India, Feb. 4 -- Ever since SS Rajamouli dropped the first glimpse of his Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Varanasi last year, many wondered if he used AI to generate the visuals in the video. When an X (formerly Twitter) user suggested that the glimpse could easily be made using AI by the time the film releases, Baahubali producer Shobu Yarlagadda schooled him.

Rajamouli recently gave an interview where he clarified that it took weeks for artists to create a 3-minute glimpse of Varanasi last year. Responding to that, an X user wrote, "Thinking AI generated as an insult will look funny when we look back 5 years from now. By the release of Varanasi, AI video Gen will be so advanced that you can create Varanasi...