New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The poster of ‘Jamlok’, billed by its makers as the world’s first AI-powered horror film, was unveiled at the ‘Uncanny India’ festival, held in the national capital.
AI filmmaking company Koyal AI and Waveband Production, which has produced ‘Mastiii 4’, have joined hands for the multilingual film, with major Bollywood and Tollywood actors in talks for the project.
The film is expected to be completed in three months and will follow a hybrid approach, combining generative AI technology with performances by real actors, Z
Koyal AI co-founder and CEO Mehul Agarwal said the film would feature emotional performances by real actors, while AI would be used to create backgrounds, sets, extras, assets and costumes.
The technology would also play a key role in production through the use of actors’ likenesses, he said.
The poster was unveiled at ‘Uncanny India’, the first Indian edition of Koyal’s Uncanny Valley Fest, held at the India Habitat Centre here on Saturday. Amar Jhunjhunwala and Shikha Karan Ahluwalia, co-founder of Waveband Production, were also present.
The festival brought together filmmakers, content creators, students and technology professionals, who created AI-powered films in a single day. Entries were invited across three categories — advertising films, music videos and short films–with nine films selected for screening.
The festival has previously been held at Y Combinator in San Francisco, SXSW in Austin and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Koyal showcased the latest version of its AI filmmaking platform, Koyal 3.0, which the company said can turn a script or voice recording into a film while maintaining consistency in characters and locations.
Founded by siblings Mehul Agarwal and Gauri Agarwal, Koyal is backed by Y Combinator and has worked with music and entertainment companies such as Universal Music, T-Series and Maddock. It has also created music videos featuring artists including A R Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan and Ricky Kej. PTI PLB NB
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