Bhubaneswar: Renowned filmmaker Subhash Ghai was ecstatic to find his sand sculpture made by Odisha’s globally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik.
He shared a picture of the sand sculpture, which depicts Ghai with perfection, on his X handle.
The 81-year-old Ghai, who helmed superhit films like ‘Kalicharan’, ‘Karz’, ‘Hero’, ‘Ram Lakhan’, ‘Khalnayak and ‘Pardes’, captioned the post: ‘Can’t believe it’.
“My friend sent me this amazing sand picture made by our famous SAND ARTISTE Sudarshan Patnaik a Padma Shree recipient and the best sand artist known in India from puri with such perfection and affection,” Ghai wrote, thanking him and wishing him well always.
Three hours later, Pattnaik responded to Ghai’s post, saying that he was big fan of Ghai’s and was honoured to receive his message and apreciation.
However, Pattnaik clarified that the image appears to be AI-generated due to ‘a small misunderstanding and some incorrect information’.
Namaskar @SubhashGhai1 ji,
I am truly honored to receive your message and appreciation. Sir, I am a big fan of you.
With due respect, I would like to share that the sand sculpture appears to be AI-generated, and there may have been a small misunderstanding or some incorrect… https://t.co/qMYxg84x7F
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) March 27, 2026
Some netizens praised Pattnaik for his humility and honesty in pointing out the truth, while others wondered why Ghai couldn’t spot that it was fake.