In this interview, I speak with Shantanu Tungare, filmmaker, narrative strategist, and co-founder of Bulb Chamka Studios—an Indian production company that has completed more than 100 microdramas and developed an in-house AI production pipeline.

We discuss:

• How AI-native storytelling works across pre-production, production, and post-production

• Why AI should automate repetitive tasks while humans protect the story

• How Shantanu’s team produces approximately 20 hours of content per month

• The difference between traditional filmmaking and the “algorithmic DNA” of microdrama

• How Indian audiences are responding to AI-generated entertainment

• Why mythology and “mythic futurism” offer new creative possibilities

• How AI can democratize filmmaking while helping creators preserv ...