Ajay Devgn Announced Complete AI Film

Ajay Devgn has unveiled his first generative AI original film, Bal Tanhaji, under his new venture Lens Vault Studios, expanding the popular Unsung Warriors franchise that began with the 2020 blockbuster Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. This new project is designed for digital audiences and uses generative AI to tell the story of a young Tanhaji after witnessing his father's murder, focusing on his formative years and journey to becoming a legendary warrior.

The film is an original property of Lens Vault Studios, marking the studio's entry into AI driven content creation and aiming to preserve the emotional and cultural essence of the original while exploring new storytelling formats. Visual development and world building are being handled by Prismix Studios, Lens Vault's in house generative AI and creative technology division, ensuring a blend of historical imagination and cutting edge technology.

The teaser, about a minute long, was created entirely using AI tools and offers a stylized, animated retelling of history, targeting younger audiences and new digital platforms. The announcement of Bal Tanhaji has sparked mixed reactions online, with some praising the experimental approach and others expressing concern about AI's role in cinema.

Social media has seen both excitement for the future of Indian mytho history storytelling and criticism from those who view AI as a threat to traditional filmmaking. Ajay Devgn stated that Lens Vault Studios was created to push beyond conventional storytelling boundaries, seeking new formats and mediums while maintaining the scale of mainstream cinema, and that Bal Tanhaji is the first step in this future-ready content journey.