Pan-Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna is currently being showered in love and admiration as her fans await her return as Srivalli in Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule. Amid chatter surrounding her engagement rumours with Vijay Deverakonda, an AI deepfake video had gone viral in November 2023. The video has left everyone shocked. Now months after the investigation, the main culprit behind the viral video has been arrested.
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, the Delhi police on Saturday claimed that the main culprit behind Rashmika’s deepfake video has been arrested. For the unversed, in the viral video, the Animal actress’ face was superimposed on a video of a British social media influencer named Zara Patel, where she is seen entering a lift in a skimpy outfit. The video had caused an outrage on social media with stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Deverakonda had extended their support to the actress. ALSO READ: WHAT! Rashmika Mandanna Cried After Slapping Animal Co-Star Ranbir Kapoor; Actress Says, ‘I Am Screaming, The Chaos Is Happening’
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As soon as the deep fake video of the 27-year-old actress made the headlines, several other celebrities too became victims of the same. Photos and videos of Kajol, Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt, Sara Tendulkar, and Katrina Kaif started doing rounds on social media. Delhi police had interrogated several social media users, who shared Rashmika’s post, to reach the main person who made the video. ALSO READ: Sachin Tendulkar Reacts To His VIRAL Deepfake Video; Cricket Legend Says, ‘Disturbing To See Rampant Misuse Of Technology’
Taking to her official X handle, the Geetha Govindham actress wrote, “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.”
I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online.
— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) November 6, 2023
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.…
On the work front, last seen in Animal alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Triptii Dimri and Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna is all set to reprise her role of Srivallu in Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule. She also has Rahul Ravindran’s The Girlfriend, co-starring Dheekshith Shetty.
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