00:00Chetan Ji, first of all, welcome to INES.
00:03Hi.
00:04Sir, first of all, do you want to do this project?
00:09Yes.
00:10Do you want to do this project?
00:12Our project is India's first AI series.
00:17It's going to be a path-breaking show,
00:20where you will see the first time
00:22that a whole show is made in AI.
00:26And you have only seen clips on AI,
00:29but now you will see a whole show
00:31where you have emotion, drama, acting, human-like acting.
00:36So it was a bit difficult to make,
00:39but I think it will change the whole game.
00:41Sir, what are the reasons for this show?
00:45I think technology is improving
00:49and the whole world is adopting it.
00:51So I thought that India should not be left behind.
00:54We should be frontier in creating,
00:57because see, Bollywood is one of the top filmmaking things in the world.
01:02And why should we be left behind?
01:04So we started thinking on those lines,
01:07that India should be on the world map in AI-generated content.
01:11And Kalanagari launched a couple of days ago.
01:15And, you know, we are right there in the world map,
01:18that yes, India is also being made in India.
01:20And it encourages a lot of youngsters,
01:24that yes, they have a dream, they have a concept,
01:27and you don't need millions of dollars or crores of rupees
01:31to make your concept come to life.
01:33You can just do it sitting at home with you or a bunch of friends,
01:36and you can create a masterpiece.
01:38Sir, if you are talking about Kalanagari,
01:40what kind of content is that you think that the audience will be invited to India?
01:45Of course, there is a kind of content where there is a city like Mumbai,
01:50not Mumbai, but a city like Mumbai called Kalanagari in the future,
01:53a fictitious world, and where crime has taken over the entire city.
01:59And there is a cop, a journalist, and a detective,
02:03who are the last three people standing who are fighting for justice.
02:07And they have their own backstories.
02:10But the whole fight against this whole syndicate that rules that country,
02:17rules that city is a tough one.
02:20And how these guys manage to defeat the syndicate over the seasons
02:25will be the actual game.
02:28So, it's a very interesting concept.
02:30Asak, the stylization, you wouldn't have seen that in Indian cinema
02:35or something like that.
02:36It's very gothic kind of a styling and very rustic looking.
02:41So, the concept is interesting.
02:43The look is interesting.
02:44And so, we decided, I mean, we should just go ahead and do it.
02:48And try and get India on the world map.
02:53Sir, let's talk about OTT apps.
02:55I mean, OTT has a lot of content.
02:58Yes.
02:59So, why do you think that this content people have seen?
03:03It's different.
03:04It's different.
03:05Because with the cliché, it's different.
03:08But it is actually different.
03:09This is the first time you're seeing an AI-generated content,
03:12which is a proper series with fantastic acting done by AI characters.
03:17But we have taken human beings to enact out their characters
03:20and transfer that acting onto AI-generated videos.
03:25And then human beings dub those characters also.
03:29So, it's a full process.
03:31It's not an easy process.
03:32But it's not something that someone cannot do.
03:36A small team cannot do.
03:38So, we've achieved something very interesting.
03:41And going forward, the technology is improving every day.
03:45We started about four months ago.
03:47And that time, the technology was very, very limited.
03:50But still, we managed to pull this out.
03:52Now, what technology has come and the next shows are coming up.
03:55And season two of Kalanagari, it's looking awesome.
03:59Sir, what are your characters in Kalanagari?
04:03I'm playing Vikram, the detective with a checkered past.
04:06And he's the antagonist of the show.
04:10And kind of…
04:12Yeah, he's actually the antagonist of the show.
04:14And he has a very dark past where he wants to take revenge on the syndicate
04:22of what has destroyed his life.
04:25And he, along with a journalist who he meets, a female journalist, and a cop.
04:31These three, they break down the entire syndicate.
04:34The racket of human trafficking and drug mafia.
04:39They break this whole thing down and become victorious in the end.
04:43So, it's a very, very interesting concept.
04:45Sir, especially about characters.
04:48You also have some negative characters in TV shows.
04:52Yes.
04:53So, it's a very positive character.
04:55So, what do you say about it?
04:57It's a positive and negative.
04:59So, there's a little negative character too.
05:01He's not like your hero hero.
05:03He's like an anti-hero.
05:04So…
05:05But yeah, I love playing villains roles in TV, films, in all different formats.
05:11Because I think it has more scope in acting.
05:14And…
05:15I think people like seeing me in that role.
05:17So…
05:18Yeah, it's fun.
05:19So, it's a good one.
05:20It's good.
05:21If you have type-cast in any role in a type-cast.
05:25Then, it's good.
05:30So that the people are so happy that you want to see themselves in it.
05:35The problem is that if you don't have any typecast in any role, then the problem is that we have 10 options.
05:43But if you have a typecast, if you have a typecast, then if you have a typecast in their mind, then it will be your name.
05:51That's a good thing. In today's time, no one remembers anyone.
05:55If you have a typecast, then you have made an image that is worth remembering.
06:01Sir, you talked about TV shows. What changes are you doing?
06:11In TV, there have been a lot of changes.
06:13Shows, but concept-wise, so much change has not come.
06:19Yeah, the golden age of TV has gone away.
06:22You know, at one time, we used to do television. It used to be a golden age of television.
06:27Now, television is there. It's going on. But there's nothing new that is happening in television.
06:32I really wish television comes back into the golden age.
06:36And I think this show of Ikta Ji and Smiti Ji together, they'll do this,
06:43because it's coming out on 29th. That'll bring back the golden age of television.
06:47Sir, in the meantime, I'm talking about Sharad Ji.
06:52Yes.
06:53I mean, they've talked about it.
06:56I mean, they've talked about it.
06:58Like, in the previous season, there were Superstars.
07:00Yes.
07:01There were some Superstars.
07:04There were some Superstars.
07:05There were some Superstars.
07:06There were one show.
07:08Yes.
07:09There were some changes that were happening in the show.
07:12All of us are like this.
07:14All of us are like this.
07:15All of us are like this.
07:17They're like this.
07:18They're like this.
07:19They're like this.
07:20They're like this.
07:21They're like this.
07:22They're like this.
07:23So, maybe it's a trend right now.
07:24But I think a lot of actors back in the days have individual, you know, individuality.
07:29So, they used to look different.
07:31They used to act different.
07:32They used to perform in a very different way.
07:34Nowadays, everything has become the same.
07:36You know, everyone's acting is the same.
07:38Everyone's look is the same.
07:40Everyone's look is the same.
07:41Concepts are the same in the old age.
07:43There's nothing new.
07:44I feel like.
07:45So, like how we used to have Superstars of television.
07:48Now, there are actors, but there are no like stars, stars in television.
07:52Like everything requires a star.
07:55Like cricket requires a Sachin Tendulkar.
07:57Back in the day, we used to have 10 Sachin Tendulkars in acting.
08:01You know, in television.
08:02Now, there is probably maybe one or two.
08:04So, it's nothing to look down upon.
08:07There's a changing times now.
08:08People have moved on to OTT and all that.
08:11But it requires, TV requires something new change.
08:14Some new change has to come in television to bring back that golden age.
08:20And what better than because the good golden age again of television.
08:26Sir, I would like to say that, as Kyunki is coming back.
08:31So, today's shows are going to be in the top.
08:35There are also other shows.
08:37So, do you have to take it to the top?
08:40Of course.
08:41I think Kyunki coming back will, I think it's springboard.
08:45Kyunki into number one position.
08:47I have a feeling.
08:48But, my heart says that it will be one of the top shows.
08:52And it will bring back a change in television.
08:55What it did 25 years ago.
08:57Then, I didn't even watch television.
08:59After that, the whole world started to watch television.
09:02So, I think the time is right now.
09:05There is a down period of television.
09:08People are watching OTTs, movies, different platforms.
09:11Instagram, YouTube.
09:13So, I think television was a good thing.
09:16The whole family was watching the whole house.
09:18Now, it's only on the phone.
09:19It's only on the individual phone.
09:21So, for the family values, I think it's very important.
09:26Sir, as you said on the phone,
09:28your show is probably on the phone.
09:30Yes.
09:31Of course.
09:33Of course.
09:34The trend is going on.
09:35So, that's it.
09:36Everything is right now.
09:37Moving towards the phone.
09:38Everything has moved towards the phone.
09:40We are all stuck on the phone.
09:42You are also shooting on the phone.
09:44So, everything is happening on the phone.
09:46And the phones are becoming so powerful
09:48that the television is giving it.
09:50You know?
09:51So...
09:52But you can't watch a...
09:53I mean, people are watching television shows also on the phone now.
09:56Sir, I would like to ask you,
09:58you and Iktah Ji are very strong.
10:01Yes.
10:02We have seen a lot in every show.
10:04Yes.
10:05So, what do you think about it?
10:06I mean, Iktah Ji and Balaji have made my life.
10:09You know?
10:10I am the one who I am.
10:11I have married.
10:12I have kids.
10:13I have kids.
10:14All of them are giving it.
10:15It's like, I am indebted to them.
10:17But it's been a great relationship with Balaji and Iktah Ji,
10:23who have always supported me and given me that push in life.
10:28In 2004, I joined here.
10:32And when I joined here and signed,
10:35I told you,
10:37I was like,
10:38I thought,
10:39I was like,
10:40you are in the right place.
10:41You are in the right place.
10:42You are in the right place.
10:43Literally,
10:44I joined here and joined the gate.
10:45And I thought,
10:46I was like,
10:47I was like,
10:48I was like,
10:49you are in the right place.
10:50You are in the right place.
10:51So I've always felt like that.
10:52And this new venture also of mine,
10:54they've given me a great break to be out here
10:56and create some AI content.
10:58So.
10:59Sir,
11:00Smiti Ji.
11:01Yes.
11:02It was amazing.
11:03Smiti Ji.
11:04Yes.
11:09So,
11:10that was a story that
11:11Smiti Ji,
11:13I was doing a show,
11:15but Smiti Ji was very busy,
11:17right?
11:18She was doing so many scenes.
11:20So,
11:21I used to work with her dupe a lot.
11:22You know,
11:23and then one fine day,
11:24suddenly,
11:25I had a very big,
11:2620 page scene.
11:27I was like,
11:28Oh my God.
11:29And suddenly,
11:30I saw Smiti Ji.
11:31So,
11:32I was like,
11:33Oh my God.
11:34With Smiti Ji.
11:35I mean,
11:36it will be embarrassing.
11:37So,
11:38I was telling her,
11:39Smiti Ji,
11:40I don't remember the whole story.
11:42Don't worry,
11:43I know your lines.
11:44Her memory is too good.
11:45So,
11:46when I read the whole script,
11:47once I read it,
11:48it's done.
11:49So,
11:50I remember Dad always told me,
11:51that she knows my lines also.
11:53He said,
11:54Don't worry,
11:55I'll help you,
11:56your lines.
11:57I said,
11:58Okay, wow.
11:59I don't know much.
12:00Because I don't really watch television so much nowadays.
12:02I don't know.
12:03I would not,
12:04it don't be right for me.
12:05to comment on what's going on.
12:06what's going on.
12:07what's going on.
12:08what's going on.
12:09What's going on.
12:10what's going on.
12:11What's going on.
12:12What's going on.
12:13What's going on.
12:14I don't know much.
12:15Because I don't really watch television so much nowadays.
12:18I'm also myself.
12:19I'm also myself.
12:20I have to put on the phone on your side.
12:24So,
12:25OTT or YouTube.
12:27So,
12:28I don't watch television so much.
12:29so I don't know.
12:30I would not.
12:31It don't be right for me to comment on.
12:33What's going on.
12:34What's going on.
12:35What's going on last week?
12:36What's going on last week?
12:37What's going on last week?
12:38What's going on last week?
12:39We're working on two or three other shows.
12:41There are very interesting shows.
12:42One is like daily shows.
12:44On AI.
12:45So,
12:46there are two or three other things.
12:49Which I don't want to disclose now.
12:50But,
12:51very soon you'll get to know.
12:53About these projects.
12:54And very,
12:55very interesting concepts.
12:56Thank you brother.
12:57Thank you brother.
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