Zara Patel says she is not involved in deepfake video manipulation

Her face had been morphed with that of Rashmika Mandanna

She expressed her fear for women's safety

The deepfake video in which Zara Patel’s face was morphed to suit Rashmika Mandanna’s face has created a lot of controversy. It was so immaculately edited that even experts found it next to impossible to unearth the rot. 

However, when it was pointed out, actor Amitabh Bachchan expressed his fears over it and sought legal action. Such was the heat generated that Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar too put out a post on X, educating us that is a punishable offence.

Now, Zara Patel, who features in the original video, has put out a clarification saying she is not involved in it. She writes, “Hi all, it has come to my attention that someone created a deepfake video using my body and a popular Bollywood actress’s face. I had no involvement with the deepfake video, and I’m deeply disturbed and upset by what is happening. I worry about the future of women and girls who now have to fear even more about putting themselves on social media. Please take a step back and fact-check what you see on the internet. Not everything on the internet is real. I’m deeply upset by what is happening.” 

A video in which it is claimed actress Rashmika Mandanna is climbing an elevator has gone viral. But in reality, the video is that of a woman named Zara Patel.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has now claimed it is a fit case of ‘legal’. The video is a deepfake video.#RashmikaMandanna… pic.twitter.com/2ebnqNptK1

— NewsFirst Prime (@NewsFirstprime) November 6, 2023

A deepfake is a mechanism which is used to morph audio and video and even commit frauds online.