look movie set, where the quiet hum of a coding floor has replaced the cacophony of cameras, clapperboards and shouted directions.
The Collective Artists Network, a top talent ?agency for Bollywood A-listers, has long brokered the careers of real-life superstars. Now, it¡¯s engineering digital ones. In its Bengaluru premises, filmmakers use artificial intelligence tools to create content based on Hindu mythology ¡ª a popular genre in India.
One movie, based on the religious text "Ramayana,¡± has a scene showing the god Hanuman flying while carrying a mountain. A show based on a separate ancient epic, "Mahabharat,¡± features a sequence depicting the princess Gandhari, who blindfolded herself upon marrying a blind king.
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