India, May 3 -- Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has said that he doesn't need actors such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan for his films, as he will create his own character and star using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking at WAVES 2025, as quoted by Free Press Journal, going forward, "AI will create more human-like stars". (Also Read | Shekhar Kapur recalls risking everything, leaving India to achieve creative heights in Hollywood: 'I ran out of money')

Shekhar spoke about how AI can create stars and not just actors. "Actors are going to be just actors, because AI will create stars going ahead. AI will create more human-like stars. And I can create a star using AI and have my copyright. And very soon there will be slew of ide...