Mrunal Thakur stands strong with Rashmika Mandanna against viral deepfake video

Mrunal Thakur has applauded Rashmika Mandanna for speaking out against a viral deepfake video of herself that that had gone viral and also encouraged others to speak against such situationsMrunal took to her Instagram stories and expressed her support for RashmikaThe Kumkum Bhagya actor encouraged people to join the discussion saying Shame on people who resort to such things it shows that theres no conscience left at all in such people Thank you rashmika_mandanna for speaking up and for addressing this issue that so far we have seen glimpses of but a lot of us chose to remain silentEvery day there are morphed edited videos of female actors floating around on the internet zooming into inappropriate body parts Where are we heading as a community and as a society We may be actresses in the limelight but at the end of the day each one of us is human Why arent we talking about it Dont remain silent now is not the timeThe actor openly criticised people who engage in such behaviour underlining the daily issues that female actors confront when their photos are twisted and manipulatedEarlier on Monday Rashmika strongly reacted to her deepfake video which went viral on social media The Pushpa The Rise actor took to Instagram Story and shared a note that read 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 misusedToday as a woman and as an actor I am thankful for my family friends and wellwishers who are my protection and support system But if this happened to me when I was in school or college I genuinely cant 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 theftI feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread onlineSomething 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 misusedhellipmdash Rashmika Mandanna iamRashmika November 6 2023In the unconfirmed video it can be seen that a woman with Rashmikas face was entering a lift wearing a black swimsuit The video quickly went viral and several social media users came forward to confirm that it was a deepfakeHer Goodbye coactor Amitabh Bachchan has called for legal action He took to X and wrote Yes this is a strong case for legalMeanwhile on the work front Rashmika will be seen in Animal opposite Ranbir Kapoor and in the PanIndia film Pushpa 2 She also has Chaava in her kitty The film is all set to hit theatres on December 6 next year