Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh deepfake video viral, FIR against handle

NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against a social media handle for promoting the deepfake video of Ranveer Singh, the actor's spokesperson said on Monday. Last week, a video of Singh went viral on the internet in which the actor could be seen voicing his political opinion. The video is a snippet from an original intervew, which seems to have been edited using artificial intelligence technology, the actor gave when he was in Varanasi for a fashion show.According to the spokesperson, Singh has filed a police complaint and the FIR has been lodged for further investigation by the Cyber Crime Cell."We have filed the police complaint and FIR has been lodged against the handle promoting the AI-generated deepfake video of Mr Ranveer Singh," the spokesperson for the actor said in a statement.Soon after the video went viral, the actor warned the audience on X by writing, "Deepfake se bacho dostonnnn (Beware of deepfake, friends)"Before Singh, a similar AI-edited clip of superstar Aamir Khan went viral on social media.