Ranveer Singh WARNS Against Deepfake Videos After Aamir Khan, Rashmika Mandanna Fall Prey

Ranveer Singh took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Friday evening to warn all against the rising cases of deepfake videos. The Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani actor addressed his fans and followers as “dostonnn” as he sent out a strong message against deepfake videos. “Deepfake se bacho dostonnnn ,” he wrote.

Ranveer Singh’s post comes a day after a deepfake video of him went viral on social media in which the actor was seen criticising the government. In the clip, Singh was seen urging people to vote for “Nayay (justice)” in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. However, it was later clarified that the viral video was morphed and edited.

Earlier this month, another deepfake video of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan also went viral on social media in which he was seen promoting a political party. After the video caught everyone’s attention, Mumbai police came into action and registered an FIR against an unnamed person. The FIR was filed at the Khar Police station by Khan’s office under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 419 (impersonation), 420 (cheating) and other sections of the Information Technology Act.

Later, Aamir Khan’s spokesperson also issued a statement and clarified that the viral video was “fake”. “We want to clarify that Mr Aamir Khan has never endorsed any political party throughout his 35-year career. He has dedicated his efforts to raising awareness through Election Commission public awareness campaigns for many past elections,” Khan’s spokesperson said in a statement.

“We are alarmed by the recent viral video alleging that Aamir Khan is promoting a particular political party. He would like to clarify that this is a fake video and totally untrue. He has reported the matter to various authorities related to this issue, including filing an FIR with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai Police,” he added.

Ranveer Singh and Aamir Khan are not the only actors who fell prey to deepfake videos. Last year, a morphed video of Rashmika Mandanna also went viral on social media. In the clip, the woman with Rashmika’s face was seen getting into a lift, wearing a fitted outfit. However, it was soon clarified that the viral clip was deepfake. It grabbed everyone’s attention after superstar Amitabh Bachchan also took to the microblogging site X and demanded legal action. Last week, Rashmika Mandanna also reacted to her deepfake video and called it ‘scary’.

Prior to this, a deepfake video of Bollywood actress Kajol had also surfaced on the internet. Besides this, Katrina Kaif’s action sequence from Tiger-3 was also morphed.