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Bollywood Gup-Shup

‘EK CHATUR NAAR’

Nitin Mukesh, Divya Khossla, and Umesh reflect on journey Singer slams cloning veteran singers’ voices with AI

he upcoming ollywood singer Shaan
comedy thrill- slammed the recent trend
Ter ‘Ek Chatur Bin which artificial intelli-
Naar’, which stars gence generates songs as if a dif-
Neil Nitin Mukesh ferent singer performed them. It
and Divya Khossla is is often referred to as AI Voice
gearing up for its re- Cloning. Using AI tools, users
lease on September can create remixes and covers of
12, 2025. Ahead of its existing songs, placing different art-
release, the lead actors, along with director ists’ voices onto familiar tracks and
Umesh Shukla, spoke to ANI about their experiences while working transforming the original song with new
on the project. Neil, looking back at his journey of two decades in rhythms, melodies, and harmonies. While
films, said that this movie holds a “special” place in his heart. He speaking to ANI, Shaan criticised the AI song voice swap trend in
shared, “By God’s grace, it has been 20 years. I have done a lot of which the late singers are reimaged using AI tools for the cover of
films. But, you know, every actor thinks, my first film is always mem- new songs, calling it a “cruel” and a wrong practice of remembering
orable for me. Its memories are special. But I had never thought the late singers. “I find this AI very cruel when they try to produce
that after so many films, after so much experience, a film like this songs like ‘Yeh gaana agar Kishore da gaate, yeh gaana agar Mo-
would come into my life--a film that would make me say, Brother, hammed Rafi gaate (If this song was sung by. What they sang in the
now I’m very emotional about this one. And its memories will always 40s, what they sang in the 60s, and what they sang in the 80s were
stay with me.” Divya Khossla spoke about the “challenging” role she very different. So if they were singing today, it would again be very
plays in the film. Directed by Umesh Shukla, the film is produced different,” said Shaan.
by Umesh Shukla, Ashish Wagh, and Zeeshan Ahmad under Merry The ‘Chand Sifarish’ singer further said that it is wrong to arti-
Go Round Studios, with T-Series presenting it. ‘Ek Chatur Naar’ will ficially produce the voice of a dynamic singer with the help of tech-
release in cinemas on September 12, 2025. (ANI) nology.

ANUPAM KHER

Actor calls ‘Calorie’ an “Important film of our times”

ctor Anupam Kher is looking forward to the premiere of his film ‘Calorie’ at
Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) in Canada. On Tuesday, Kher took
Ato Instagram and expressed excitement over the film’s screening. He also shared
several stills from the film, showcasing his turbaned look. “CONGRATULATIONS to
team @caloriethefilm, its producer @joebalass, its ace director @eishamarjara and mem-
bers of its cast and crew for having the film’s #WorldPremier at @CIFFcalgary Canada. It
is a very important film of our times! #CanadianFilm #DesiFilm @telefilm_canada,” he
captioned the post. Canadian director Eisha Marjara has helmed ‘Calorie’. In 2023, Kher
announced the film on his Instagram.
“ANNOUNCEMENT: Happy to share that I have started the shoot of my 540th
project! #Calorie is an Canadian film directed by critically acclaimed Canadian director
#EishaMarjara and produced by #JoeBalass,” Kher wrote.

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