Preity Zinta Gets Major Relief As Bombay High Court Orders Takedown AI-Generated Visuals, Deepfakes, Morphed Pictures

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Zinta has got major relief from the Bombay High Court. The court has passed an interim order directing the takedown of deepfake images, AI-generated visuals, and morphed pictures of the actor. Justice Madhav Jamdar passed this order on Zinta's plea against several online platforms. The court said this content violated her personality, publicity, and moral rights, and also infringed her privacy. Social media platforms have now been directed to remove all such objectionable content pointed out by the actor in her petition.

Bombay High Court Rules In Favour Of Preity Zinta

The Bombay High Court passed an interim order in favour of Preity Zinta on Wednesday, July 8. The order came against deepfake images and AI-generated content misusing her identity online. Senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond, representing Zinta, had earlier told the court that AI-generated deepfakes were becoming increasingly realistic and harmful, making urgent action necessary.Justice Madhav Jamdar, hearing the matter, noted that such content clearly violated Zinta's moral, publicity, and personality rights. The court also flagged serious privacy concerns. The judge made it clear that platforms cannot act as passive bystanders once such harmful content is brought to their notice. They must act responsibly and take it down.

Following this, the court directed all social media platforms to remove and pull down every piece of objectionable content that Zinta had flagged in her plea against them. Google and Meta's counsel had said they had no objection to removing flagged URLs, but opposed any order asking them to proactively monitor content beyond what was specifically identified.

Preity Zinta To Be Seen In Batwara 1947

Away from the courtroom, Preity Zinta has an exciting project lined up. She will next be seen in the period drama Batwara 1947, earlier titled Lahore 1947. The film is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions. It also stars Sunny Deol, Shabana Azmi, and Ali Fazal.Set against the backdrop of India's partition, the film explores themes of courage, displacement, and survival during one of history's most painful chapters. The makers renamed the film from Lahore 1947 to Batwara 1947 to avoid political sensitivities, given the current India-Pakistan relations.Batwara 1947 also marks the reunion of Sunny Deol and director Rajkumar Santoshi after three decades, following their earlier collaboration on Ghatak. The film is scheduled to release in theatres on August 14, 2026, timed just before India's Independence Day celebrations.