Director Nitesh Tiwari has responded to claims that artificial intelligence (AI) was used to dub his upcoming magnum opus Ramayana: Rise of a Legend into different languages. The filmmaker addressed the speculation during the film’s world premiere in Los Angeles recently, clarifying that AI has been used only to synchronise lip movements with dubbed dialogue; however, the voices have been recorded by real artists.

Nitesh Tiwari on the use of AI in Ramayana dubbing

While speaking at the film's world premiere in Los Angeles, Tiwari said that the technology would help audiences across the world watch the film in their preferred languages. "As far as AI is concerned, it's only being used to lip sync, so that we can present the film to the world in their language. All the voices are dubbed by the artists. AI has only been used to get the lip movement right, so that the audience can enjoy it in their native language. No AI has been used in dubbing, Voice is dubbed by real artists only, AI is being used to lip-sync," he noted.