The Mumbai Lens — Runner Up at NFDC × LTM CinemAI Hackathon, MIFF 2026
June 24, 2026 Bharat AroraThe Mumbai Lens by Bharat Arora and Rajesh Bhatia has won the Runner Up Award at the CinemAI Hackathon co-organised by NFDC and LTM BlueVerse CraftStudio at the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026. Prize: ₹1 Lakh and Certificate of Excellence.
The Last Shelter Wins Best Short Film at 19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026
June 23, 2026 Bharat AroraThe Last Shelter by Bharat Arora and Rajesh Bhatia has won the Special Award for Best Short Film in the Viksit Bharat / 150 Years of Vande Mataram / Bharat@2026 category at the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026. The award was received at the closing ceremony at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai on 21st June ...
The Last Shelter — Selected for National Competition at 19th MIFF 2026
June 8, 2026 Bharat AroraThe Last Shelter by Bharat Arora and Rajesh Bhatia has been selected in the National Competition Section — Viksit Bharat / 150 Years of Vande Mataram / Bharat@2026 category at the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival 2026. Screening: 20 June 2026, Audi 2, FD-NFDC Complex, Mumbai.
From Blueprint to Screen — AI Cinematic Visualisation of an International Marina Port, Dubai
June 7, 2026 Bharat AroraFrom architect’s technical drawings to a fully realised 6-minute cinematic investor pitch film — built entirely using generative AI tools. An international marina port development visualisation, Dubai 2026.
FTII Masterclass — Master the Art of AI in Cinema
June 3, 2026 Bharat AroraFTII Centre for Open Learning presents a 10-day hybrid masterclass — Master the Art of AI in Cinema. July 13–23, 2026. Course Directors: Rajesh Bhatia & Bharat Arora. Online + Mumbai. ₹27,000/-
The Echo Monastery — Official Selection, 19th Mumbai International Film Festival
May 31, 2026 Bharat AroraThe Echo Monastery by Bharat Arora and Rajesh Bhatia is officially selected for the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF 2026), June 15–21, 2026.
FTII AI FILMMAKING WORKSHOP IN MUMBAI
May 20, 2026 Bharat AroraFTII Centre for Open Learning · Mumbai · May 12–16, 2026 · Workshop Completion ...
When AI Gets Skin Tones Wrong
May 5, 2026 Bharat AroraThe more I work with AI-generated imagery, the more a consistent pattern becomes impossible to ignore. European skin tones are reproduced with remarkable accuracy—clean, balanced, and visually pleasing straight out of the model. But when it comes to Indian skin tones, the results often feel slightly off. Not dramatically incorrect, but just enough to break ...
Kling AI Native 4K: Why This Changes How We See AI Video
April 24, 2026 Bharat AroraA Real Shift in AI Video Quality AI video has been improving fast—but until now, most of it was still built on shortcuts. Upscaling. Sharpening. Enhancements layered on top of lower-resolution outputs. With the launch of native 4K in Kling AI, that approach changes completely. This isn’t enhanced resolution.It’s generated resolution. According to early release insights, Kling’s latest model produces ...
The Making of The Echo Monastery
April 17, 2026 Bharat AroraProcess & Tools The Echo Monastery was developed through a structured AI-driven pipeline, combining controlled prompting, iterative refinement, and traditional post-production workflows. The process began with concept development and visual blocking, where scenes were defined in terms of framing, lens language, and emotional intent. These were translated into prompt structures designed to maintain shot-to-shot continuity and performance ...
