Actress Rashmika Mandanna's deepfake objectionable video goes viral

Chandigarh, November 6

An old video of Zara Patel with deepfake of actress Rashmika Mandanna has gone viral online.

The woman with Rashmika’s face was seen entering a lift wearing a black swimsuit in the unconfirmed video. The video quickly went viral and sparked a debate with many asking for an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfake in India.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has demanded a legal action over the reported morphed video of his ‘Goodbye’ co-star Rashmika Mandanna.

In response to a post on X by a user highlighting the alleged misuse of the video, the ‘Piku’ star said: “Yes this is a strong case.”

“There is an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfake in India. You might have seen this viral video of actress Rashmika Mandanna on Instagram. But wait, this is a deepfake video of Zara Patel,” a user named Abhishek wrote on the microblogging site.