Real Sridevi Pics vs AI Fakes: How Clickbait Is Burying the Truth Online

 

This image of Sridevi on the left is fake - and used on a book cover/book promotion that deserves no further mention. 

The real pics are here in the archive. Note the difference?! 

AI apps and synthetic manipulation of the actress's original portraits are insidiously encroaching across all social media platforms - not just Sridevi's but Aishwarya Rai's, Rani Mukherjee's Madhuri Dixit's... any actress in the public discourse. Currently, there are more "real" pictures of Sridevi online, but by the end of the year—unless serious action is taken against the proliferation of falsehoods using celebrities' likenesses—there will be more fake pictures than real ones online. The repercussions and tragedy lie in the truth being squandered away for clickbait. 

And that's all for today's soap box rant. More to come... 

Sridevi, Aishwarya Rai, Urmila Matondkar together back in 1999

Sridevi, Aishwarya Rai, Urmila Matondkar together back in 1999. 

Below is a fake pic - well, half of it. 

Sridevi looked so beautiful on stage. 

Meenakshi Seshadri and Sridevi in Joshilay

Sridevi with Meenakshi Sheshadiri on the sets of Joshilay. From their finale dance routine. They both performed so well in the number Dhak dhak jiya kare! The 80s colourful costumes... well, I guess it looked fun on the big-screen! 

Released on 10 February 1989, after nearly a five year delay in production! Images of Sridevi on set of the film appeared in print magazines in 1984! The long production also makes a fun watch for the peanut gallery to see Sridevi in every size in the film. 

Rahul Roy with Sridevi in Gumrah

Rahul Roy with Sridevi in Gumrah

Born on 9 Feb 1966, Rahul Roy was just three years younger than Sridevi. He turns 59 today. 

We have a massive archive of images of Rahul Roy with Sridevi over the years here.

Sridevi

 

Luminescent Sridevi on the sets of Army back in 1996

 

Luminescent Sridevi, 32, on the sets of Army back in the 1990s. 

Sridevi as a model in 1984

 Sridevi as a model in 1984. The Vimal sari campaign was all around India.