Rashmika says ‘really hurt’ over deepfake video, Bachchan demands legal action

Reacting to her viral deepfake video, South star Rashmika Mandanna on Monday said it is “extremely scary” how technology is being misused, while her “Goodbye” co-star Amitabh Bachchan called for legal action.

Bachchan was the first to react after a fact checker posted the deepfake clip along with the original video of a British-Indian social media personality Zara Patel, and demanded an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfakes in India

Reacting to the post, Bachchan said, “Yes this is a strong case for legal”.