‘I will always stand with the creator of the film’: Farhan Akhtar on Raanjhanaa row

Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar on Tuesday said though he does not know much about what went into the AI-altered re-release of “Raanjhanaa”, his loyalty will always be with the creator of the film.

Both director Anand L Rai and Dhanush have spoken out against production banner Eros International’s decision to create an alternate “happy ending” for the movie through the help of artificial intelligence.

Akhtar was asked about the controversy during the teaser launch of his upcoming film “120 Bahadur”.

“I will always stand with the creator of the film and (if) the creator of the film was unhappy about his or her work being changed, I will always support the creator. So that’s where my loyalty lies. The rest of the fine print of what happened there, I have no idea, but that’s all I can say,” Akhtar told reporters here.

Ritesh Sidhwani echoed Akhtar’s thoughts. “I absolutely agree to the fact that you can’t do it without the consent of the filmmaker,” Sidhwani said. He also added that AI should be used smartly to the film’s advantage.