Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur shares selfie from packed auditorium at India AI Impact Summit 2026, calls India’s AI future 'unstoppable'

• Shekhar Kapur attended the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi
• He thinks AI will cut filmmaking costs and help new storytellers.
• Kapur: India's AI growth should prioritize local needs and perspectives

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Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur attended the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi and shared his thoughts on AI in filmmaking.

Following the event, he shared a glimpse of the packed auditorium with the excited audience.

Shekhar Kapur took to his X (formerly Twitter) and shared a selfie with the packed auditorium. Posting the picture, he also shared his experience.

He tweeted, “Auditorium overflowed with young people eager to listen and learn about AI at India AI Impact Summit. The enthusiasm and eagerness convinces me that India is soon going to be a superpower in AI."

Auditorium overflowed with young people eager to listen and learn about AI at India AI Impact Summit.

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The enthusiasm and eagerness convinces me that India is soon going to be a superpower in AI. But we need to look at AI from an Indian point of view. Just like we looked at… pic.twitter.com/gd80fDylRb — Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 17, 2026

The filmmaker added, “But we need to look at AI from an Indian point of view. Just like we looked at rose of Digital world from an Indian point of view. And he Western models won’t work.”

He concluded his tweet, “In India the rise of AI will come from the bottom of the Pyramid. From where it is most needed .. and where true need based intuition exits #AI #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #Intiution @AshwiniVaishnaw @MICA_Ahmedabad.”

During the summit, the filmmaker noted that Artificial intelligence will significantly reduce filming costs and create opportunities for a new generation of storytellers.

Shekhar Kapur also claimed to have already started incorporating AI into his own work.

In an interview with PTI, the filmmaker said, “In filmmaking, it will bring a lot of new filmmakers in because the cost of filmmaking is going to come crashing down with AI. That’s what’s going to happen.”

Also Read: AI will bring down cost of filmmaking, open doors for new storytellers: Shekhar Kapur

AI, according to the filmmaker, is a "democratic technology" that has the potential to change not only the film industry but also India's larger creative and economic environment.

Shekhar Kapur is known for critically acclaimed and commercially successful films like Masoom, Mr India, and Bandit Queen. He has also received prestigious awards and nominations, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.