Debate over AI in filmmaking is growing as studios test algorithms for visual effects, dubbing and CGI. Actor Taha Shah Badussha accepts that technology will reshape production, yet stresses that human performance remains central. For Taha, future cinema looks collaborative, with AI assisting craft, while the emotional core of storytelling still rests with actors.
Taha feels audiences respond first to honesty on screen, not technical polish alone. According to Taha, viewers are drawn to the flaws, hesitations and quiet moments that feel unscripted. “People connect to a human being, not just an image. They connect to vulnerability, to silence, to pauses that aren’t programmed. It’s in those gaps that creativity truly lives.”
AI in filmmaking and its growing role behind the scenes
Across global industries, AI in filmmaking already supports editors, VFX teams and sound designers. Productions look smoother, with dense CGI, refined colour grades and quick fixes for dubbing. Taha notes that these tools are improving fast. Films look grander and cleaner, yet Taha still notices tiny breaks in rhythm or feeling that keep some moments from landing fully.
He points to small but telling imperfections that appear when AI in filmmaking is heavily used. Taha observes that some scenes show a slight mismatch between lips and dialogue, or a cut that feels abrupt. “Sometimes you sense a slight disconnect maybe a jump in the edit, a lip-sync that feels just a bit off, or an emotional beat that doesn’t fully land. I’m sure in the near future, even those technical issues will be fixed. But the emotional connection between an actor and the audience is something deeper.”
AI in filmmaking as tool, not replacement for actors
Taha is clear that digital tools will absorb many routine jobs. “AI will handle a lot of VFX, CG, and even dubbing. We have to understand that and adapt. Those who refuse to learn and evolve may struggle. But actors and creators who understand AI can use it to their advantage.” Taha thinks training with technology will become essential for career longevity.
Despite that shift, Taha rejects the idea that AI in filmmaking will erase actors. “I don’t think AI can take over actors,” Taha says thoughtfully. “In intense or emotional scenes whether it’s with your mother, your wife, or your child the emotion has to come from us. That connection cannot simply be generated.” For Taha, such scenes demand lived experience, not code.
Rather than resisting AI in filmmaking, Taha treats it as part of an artist’s toolkit. “AI can only do what it’s programmed to do. But human beings aren’t programmed. And in that unpredictability in that silence lies creativity. That can never be taken away from us.” Taha also mentions that AI can cut costs for smaller filmmakers and widen their visual choices.
For Taha Shah Badussha, the future of AI in filmmaking looks like partnership rather than a contest. Taha believes software will speed up workflows and expand what productions can attempt on limited budgets. Yet Taha maintains that the lasting strength of cinema will stay with human feeling, where one performer’s inner life still moves another person in the audience.