Shekhar Kapur to launch AI-focused film school in Dharavi slum
Shekhar Kapur is launching an AI-focused film school in Mumbai's Dharavi, offering aspiring filmmakers access to cutting-edge technology.
Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has announced that he has been appointed as a scholar at the MIT Media Lab — an interdisciplinary research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Proud to be appointed honorary Scholar at MIT. Start my semester soon. It’s going to be the most exciting next phase of my life,” Kapur tweeted on Sunday.
Proud to be appointed Honorary Scholar at MIT. Start my semester soon. It’s going to be the most exciting next phase of my life @medialab https://t.co/4DC64FKoNO
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— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) October 29, 2017
The laboratory is devoted to projects at the convergence of technology, multimedia, sciences, art and design.
Kapur is best known for directing films like Masoom, Mr India, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
He is currently busy working on Paani.
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