Janhvi Kapoor Lauds Rashmika Mandanna For Speaking Up Against Deepfakes, Says “It Happened To Me When I Was 15”
That's sad!
Actors who come from film families are often prey to immense scrutiny and become a subject of judgment for audiences. With the pressure of taking their parents’ legacy forward, their every action, move and movie choices are assessed with a keen eye, with little or no scope available to make a mistake. Speaking about this, actress Janhvi Kapoor shared in an interview with Film Companion, that this privilege made her dial down her opinions on things, and call out some unjustified behaviour.
View this post on Instagram
Speaking about the latest update around deep-fakes, or AI-generated fake pictures, and manufactured imagery, the actress mentioned how she never knew she could actually voice out against the people, who misused her pictures for their own good. She said how she never realised the importance of having an agency, because all she knew since her childhood was that her life is readily available for public consumption, and it is totally okay. Speaking about discovering her agency, “Through my professional life, I’ve been a little apologetic about things because of where I come from, because there have been bigger and tougher things that people deal with.” She added how she would find her problems were small in front of others, so much so that she invalidated a lot of what she was feeling.
View this post on Instagram
Also Read: KWK 8: Janhvi Kapoor Opens Up About Rumoured Beau Shikhar Pahariya: “He Has Always Supported Our Family Selflessly”
That resulted in a lack of voice, as she said–”I didn’t even know I had the right to speak about deep fakes or altered images. I didn’t know I could say anything about it as an actress. And honestly, I applaud Rashmika Mandanna for standing up, because it is not cool.” Citing an example, she said, “I remember seeing an altered image of me when I was fifteen and I was kind of like okay, and I am a public person and it is all a part of it.” She also said that when today she sees people tagging her in distasteful content, with news portals selling it as news, she doesn’t know if she can voice her take on it, which makes it even sad. She mentioned that she learnt on the go and now she is more confident than before.
View this post on Instagram
On the professional front, Janhvi Kapoor has many exciting projects in her kitty, including Devara: Part 1 opposite Jr. NTR.
First Published: January 04, 2024 2:51 PM
