At the high-energy WAVES 2025 summit, veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur made headlines with a bold declaration: he's ready to swap out Bollywood legends like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan for AI-generated superstars.
“Actors will remain actors, but AI will create the next generation of stars,” Kapur said. “I don’t need Amitabh Bachchan. I’ll create my own character. I don’t need Shah Rukh Khan. I’ll create my own star — and own the copyright too.”
Futuristic? Absolutely.
According to Kapur, artificial intelligence won’t just replicate human performances — it’ll surpass them, pixel by pixel.
