India, April 22 -- Actor Ranveer Singh has lodged an FIR against an AI-generated deepfake video doing the rounds on social media in which he is purportedly heard voicing his political views.

In the video, Singh, clad in a white kurta, was seen criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and insisting viewers to think about "justice" before casting their votes in the upcoming elections.

"Vote for justice, vote for Congress", the video's epilogue said.

The viral video of the actor was from his recent visit to Varanasi. The audio in the clip was AI-enabled.

In response to the deepfake video going viral, Singh urged people to stay vigilant of deepfakes in a post on X on April 19.

In a statement, his spokesperson said, "Yes, we have filed th...