Mahakumbh '25: 'Brown beauty' Monalisa becomes victim of Deepfake. Pic of her face superimposed on Wamiqa Gabbi goes viral
Monalisa Bhosle, the ‘brown beauty’ of Mahakumbh Mela, who turned into an Internet sensation for her gorgeous looks, recently became a victim of Deepfake tech. Several videos of her dancing and posing for photojournalists went viral online after reports of her being signed for her Bollywood debut emerged.
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The widely circulated videos have appeared across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X. In one clip, Bhosle is seen wearing a red dress while dancing to a Hindi song by the riverside. Another video captures her dressed in black, dancing along the shoreline of a beach. A third clip features her waving and posing for photographers. Archived versions of these posts are available on the following links: https://archive.ph/5ucwc, https://archive.ph/PePc5, https://archive.ph/IeVcA.
Logically Facts determined that all of the widely circulated videos in question are deepfakes. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the first two clips originally featured a social media influencer, while the third video actually showed a Bollywood actress engaging with the media. A detailed analysis of these clips exposed clear inconsistencies, including unnatural facial expressions and abrupt shifts in skin tone. Additionally, the original, unaltered videos were successfully traced, proving that the viral content had been digitally manipulated.
The first misleading clip,
