Katrina Kaif is another Bollywood celebrity, who fell prey to deepfake conspiracy. A video of Katrina is going viral on social media, where she is seen speaking fluently in French at an event. Reportedly, it was from Bina Kak’s book launch in Mumbai in 2017. Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan, and Salim Khan attended the launch event. Sharing the video, a fan page of Katrina said that the visuals are real but the voice is AI-generated.
Katrina Kaif’s Deepfake Video
The fan page wrote, “Back in 2019 , both @katrinakaif & @beingsalmankhan attended the Book Launch ( Silent Sentinels Of Rathambor)of @kakbina ji Both Salman & Katrina are very close to her from their "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya" movie .She played Salman's mother in that movie. Disclaimer: The French voiceover is AI generated but the speech didn't been morphed or twisted , exact same as her original speech.”
As soon as the post was made, many social media users thought that it is a real video. A user said, “She's so supremely talented unlike any other actress !!” “She is so brilliant in language,” commented another user.
Another user commented, “She can speak French but can't speak hindi that we'll though she is living here.strange!” “The other day videos surfaced where she was speaking Arabic, this all could be AI generated too,” said another user. A fan said, “It's AI created.. by using her own voice..”
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Deepfake Video Controversy
Before Katrina Kaif, several A-list stars of Bollywood including Ranveer Singh, Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt, and Rashmika Mandanna were victims of deepfake. Later, the actors lodged a complaint to the Cyber Crime Cell. After the investigation, the conspirators were caught by the cops in each case.
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Katrina Kaif Upcoming Projects
Katrina Kaif has a series of films in her kitty including Chandu Champion which is helmed by Kabir Khan. The movie also stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead and Bhuvan Arora, Shraddha Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles. She will be also seen in Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa alongside Alia Bhatt, and Priyanka Chopra. Katrina will also be gracing the silver screen with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in Tiger Vs Pathaan.