A video in which the face of a woman named Zara Patel was replaced with that of Rashmika Mandanna using deepfake technology went viral on social media.
This video even captured the attention of Amitabh Bachchan, who called on the government to take the necessary legal actions.
Finally, Rashmika Mandanna responded to the circulating video that featured her face. She took to her Instagram and shared a story in which she expressed her feelings, stating, “I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online.”
She added, “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,” concluded the actress.
