Rashmika Mandanna on deepfake video: ‘I want to tell all girls out there that this is not normal’

The deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna shocked the film industry, with several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan, calling for authorities to take immediate action against the menace which has been on the rise for a while now. Rashmika also addressed the issue on social media, and now, during a press meet of her upcoming film Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role, the actor yet again opened up about her deepfake video.

Rashmika shared that such videos shouldn’t be normalised–which has unfortunately become the status quo. The actor said, “So many people came and supported from South industry, North industry. It made me realise that this does not have to be normalised. It made me feel safe, and secure. So I want to tell all girls out there that this is not normal. When something is affecting you, you don’t have to keep quiet. When you take a stand, people will support you. It’s a good country that we live in.”

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The Pushpa actor was also asked about trolling and memes on social media. “I think I have got a lot of support. I think memes and trolls for any actor, cricketer or public personality, I think its how you perceive it,” she said.

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In Animal, Rashmika Mandanna is playing the role of Geetanjali Singh, the wife of the film’s protagonist Arjan Vailly Singh (Ranbir Singh). Going by the trailer, she plays the partner to a toxic husband who is suffering from a lot of childhood trauma caused by his father. Other than Rashmika and Ranbir, the film has Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Tripti Dimri, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Suresh Oberoi in important roles.