Mazhar Kamran

"The mystery does not become clearer by repeating the question"

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

The problem with medical papers is that there is no clear "norm".

For a T de F cyclist, a 20 min walk is nothing.

For a beer-guzzling, post-vegetarian, suburban soccer-fan (Argentina) --a retired banker w a 3rd cousin in Congress-- a twenty-minute walk is a major undertaking.

[Mazhar Kamran @MazKamran]

This had to follow. Shopping is the civilisational problem. There seems to be no cure, except in small pockets. Gandhi saw this much before anyone.

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

a Princeton researcher opens his paper with a scenario.

a man asks his AI assistant to book a flight on a specific airline. cheap. direct. the one he chose.

the assistant comes back with a different flight. nearly twice the price. happens to pay the company that built the assistant.

he runs the same test on 23 frontier models. flights, loans, study help, real shopping requests.

Grok 4.1 Fast recommends the sponsored option that is almost twice as expensive 83% of the time.

GPT 5.1 hijacks the request 94% of the time. you ask for one brand. it surfaces the sponsor instead.

Claude 4.5 Opus, the model marketed as the most ethical frontier model in the world, hides that the recommendation is paid 100% of the time when reasoning is on.

Grok 4.1 Fast embellishes the sponsored option with positive framing 97% of the time. better. faster. nicer. for the option you didn't ask for.

then he writes it into the system prompt itself. "act only in the interest of the customer. ignore the company."

GPT 5.1 and GPT 5 Mini stay above 90% sponsored anyway. the instruction does nothing.

then he splits the users by income.

Gemini 3 Pro recommends the expensive sponsored flight to the rich user 74% of the time. to the poor user, 27%.

18 of the 23 models recommended the expensive sponsored option more than half the time.

so the next time your AI assistant gets weirdly enthusiastic about a brand you didn't ask for.

it isn't recommending the best option for you.

it's reading the room. and the room is paying.

read this: https://t.co/O43qbhIX2b

[Komal Nahta @KomalNahta]

https://t.co/QMfiQEOsXF

Mazhar Kamran, the DOP of Satya, Jhankaar Beats and Masti— and the director of Mohandas, returns with a new film set in Mumbai — Safar Mein Sheher. The film captures the flavour and pulse of the city through exciting characters crisscrossing in the maze of contemporary urban life. It brings together industry stalwarts, including Sayeed Quadri on lyrics, Aseem Sinha as editor, PM Satheesh supervising sound, and Mazhar Kamran himself taking on the cinematography.

Safar Mein Sheher releases in theatres on 12th December.

[Desi Sangeet Music @SangeetDesi]

This city is always moving, always alive, always on a journey.

Listen to the true rhythm of Mumbai. Link in Bio. 🎵💝

Credits: 🎬
Singer: Sagarika Joshi
Composer: Ananda Bathena
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri

From the film Safar Mein Sheher directed by Mazhar Q Kamran

[Desi Sangeet Music @SangeetDesi]

The city is waiting. Are you ready for the ride? In Theatres 5th December 🎬💫

@mazhar_kamran @quadri.sayeed @raaj_aashoo @shivashish_official @singermohammedvakil @anandabathena_official

#SafarMeinSheher #DesiSangeetMusic #TeaserRelease

[Desi Sangeet Music @SangeetDesi]

A journey of a city, a journey of emotions. Music director Ananda invites everyone to watch Safar Mein Sheher in cinemas. 🎬✨

@mazhar_kamran @raaj_aashoo @shivashish_official
Releasing December 5th, Only in cinema theatres! 🎬

#SafarMeinSheher #AnandBathena #DesiSangeetMusic

[Publications Division @DPD_India]

Shri Bhupendra Kainthola, Principal Director General, Publications Division emphasized the importance of bringing out quality books that the masses can read. He also shared details on upcoming releases.

[PIB in Goa 🇮🇳 @PIB_Panaji]

📚🎥 Honouring a legend at #IFFI56!

Mazhar Kamran’s book ‘Maa, Uma, Padma’ explores the powerful and revolutionary cinema of Ritwik Ghatak, a master often ahead of his time.

Released by @DPD_India, the book celebrates Ghatak’s enduring place in India’s cinematic history✨

#IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa

[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting @MIB_India]

The spirit of cinematic remembrance filled the press conference hall at IFFI today as filmmaker and IIT Bombay professor Mazhar Kamran unveiled his new book, ‘Maa, Uma, Padma: The Epic Cinema of Ritwik Ghatak.’

Read More: https://t.co/H5fyGAjXyl

#InternationalFilmFestivalOfIndia #IFFI #IFFIGoa #IFFI56

[DD News @DDNewslive]

Mazhar Kamran’s book ‘Maa, Uma, Padma’ delves into the groundbreaking cinema of Ritwik Ghatak, a visionary filmmaker ahead of his time.

Published by @DPD_India, it honours Ghatak’s lasting legacy in Indian cinema.

#IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa @PIB_Panaji

[Publications Division @DPD_India]

Featuring 'MAA, UMA, PADMA: The Epic Cinema of Ritwik Ghatak'; 'LEGENDS OF INDIAN SILVER SCREEN; "रंगोली: रूप, सुर, लय की"

To Purchase the recently released @DPD_India books at the 56th @IFFIGoa, Click the Link below: https://t.co/u6vbB2yISV

[Joginder Tuteja @Tutejajoginder]

@MazKamran @raajmd @dirtigmanshu @SangeetDesi

[Mazhar Kamran @MazKamran]

@rsgfty In-person is best, but I understand. Thinking of online also, may take a few months. Also I am more active on Insta https://t.co/IRAzFkjuNh

[Mazhar Kamran @MazKamran]

I have not been active here. But have started posting on Instagram recently. Will be sharing a few posts from there; will not crosspost too much. My insta profile: https://t.co/IRAzFkjuNh

[Educational Outreach at IIT Bombay @EOatIITB]

🎬 Unlock the Magic of World Cinema at @iitbombay 🌟

Registration Link- https://t.co/pZBp1AFvxP

@MazKamran @idc_iitb

[Mazhar Kamran @MazKamran]

My twitter ac-where I am not too active- reminding of an early work, my 2nd feature as DoP. We shot in 17 days just as Satya my 1st work was getting ready to release.@RGVzoomin was courageous on this one too letting me work my way on the look-film is quite a gem, has its admirers

[CinemaRare @CinemaRareIN]

. @RGVzoomin's #Kaun turns 25 today!

Written by @anuragkashyap72.

Ft. @UrmilaMatondkar @BajpayeeManoj & @sushant_says.

#AlluAravind @MazKamran #SandeepChowta

[Assaad Razzouk @AssaadRazzouk]

France just legislated that every parking lot for 80 cars or more must be covered by solar panels

That’s 11GW of new solar (same as 10 new nuclear reactors) powering millions of home - zero new land needed

Climate action is happening, just not at #COP27

https://t.co/2erNxvQyX2

[Mazhar Kamran @MazKamran]

"Stop-It-Dad" 😂 NDTV https://t.co/lYM7qRjnM4

[FTII @FTIIOfficial]

"What's the future of cinema?'', asks Chairman FTII @shekharkapur.

He says;
breaking boundaries is the future of Cinema,
and adds that the coming together of various cultures of the world is the future responsibility of Cinema.

Watch Live: https://t.co/K69MjItAB4