Indian Studio Teams Up With AI to Make Next‑Gen Films

Abundantia Entertainment and InVideo have teamed up to launch a new film studio that will rely entirely on artificial intelligence. The venture is backed by ₹100 crore (about $11 million) and promises to be the biggest AI‑film commitment in India so far. The announcement came during the India AI Film Festival, which took place at New Delhi’s Qutb Minar as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026. InVideo hosts the festival and Nvidia sponsors it, giving the event a high‑profile platform. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to create five AI‑driven movies over the next three years. They will use a shared pool of resources to fund research, writing and production. The partnership operates through Abundantia’s aiON division, which will pair its AI focus with InVideo’s generative video tech. The goal is to rethink how stories are imagined, written and made into films. Vikram Malhotra, founder of Abundantia, said that AI is the next big step in cinema. He compared it to past breakthroughs like sound and color, arguing that AI will expand storytelling even further. Malhotra added that the studio’s mission is to help filmmakers, not replace them. He believes AI will enhance creative voices and produce emotionally powerful, technologically advanced movies.

Sanket Shah, CEO of InVideo, framed the deal as a way to democratise high‑quality filmmaking. He said that by partnering with Abundantia, InVideo can build tools and workflows that let creators move from idea to finished film faster. Shah emphasised that the focus is on boosting creativity, not merely automating it. InVideo has a global user base of more than 50 million people in over 190 countries. The company has raised $50 million from investors such as Tiger Global and Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India). Recently, InVideo announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop AI‑powered production pipelines for studios, broadcasters and advertising agencies. Abundantia’s aiON division is already working on two AI projects: “Chiranjeevi Hanuman, ” in partnership with Collective Artists Network and slated for release in 2026, and “Jai Santoshi Mata: Sukh Sampatti Daata. ” Abundantia was founded in 2013 by Malhotra, who previously served as COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The studio has produced both theatrical and streaming films, including “Baby, ” “Airlift, ” “Toilet – Ek Prem Katha, ” “Shakuntala Devi, ” “Sherni, ” “Jalsa, ” “Ram Setu” and “Sukhee. ” It also created the Amazon original series “Breathe” and its follow‑ups, and recently released the Prime Video crime drama “Daldal, ” starring Bhumi Pednekar. The new partnership is currently assembling its film slate with the help of writers, directors and visual‑tech experts. The hope is that AI will streamline production while still allowing human imagination to shine through.

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