Bollywood, famed for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and vast production crews, now finds itself confronting a new kind of spectacle: artificial intelligence.

From altering iconic endings to generating entire films, AI is shaking up India's multibillion-dollar film industry, raising alarm for some, excitement for others.

The debate first erupted when producers re-released the 2013 hit "Raanjhanaa" with an AI-modified finale, when the Hindi film was dubbed into India's southern language of Tamil.

The new ending changed the tragic death finale into a hopeful one -- with the protagonist's eyes seen to flicker open -- triggering outrage from director Aanand L. Rai and star Dhanush.

They decried the change as a violation of creative rights.

"This alternate ending has stripped the film of

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