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Actor Janhvi Kapoor has candidly spoken about her first encounter with manipulated imagery resembling deepfakes, recalling a deeply unsettling experience from her school days. Appearing on the Raj Shamani Podcast, the actress shared how the incident left an enduring impression on her and shaped her views on digital ethics and consent.
Janhvi Kapoor recalls disturbing early deepfake experience: “I saw an image of myself on a porn site”
Reflecting on the episode, Kapoor said, “I don’t know if it was technically a deepfake, nevertheless it was something like that. I saw an image of myself on a porn site. We had IT class in class, and the boys used to go on those sites for fun—and my pictures were there. This was while I used to be still in class. That was a weird experience.”
The actor admitted that the incident forced her to confront the darker realities of being in the general public eye at a young age. “In some unspecified time in the future, I assumed, ‘Why? Is that this just the worth you’ve got to pay?’ Like there’s no morality in these items. With social media, everyone seems to be just putting things on the market. If anything, this latest ‘woke’ sensitivity has barely corrected behaviour by way of ethics and morality—but largely, it’s still an issue. Loads of people think it’s normal—‘This happens, you’re a public figure, so it should occur’,” she said.
Kapoor also expressed concern over the growing circulation of AI-generated visuals that misrepresent her. “I’m not at peace with it. There are visuals of me on the market—circulated even by official news pages—which are completely AI-generated. I’ve never worn those things, I’ve never been photographed like that. Nevertheless it’s circulated as if it’s real, making a certain impression,” she revealed.
Highlighting the skilled implications, she added, “Tomorrow, if I’m doing a movie and I tell a director I’m not comfortable wearing something, they may say, ‘But you’ve already done this—people have seen it.’”
Despite her discomfort, Kapoor acknowledged the restrictions she feels in speaking out. “It makes you query what the moral guidelines even are. It upsets me, after all. But I feel like I don’t have enough voice or credibility to complain about it. People might say, ‘You’ve got a lot in life, just tolerate this. Don’t complain.’ So I don’t think my voice carries enough weight yet to handle it without backlash. Nevertheless it’s not only me—others have spoken about it too,” she concluded.
Her remarks add to the continued conversation around AI misuse, digital consent, and the urgent need for stronger ethical boundaries within the age of rapidly evolving technology.
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