Hollywood is about to hit a "James Cameron" moment where $200M visions no longer require $200M budgets.

In this episode, I sit down with Mehul, the 24-year-old founder of Koyal (YC), who is building the platform that generated the first full-length Bollywood film entirely with AI. We dive into why traditional experience is becoming a liability in Silicon Valley, the "Film Arena" benchmarking the world's best models, and why the future of Netflix is a "choose your own adventure" generated in real-time.

What you’ll learn:

- Why Silicon Valley views 24 as the cutoff for "young" founders.

- The "Film Arena": How Koyal benchmarks Runway, Luma, and Kling.

- Why the "Infinite Canvas" UI is a mistake for creative tools.

- How AI allows for "reshooting" a movie without a single set.

- The future of interactive media: Starring in your own Harry Potter.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 AI Films Explained

00:33 Sponsor YC Roaster

01:13 Meet Koyal Founder

02:01 Young Founder Advantage

02:58 Experience Versus New Tech

07:01 Co Founding With Family

10:46 Democratizing Movie Budgets

12:35 Actors Avatars Hybrid Sets

14:02 Selling To Hollywood

15:46 Koyal Workflow Like Filmmaking

18:30 Hollywood Adoption And Theaters

20:37 T Series And Product Evolution

25:07 Shooting Impossible Locations

26:35 AI Beats Green Screen

26:46 Avatar Lesson on Timing

27:52 AI Augments Creators

28:56 Future Media Two Paths

29:32 Real Time Interactive Movies

30:50 Bandersnatch and Engagement

34:30 Pixels to 3D Immersion

38:09 How Much Control Is Too Much

39:19 Personalized Harry Potter Worlds

41:29 Licensing IP and UGC

42:42 Koyal Strong Product Opinions

48:37 Wrap Up and Community Plans

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