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oi-Madhuri Adnal
A video of Bollywood actor Shalini Pandey posing topless, laughing and turning around for the camera has gone viral on social media, with many social media users divided over whether the viral video is real or AI-generated.
In the video, Shalini is seen covering her chest with her hands as she poses for the camera. She then turns around and breaks into laughter. The clip quickly spread online, with several users questioning its authenticity.
A viral video of Bollywood actor Shalini Pandey posing topless has sparked debate, with comparisons to her Italy vacation photos suggesting it may be AI-generated, although the actress has not confirmed its authenticity.
OneIndia fact-checked the viral video and found that Shalini had recently shared pictures from her Italy vacation on Instagram. The photos include images from what appears to be the same photoshoot, with Shalini posing topless while covering herself with her hands.
Based on the similarities between the Instagram pictures and the viral clip, the video appears to have been created using AI from the original photoshoot images. However, the authenticity of the video has not stopped social media users from debating it.
While some users believe the clip is AI-generated, others are convinced that it is genuine. The debate has also led to speculation about why Shalini would choose to share such a bold photoshoot.
Some users claimed that the actress may be trying to attract attention because she is not getting enough film offers. These comments, however, are only social-media speculation and there is no confirmation that Shalini’s career choices had anything to do with the viral video.
Others focused on the growing use of AI on social media and said the video could easily have been manipulated.
One user wrote, “In the era of AI, everything on social media is fake.”
Another user argued that Shalini had already done the photoshoot and therefore believed the video was real. Someone else claimed that she had only posed from the back in the original shoot and questioned the authenticity of the circulating clip.
The discussion comes after Shalini herself shared the Italy photos on Instagram with a caption about enjoying her time in the country.
“I miss who I get to be in an Italian summer. Free, silly, sun-bathed, just existing in my body, completely enjoying the privilege of being a woman, and getting to do all this with a friend who matches my freak. I miss that,” she wrote.
Based on the available evidence, the video appears to be AI-generated, although Shalini Pandey is yet to publicly clarify its authenticity.
Shalini Pandey became widely known after starring opposite Vijay Deverakonda in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Arjun Reddy. The Telugu film was a major success and was later remade in Hindi as Kabir Singh, starring Shahid Kapoor.
She has since appeared in films including Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Maharaj.
