Rashmika Mandanna reacts to her viral deepfake video, says 'It’s scary how we’ve normalised...’

The deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna left the actress in shock but thanks to celebs such as Amitabh Bachchan, Naga Chaitanya and Vijay Deverakonda, they spoke in support of the actress and called for authorities to take immediate action. Now, days after the actress once again opened up about the incident and it was "scary".

Rashmika Mandanna reacts to deepkfake video incident

During the pre-release event of Animal in Hyderabad, Rashmika opened up about a recent deepfake video where her face was morphed into that of an influencer. The actress said deepfakes have been around for a while, and people have normalised them, which is not okay. She added, "I always wondered who would even care if I chose to speak up and point out that it isn’t okay. So, I’m glad people from across the film industries have supported me. I understand now how important it is to speak up." She concluded by urging the women to take help if they encounter similar incidents, "I want to urge women to take the help they need when it happens.”

Rashmika's comments have come amid another deepfake controversy involving Alia Bhatt. In the viral video,  a morphed face of Alia, depicting her face edited onto another person sitting on a bed.

Something like this is honestly extremely scary: Rashmika Mandanna

Earlier, the actress penned a long note after a deepfake video featuring her went viral on social media. She wrote, "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."

"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.

Meanwhile, the actress is gearing up for the release of her film Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor.