Actors Condemn AI-Morphed Video of Janhvi Kapoor, Call for Legal Action
An AI-generated deepfake video digitally altered footage from the song 'Chuttamalle' in the film Devara: Part 1, depicting actress Janhvi Kapoor in a sexually explicit manner. The video sparked widespread condemnation from actors including Jr NTR, Chiranjeevi, Vijay Deverakonda, and Khushbu Sundar, who called for legal action and stronger industry and government measures against AI misuse. Janhvi Kapoor described the incident as a criminal violation of consent and bodily autonomy, emphasizing the broader issue of women's safety and respect in both digital and real spaces.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 50%, Right 50%). Overall sentiment is neutral (46/100). Lens Score 42/100.
Outlets measured: news18, economictimes, republicworld, hindustantimes, zeenews, ndtv, timesnow, theprint, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 25/100 to 78/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 4 Oct, 06:59 am. Other outlets followed.