AI Gives Raanjhanaa A New Ending!

‘I
am
still
trying
to
understand
the
gravity
of
what’s
being
done.’
‘How
can
someone
else
decide
how
to
conclude
my
film?’

Filmmaker
Aanand
Rai
is
extremely
upset.

His
2013
romantic
drama



Raanjhanaa
is
now
being
given
a
new
entirely
unexpected
spin
which
Rai
had
never
thought
of.

Yes,
Dhanush’s
character
will
live!
In
the
original
the
character
Kundan
had
died.
It
is
this
tragic
ending
that
made
Rai’s
film
memorable.

“Now,
I
suppose
everyone
will
go
home
happy
with
their
popcorn
bag
emptied
and
no
emotions
ruffled,”
says
filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
sarcastically.

Like

Raanjhanaa
his

Devdas
is
also
produced
by
Eros
International.

Bhansali
wonders
what
they
might
do
to
his

magnum
opus:
Revive
the
dead
Devdas,
perhaps
just
to
please
Shah
Rukh
Khan’s
fans?

Aanand
Rai
says
he
is
in
a
state
of
shock.
“I
am
still
trying
to
understand
the
gravity
of
what’s
being
done.
How
can
someone
else
decide
how
to
conclude
my
film?
Imagine
if
Anand
in
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee’s
Anand
lives
at
the
end!”

Actor
Kumud
Mishra,
who
played
an
important
role
in

Raanjhanaa,
is
baffled.
“I
don’t
understand
Artificial
Intelligence,
so
I
really
don’t
know
how
something
like
this
can
be
done.
But
I
suppose
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
business.
They
must
be
seeing
some
profits
in
this.”

Director
Sudhir
Mishra
is
aghast.
“Imagine,
what
this
gimmick
would
do
to
cinema!
I
think
it
reprehensible
to
meddle
in
the
creative
work
of
an
artiste.
This
is
cinema,
not
a
video
game.
And
all
said
and
done
AI
is
a
plagiariser
at
the
moment.”

Mohammed
Zeeshan
Ayyub,
who
played
a
pivotal
part
in

Raanjhanaa,
is
in
a
state
of
shock.
“I
am
trying
to
understand
what’s
being
done.
I
think
it
is
a
ridiculous
thing
to
do.
It
will
kill
the
soul
of
the
film.”

Filmmaker
Hansal
Mehta
has
the
last
word:
“If
this
has
been
done
without
the
consent
of
its
creators
I
see
it
as
a
violation
of
their
moral,
creative
and
/or
perhaps
legal
rights.”

“It
could
also
set
an
unhealthy
precedent
and
misuse
of
what
is
a
highly
potent
and
revolutionary
technological
advance.”

Feature
Presentation:
Aslam
Hunani/Rediff