I exist because you imagine I do
Most of the world has heard of Tilly Norwood. Here she is at the premier of her first film. Except that Tilly is completely AI created. In a year you will see her in a new OTT series. Traditional Hollywood Agencies are vying to sign her. And of course there is a lot of angst […] The post From Stars to Synths: How AI is Redefining Cinema and Challenging Bollywood’s Icons appeared first on Shekhar…
Those beautiful happy days when I was directing Masoom. Making that film was such a joy. For everyone. And that joy can still be seen in the film, even though it’s so long ago. That why today, all these years later, I cannot go anywhere without people coming to me and talking to me about […] The post Recapturing the Joy: Rediscovering the Magic of Filmmaking with Masoom – The Next Generation…
Corripo is the smallest village in Switzerland. There is just one Inn there. Called the Lars Muller. Folklore has it that if you meet the spirit of Lars Muller at night, beware the Avalanche. For it was on his wedding night when the first Avalanche hit .. Lars scrambled out of bed to join the […] The post The Spirit of Lars Muller: A Swiss Village Haunting in Corripo appeared first on Shekhar…
Remember Tulip Fever ? When Tulip Bulbs became a form of currency. And a representation of Value .. Where a single rare Tulip bulb could buy you a grand house on Amsterdam’s Grand Canal .. considered at that time one of the most expensive Real Estate in Europe .. Till the crash happened, and fortunes […] The post The Tulip and the Trillion: Rethinking Value in the Age of AI appeared first on…
On a plane thinking of the future of AI .. Artificial Intelligence. What is AI? Machine learning ? If that’s all it is, then we are surrounded by AI. All of Google is one huge AI machine. It can deduce from Data that I put in what I might like .. what I might buy. […] The post Artificial Intelligence and Randomness appeared first on Shekhar Kapur .
Looking back at my life, I was a victim of education. And I rebelled. And came outside the education system to create for myself an environment in which I could explore who I am in what I do. I rebelled against what I call the “do duni chaar” education system. True creative endeavour in any […] The post A victim of Education appeared first on Shekhar Kapur .
2018 is going to be the year of telling stories .. serialised short stories .. hope you enjoy them ! The post Serialised Short Stories appeared first on Shekhar Kapur .
So what does Gandhi mean to the world, to India and specially to us, who are born in India and brought up to almost worship him. We tagged him with the prefix ‘Mahatma’ with has mythic and religious symbolism. And there lies the problem. We have such a wonderful way to consign a life to […] The post Gandhiji or Mahatma Gandhi ? appeared first on Shekhar Kapur .
It’s late at night. I should sleep. But there are days where even as a director you are completely involved more in mundane administrative stuff. Nothing has emerged from you today that is deeply honest. Deeply creative. Because everything that even tries to arise from within you, immediately hits a wall of judgment. Is it […] The post The Unexpressed Inner Child .. appeared first on Shekhar Kapur…
I am Hindu, and very proud to be one .. but I have often wrestled with that question. What does it mean to be a Hindu? I have spoken to some of the best minds, the most spiritual minds. I have journeyed to many places in my quest. and I have to come to believe […] The post I am a Hindu appeared first on Shekhar Kapur .