Rashmika Mandanna Reacts To VIRAL AI Deepfake Video; ‘Deeply Hurt,Extremely Scared...’

Rashmika Mandanna's VIRAL Fake VIDEO: Rashmika Mandanna has expressed her shock and concern over the AI deepfake video that has been circulating on social media. The video that has gone viral on social media features the actress's face superimposed onto someone else's body.

RASHMIKA MANDANNA REACTS TO VIRAL DEEPFAKE VIDEO

Rashmika who was extremely shocked to see the video took to X (previoulsy Twitter) and expressed her concern. Reacting to the video, she wrote, "I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused. Today, as a woman and as an actor, I am thankful for my family, friends and well wishers who are my protection and support system. But if this happened to me when I was in school or college, I genuinely can't imagine how could I ever tackle this. We need to address this as a community and with urgency before more of us are affected by such identity theft."

ABOUT RASHMIKA MANDANNA'S DEEPFAKE VIDEO

The deepfake video in question shows a woman dressed provocatively entering an elevator, with her face digitally manipulated with Rashmika Mandanna's. Despite the deception being evident upon closer examination, the video garnered millions of views on social media platforms.

Abhishek Kumar, a journalist, who investigated the origins of this fake video shared both the original and the fake video on social media and called for the implementation of new 'legal and regulatory' frameworks to address the misuse of fake images online. The original video was initially posted on Instagram on October 8 and featured a woman named Zara Patel.

Earlier, Rashmika's Goodbye co-star Amitabh Bachchan had reacted to the video and called for a strong legal action against the creators.

The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, had also issued a statement on the video earlier today.

On the professional front, Rashmika will be next seen in Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor & Bobby Deol in pivotal roles. The action thriller helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga is slated for a release on December 1.