Rashmika Mandanna Breaks Silence On Her Deepfake Video, 'Animal' Actor Calls It 'Extremely Scary' (View Post)

Actress Rashmika Mandanna has reacted to a reported morphed video of herself which has went viral on the social media, and called it "extremely scary", adding that we must address this as a community urgenly before anyone else gets affected by such identity theft. Taking a strong stance against the viral deepfake video of her, Rashmika penned a long note on social media: "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." Rashmika Mandanna Issues Statement After Her AI Deepfake Video Goes Viral; ‘Animal’ Actor Calls It 'Identity Theft' and Says She Felt 'Hurt’ and 'Scared'.

"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," she added. Earlier in the day, megastar Amitabh Bachchan took a stand for his Goodbye co-star Rashmika, and demanded legal action over the matter. Deepfake Video of Zara Patel as Rashmika Mandanna Draws Government's Attention; IT Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar Says 'Deep Fakes Need To Be Dealt With by Platforms'.

Check Rashmika Mandanna's Post On X:

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.…

— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) November 6, 2023

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. Along with the post, he also shared the "actual" video as claimed by him. Meanwhile, on the work front Rashmika has Animal, Pushpa 2: The Rule in her kitty.