Nitesh Tiwari’s adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana had its world premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday. The dubbed English version of the film, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash as Rama, Sita, and Ravana, respectively, was screened at the grand event. However, leading up to the premiere , certain international critics flagged two key discrepancies from the native Hindi version — the English version is half an hour shorter than the Hindi one, and generative Artificial Intelligence has been used in the dubbing process.

The technology used in the dubbing process of Ramayana for its international versions is called Brahma AI. Developed by producer Namit Malhotra’s multiple Oscar-winning Special Effects company, Prime Focus, Brahma AI became a unicorn AI earlier this year, being valued at around $2 million.…