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Kashyap, Motwane Rebuke AI-First Hanuman Film as Producers Defend 2026 Theatrical Plan

Producers frame the AI-led retelling as culturally guided innovation with full disclosure of the technology's role.

Overview

  • Abundantia Entertainment and Collective Artists Network’s Historyverse announced Chiranjeevi Hanuman – The Eternal, promoted as India’s first fully AI-generated feature for a Hanuman Jayanti 2026 theatrical release.
  • Makers say more than 50 Galleri5 engineers are building the project with cultural scholars, with the soundtrack to be composed by Trilok, described as an AI-powered band.
  • Anurag Kashyap publicly attacked producer Vijay Subramaniam on Instagram, accusing him of betraying creators and writing that he “should be in the gutter.”
  • Vikramaditya Motwane criticized the announcement, warning that a “Made in AI” approach sidelines writers and directors.
  • Reaction is split, with Ranveer Singh commenting supportively on the announcement post, and no legal action or formal industry policy response reported so far.