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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Abraham

Indian film company to rerelease romantic drama with AI ‘happy ending’

Aanand L Rai.
Aanand L Rai: ‘I’m heartbroken that this is the future we’re heading toward, where intent and authorship are disposable.’ Photograph: Hindustan Times/Getty Images

An Indian film company is rereleasing a 2013 romantic drama with an alternative artificial intelligence ending without the involvement of its director, in what could be the first instance of its kind in global cinema.

Raanjhanaa, a Hindi-language film about the doomed romance between a Hindu man and a Muslim woman, will return to cinemas on 1 August under its Tamil-language title Ambikapathy. The film’s original tragic ending will be replaced by a “happy” one.

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