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Jahnvi Kapoor’s ‘Chuttamale’ Deepfake Sparks Outcry in Bollywood
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 08 Oct 2026, 04:19 AM
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A fabricated video of actress Jahnvi Kapoor from the upcoming film ‘Chuttamale’ has been identified as a deepfake, prompting industry backlash and calls for stricter digital safeguards.
A video circulating on social media claimed to show Jahnvi Kapoor performing a controversial scene from the yet‑to‑release movie ‘Chuttamale’. Digital forensic experts later confirmed that the clip was a deepfake, created using artificial‑intelligence tools to superimpose the actress’s likeness onto unrelated footage.
Kapoor’s publicist issued a statement denying any involvement in the clip and urging platforms to remove the content immediately. The actress’s fans and several Bollywood trade bodies expressed alarm, highlighting the potential damage to personal reputation and the broader threat to the industry’s credibility.
The incident adds to a growing list of AI‑generated deepfakes targeting Indian celebrities, prompting calls from filmmakers, legal experts and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for clearer regulations and faster takedown mechanisms.
Authorities have opened an inquiry to trace the source of the manipulation, and major video‑sharing platforms have pledged to cooperate with the investigation while strengthening their detection algorithms.
Kapoor’s publicist issued a statement denying any involvement in the clip and urging platforms to remove the content immediately. The actress’s fans and several Bollywood trade bodies expressed alarm, highlighting the potential damage to personal reputation and the broader threat to the industry’s credibility.
The incident adds to a growing list of AI‑generated deepfakes targeting Indian celebrities, prompting calls from filmmakers, legal experts and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for clearer regulations and faster takedown mechanisms.
Authorities have opened an inquiry to trace the source of the manipulation, and major video‑sharing platforms have pledged to cooperate with the investigation while strengthening their detection algorithms.