Overview
- Highly shared photos claiming to show Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi as Rama and Sita were confirmed to be fake and created with AI face‑swap techniques.
- Ashish Sharma, who played Rama in the TV serial Siya Ke Ram, posted the original still used for the edit and noted the manipulation.
- Social media users and X’s Grok chatbot had already flagged the images as altered rather than genuine set photos.
- Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana is a two‑part adaptation starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi, with the first installment slated for a Diwali theatrical release.
- A planned March 26 Ram Navami showcase at Mumbai’s Gateway of India to unveil character looks has been postponed, with a report citing global tensions as the reason.