From Ratan Tata to Madusudan Kela: 9 well-known personalities who were victims of deepfake videos

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Ratan Tata, ex-chairman of the Tata Group, exposed a deepfake video on Instagram where he appears to give investment advice. The video, shared by user Sona Agarwal, falsely depicted Tata offering investment guidance, along with a caption suggesting users could amplify their investments 'risk-free'. Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys, highlighted the existence of several deepfake videos circulating on the internet featuring him.

“In recent months, there have been several fake news items propagated via social media apps and on various webpages available on the internet claiming that I have endorsed or invested in automated trading applications," Murthy wrote on the microblogging site. Actress Priyanka Chopra was spotted endorsing a brand and disclosing her annual income in another misleading video. Unlike some other actors, Priyanka's face remains unaltered in controversial videos.

However, the audio of her voice and lines from the original video have been substituted with a fake brand advertisement. Similarly, actor Alia Bhatt was featured in a deceptive deepfake video, later confirmed to be false. The viral footage showed Bhatt's face digitally placed onto another woman, depicted sitting on a bed.

A viral video featuring actress Rashmika Mandanna circulated widely on social media in November last year. In response, the actress promptly took to her social media platforms to express her distress. In her comments on X, Mandanna wrote, "I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online.