SS Rajamouli to dub Varanasi in 50 languages, chooses human voices over AI translations
23 August,2026 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
SS Rajamouli opts for human voices over AI as Varanasi targets audiences across 120 countries. The filmmaker plans to dub the film in around 50 languages and release it across 120 countries, using real artistes rather than AI-generated or synthetic voices
Priyanka Chopra in ‘Varanasi’. Pics/AFP, Instagram, Facebook, X
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When dubbing goes global, the voice matters. SS Rajamouli is taking an expansive approach to localising Varanasi, ensuring that the performances of Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Prithviraj Sukumaran retain their emotional impact across languages. The filmmaker plans to dub the film in around 50 languages and release it across 120 countries, using real artistes rather than AI-generated or synthetic voices.
“Rajamouli [doesn’t want] the performance to get diluted when the film moves from one language to another. For him, dubbing is not just about translating the dialogue and matching the lip movements. The voice has to carry the emotion, personality, and intent of the character. Rajamouli wants the audience in every market to experience the performance, not just know the dialogue,” explains a
Rajamouli recently dismissed suggestions that AI was used to create the film’s glimpse, calling it “a huge insult to their artistic genius”. Thewants real artistes behind the different language versions. Over 1500 artistes’ works will be sampled before choosing the voices for the final cut.”
1500
Number of voices SS Rajamouli plans to sample for the dubbed versions
Did you know?
âVaranasi‘ is the first Indian film to be released globally in more than 120 countries after Shah Rukh Khan’s âPathaan’ (2023), which was theatrically released in over 100 countries
âVaranasi’ will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and others.
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