Janhvi Kapoor slams morphed AI video from Devara’s Chuttumalle

Janhvi Kapoor has publicly condemned a morphed AI-generated video that uses her likeness from the Devara Part 1 song “Chuttumalle.” In a note on Instagram, the actor said the clip was circulated without her consent and described the misuse of technology as “deeply violating, bordering on sexual assault.”

The incident is part of a growing pattern. Kapoor said almost every woman in her industry has faced some version of manipulated content, and that women outside the industry are being targeted too. Her statement quickly drew support from her Devara co-star NTR Jr., as well as Chiranjeevi, Vijay Deverakonda and Khushbu Sundar.

Her central argument: consent is not a grey area

Kapoor pushed back on the idea that boundaries around a woman’s body are open to interpretation. She wrote that “consent, choice and respect for a woman’s body should be among the most basic notions of humanity,” yet they continue to be treated as complicated.

She used a direct analogy to make the point: even if a woman says yes five days in a row and no on the sixth, that no must be respected. Wearing a miniskirt, she added, does not give anyone permission to capture violating angles or visually exploit her body.

Why the response goes beyond one video

Kapoor framed the clip not as a one-off but as an extension of everyday safety negotiations. “That threat has now expanded into the digital sphere,” she said, noting that physical fear still disrupts women’s lives daily.

She also rejected the idea that women alone should protect themselves. The answer, she said, cannot simply be to “protect your daughter”; it also requires undoing the conditioning that makes people feel entitled to cross someone else’s boundaries. She called on men with “the moral compass and the spine” to say clearly what is right and wrong.

What to do if the clip appears in your feed

If a morphed clip crosses your timeline, treat it as harmful content rather than gossip.

• Do not share, quote-tweet or forward it, even to call it out; every reshare widens the harm.
• Report the post on the platform using the tools for non-consensual intimate or manipulated media.
• Amplify clear statements against the video, as Kapoor’s industry peers have done, instead of the clip itself.

Kapoor ended her note with a question: “Is it really too much for a woman to ask to simply be treated and seen as a human being?” It is a question likely to frame how fans and creators discuss AI manipulation in Indian entertainment for the rest of the year.

Source: bollywoodHungama.com

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