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Shakun Batra talks to SCREEN about his experiments with Artificial Intelligence.

Shakun Batra on going the AI way: 'I'd love to marry Artificial Intelligence with flesh and blood, but actors are rarely available within budget today'

August 18, 2025 5:55 pm

In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, director Shakun Batra talks about making a five-part short film series using Artificial Intelligence, the Raanjhanaa ending controversy, and whether he'll get replace actors with AI going forward.

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Shakun Batra reflects on Gehraiyaan, its polarising reviews and learnings a year later: 'Could have changed tonality of film and marketing'

March 21, 2023 8:00 am

Filmmaker Shakun Batra deep dives into Gehraiyaan a year after the film's release and teases what he is making next.

Siddhant Chaturvedi chickened out of discussing Gehraiyaan with his dad: 'Yeh koi baat hai baap-bete ke karne wali'

March 25, 2022 4:06 pm

Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi recalled how he evaded his dad after they watched Gehraiyaan for the first time, and said that he still hasn't discussed the film with him.

Shakun Batra on Gehraiyaan: Was hoping for a conversation, not a polarised debate

February 23, 2022 8:42 pm

Shakun Batra admits that the conversation around Gehraiyaan went out of his control and it was initially overwhelming to sift through starkly varying opinions about the movie.

Deepika Padukone admits she 'never imagined' the kind of reactions Gehraiyaan has been getting: 'A lot of things being picked up'

February 22, 2022 11:01 am

Deepika Padukone said that she was surprised to see the talking points that audiences have been focussing on after watching Gehraiyaan.

Karan Johar tried to warn Shakun Batra about the 'polarising' reactions to Gehraiyaan: 'I did prep you'

February 22, 2022 9:40 am

Director Shakun Batra agreed that perhaps some more 'foreshadowing' could have helped audiences prepare for the twist in Gehraiyaan, starring Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi.

Shakun Batra on Gehraiyaan's plot twist, reveals he got abusive emails: 'Started to question if I am rational...'

February 22, 2022 9:38 am

Gehraiyaan director Shakun Batra discusses the polarised views on the film, as well as the difficulties of shooting a crucial scene between Naseeruddin Shah and Deepika Padukone.

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Siddhant Chaturvedi on trolls suggesting he and Deepika Padukone should have taken Ranveer Singh's permission for Gehraiyaan: 'He was the first person I called'

February 20, 2022 8:28 am

Trolls suggested that Siddhanth Chaturvedi and Deepika Padukone should have taken Ranveer Singh's "permission" before performing intimate scenes in Gehraiyaan. Siddhant has reacted.

'People said Kapil Sharma Show is lowbrow': Gehraiyaan director Shakun Batra says comedian healed him with humour

February 15, 2022 12:38 pm

Gehraiyaan director Shakun Batra spoke about not being familiar with The Kapil Sharma Show before going on it to promote his movie, and what his experience was like.

Gehraiyaan writer's dad shuts down trolls, defends use of F-word in film, confesses he didn't like 'poor audio'

February 15, 2022 10:39 am

Chandan Roy, the father of Gehraiyaan co-writer Sumit Roy, became an unlikely sounding board for viewers who had complicated feelings about Shakun Batra's new film.

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Kapoor & Sons success bash: SRK joins Alia, Sidharth, Fawad, Rishi Kapoor

April 04, 2016 11:46 am

Kapoor & Sons have been doing great business at the box office and a success bash was hosted by film's producer Karan Johar in Mumbai on Sunday (April 3). Superstar SRK, who is also a close friends of Karan Johar, joined the film's lead actors Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor. <br /><br /> Kapoor and Sons, which released on March 18, has earned Rs 65.07 cr till now.

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Alia, Sidharth, Fawad at Kapoor & Sons success meet

March 26, 2016 4:17 pm

Actors Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor and Ratna Pathak Shah came together for the success press conference of their movie Kapoor & Sons, which has crossed the Rs. 50 cr mark in mere two weeks of release.

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