India, Sept. 12 -- If your Instagram, Reddit and X timeline suddenly seems flooded with action figure look-alikes and toy-box versions of your friends, it is all thanks to the new Nano Banana trend.

And what began as a fun artificial intelligence experiment soon turned into a full-blown internet obsession where netizens are turning normal photos into hyper-realistic, collectable-style action figures with Google's Gemini AI's Nano Banana.

From anime-themed pets to Spider-Man in acrylic containers, this trend brings your imagination to reality in whatever way you want. But how is it done? Is it free? And why is it called Nano Banana?

Here's the complete rundown of everything you need to know about the Nano Banana trend.

Nano Banana is a...