Janhvi Kapoor condemns AI-morphed ‘Chuttamalle’ video, calls it ‘deeply violating’

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Mumbai: Actress Janhvi Kapoor slammed the circulation of an AI morphed video of her from the song Chuttamalle as ‘deeply violating’ and ‘bordering on sexual assault’.

The actress further extended her gratitude to her Devara: Part 1 co-star Jr NTR and the film fraternity for sharing their concern over the morphed video.

The row broke out when a widely circulated video manipulated using scenes of Janhvi Kapoor and Jr NTR from Chuttamalle. Janhvi’s face was digitally pasted on a sexually explicit and demeaning clip of hers that was not in the original song.

In the note, the actress has written, “”The criminal misuse of technology to objectify women and circulate fictionalised content without consent is deeply violating, bordering on sexual assault. Almost every woman in my industry has faced some version of this, and women everywhere are increasingly being subjected to it,”

“Consent, choice and respect for a woman’s body should be among the most basic notions of humanity. Yet somehow, they continue to be treated as complicated. They are not. It is surprising that it still seems too nuanced for some people to understand that even if a woman says yes five days in a row and no on the sixth, that no must be respected. If she happens to wear a miniskirt, it does not give anyone permission to put a camera up her skirt, capture violating angles or visually exploit her body. What a woman is comfortable with, where she draws the line and what she chooses to do with her body are decisions that belong exclusively to her. This is basic.”

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“It is about the larger reality of being a woman, the gaze, the judgement, the constant negotiation for safety, and the feeling that our boundaries somehow remain open to interpretation. That threat has now expanded into the digital sphere, when we have not even adequately addressed the very real, physical fear that continues to disrupt the lives of women every day,” she added.

“I am deeply touched by NTR sir for taking such a strong stand and condemning this violation. Thank you, sir. When someone whom millions look up to speaks up about something that may not directly concern him, it makes a difference to every woman who has experienced some degree of this behaviour.”

She further wrote, “Thank you also to Chiranjeevi sir, Vijay and Khushbu ma’am for amplifying that sentiment and calling for action against this mentality and these immoral practices.” Janhvi ended her statement by questioning why women still have to fight to have their basic boundaries respected. “I hope everything unfolding around us right now forces those who participate in any form of harassment to introspect. Is it really too much for a woman to ask to simply be treated and seen as a human being? Her body. Her image. Her boundaries. Her choice.”

This is not the first time people have raised concerns over the use of generative AI to make non-consensual, sexually explicit content of celebrities. Janhvi’s response has also shone light on the broader issue of accountability when it comes to digitally altered images and videos.

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