India Launches $11M AI Film Studio
India's Abundantia Entertainment and AI video company InVideo are launching the country's largest AI film production studio with an INR100 crore ($11 million) investment. The venture marks a major step forward in AI-powered filmmaking in South Asia and is expected to influence global trends in digital storytelling.
- The partnership will produce a slate of five AI-driven films over the next three years, operating through Abundantia's artificial intelligence-focused division, aiON. - Abundantia's aiON division is already developing what it calls India's first AI-generated Hindi feature film, "Chiranjeevi Hanuman," which is slated for a 2026 release. - The announcement was made at the first-ever India AI Film Festival, which was held at the Qutb Minar in New Delhi and sponsored by tech company Nvidia. - InVideo's AI platform is built on OpenAI's models, including GPT-4.1 and text-to-speech technologies, to transform text prompts into video content. [- Abundantia Entertainment's](https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHcBiaPoCP9sGL5syU65GaSzl_3MXj-ehBWdzbOy0GQaZBmvujGLOckuU-CG3kqcKOzWfwWrbA9SHfH3on6YIrr_ue4crgCzExK7A1GBQZTfH7HNwBr1atX8L60ieGq2jbJYL0s_UgbuclIK1k3) founder and CEO, Vikram Malhotra, was previously the COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and has been behind acclaimed films like "Kahaani," "Gangs of Wasseypur," and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag." - InVideo, led by CEO and co-founder Sanket Shah, provides a platform that has enabled the creation of over 100 million videos, simplifying the process for users without advanced editing skills. - Abundantia Entertainment has a track record of producing both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including "Airlift," "Toilet – Ek Prem Katha," and the Amazon Prime series "Breathe." - The collaboration aims to use AI as a creative enhancer for filmmakers rather than a substitute for human imagination and authorship.
