‘Rubbish’: Javed Akhtar Outraged Over Video Showing Him In Skull Cap, Claiming He Has ‘Turned To God’

Mumbai: After Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar expressed his outrage over fake AI videos showing him in a skull cap, claiming that he has ‘turned to God’.

Taking to X on Friday, Javed warned strict legal against the miscreants.

He shared a Facebook link of the video which showed the AI-generated image.

In another post, he tweeted, “A fake video is in circulation showing my fake computer-generated picture with a topi on my head claiming that ultimately I have turned to God . It is rubbish.”

He added, “I am seriously considering to report this to the cyber police and ultimately dragged the person responsible for this fake news and those few who forward it to the court for damaging my reputation and credibility.”

A few days ago, Javed engaged in a public debate with Islamic scholar Mufti Shamail Nadwi in New Delhi over the topic ‘Does God Exist?’ at the Constitution Club of India.

Javed’s AI-generated image surfaced on social media platforms following the debate.

Earlier, Kangana had raised concerns over the viral AI-generated images showing her in suits instead of sarees at the Parliament.

Sharing the images, the actress wrote, “Originally, these are my pictures from the Parliament in saris. Stop using AI on my pictures.”

“This is violating beyond words, everyday I wake up to see myself in various Al clothes various make ups even in edited photos, people should stop dressing up others!! Please stop with these Al edits and let me choose/decide how I want to look and what I want to wear when is entirely my prerogative,” she added.

Addressing dangers of AI-generated content, actors Sreeleela and Nivetha Thomas last month called for ethical use and awareness of privacy violations.