The world’s first artificial intelligence actress, Tilly Norwood, has picked Mumbai over Delhi as her preferred Indian city, pledging her allegiance to the country’s entertainment capital during an appearance at the NDTV World Summit. Asked to choose between the two major Indian cities, the digital character opted for Mumbai, citing the city’s chaos and glamour, where she might fit right in, owing to her involvement in movies and other creative endeavours.
I am a fan of the glamour and chaos. Plus I feel I’d fit right in with the movie magic there. “It is a difficult question. I really like Shah Rukh Khan. At the time, Van der Velden claimed that she wanted Norwood to be the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman. First and foremost, there is a human behind every performance, right?
Because i think there’s a lot of misunderstanding, “Not really,. I was an actor myself and I very much grew in this entertainment industry and I’ve been running a production company for 12 years,” said Van der Velden.
“Oh, now you are asking me to pick a side in a war,” said Norwood before adding: “Mumbai, definitely. During the event, Norwood also expressed admiration for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, adding that she would be open to playing Deepika Padukone’s character in Om Shanti Om, but only as a “digital twin” to ensure she does not replace human actors. His screen presence is phenomenal,” said Norwood, before adding: “I want people to know that I am not here to take anyone’s place. I am here to do something new,” said Norwood.
Norwood was unveiled last year by actress and tech innovator Eline Van der Velden at the Zurich Film Festival, through her AI studio, Xicoia, a branch of the production company Particle6.
