Rashmika Mandanna is a popular actor with a well-established career in South cinema and a flourishing one in Bollywood.
A recent viral video shows her entering an elevator which sparked a debate amongst the trolls and fans, however, an X user shared the fake video along with the original one to bring attention to its fraudulent nature.
Deepfake Video OfRashmika Mandanna
🚨 There is an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfake in India.
— Abhishek (@AbhishekSay) November 5, 2023
You might have seen this viral video of actress Rashmika Mandanna on Instagram. But wait, this is a deepfake video of Zara Patel.
This thread contains the actual video. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/SidP1Xa4sT
He wrote, “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.”
Co-Actor Amitabh Bachchan Supports Legal Action
Amitabh Bachchan, who has worked with the actor for their film Goodbye came in her support and reshared the video on X. “yes this is a strong case for legal”, he added.
yes this is a strong case for legal https://t.co/wHJl7PSYPN
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2023
Who Is Zara Patel?
Apparently, the original video shows Zara Patel, a British-Indian girl with 415K followers on Instagram, being the face of it but it has been swapped with Rashmika Mandanna’s face in the viral video. Zara had posted the video on her page on October 9.
Dekh lo yr 🙏 pic.twitter.com/h7Y7aDA7rA
— Sahil Saifi (@Sahilsa29) November 6, 2023
The editing on the video left little to no way to determine that it wasn’t original but if you look closely at the transition in the first two seconds, you’ll realise Zara's face being replaced with Rashmika's.
What Is Deepfake Technology?
Deepfake is a synthetic media branch which is technically an extensive usage of AI to replace a person in an existing photo or video with someone else's image. While fake-editing an image or video is an old process, deepfake technology allows the editing to be very real massively indetectable.
Although, if you focus on the somewhat jerky moments in the video or the eyes of the person, you may be able to identify a fake one as the deepfakes often feature blurred or unfocused eyes or eyes that do not match the person's head movements.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar Ensures Action
The Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar shared a post on X in support of the actor and wrote,"PM @narendramodi ji's Govt is committed to ensuring Safety and Trust of all Digital Nagriks using Internet"
PM @narendramodi ji's Govt is committed to ensuring Safety and Trust of all DigitalNagriks using Internet
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) November 6, 2023
Under the IT rules notified in April, 2023 - it is a legal obligation for platforms to
➡️ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND
➡️ensure that when reported by… https://t.co/IlLlKEOjtd
Rashmika Mandanna’s Response And Upcoming Projects
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The actor spoke about the incident on her Instagram story and shared her fears with her fans. She asked for the community's support and protest against identity theft.
Rashmika is currently shooting for her upcoming film Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Parineeti Chopra, Anil Kapoor and other big stars of Bollywood.
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