Pakistan, April 19 -- Police in India filed a first information report against an unnamed individual after a video of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan went viral in which he was reportedly promoting a political party, it was reported.

Local police took action after the viral video was found to be produced through deepfake technology, an Indian media outlet reported.

The deepfake video showed Aamir Khan heaping praise on a certain Indian political party's manifesto ahead of the general election set to begin on April 19. In another video, the Bollywood star was seen asking Indian citizens to be careful of "jumle vaade" made by the politicians.

Soon after the video gained traction, the actor issued a clarification, saying that he has taken acti...