New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Bombay High Court, in an order issued on Wednesday, described the "realistic" nature of deepfake images and videos as "truly alarming" and allowed interim protection to actor Akshay Kumar regarding his personality rights, according to LiveLaw.

In its order, the court expressed deep concern over the deepfake video showing the actor making communally inflammatory remarks and comments about Rishi Valmiki. As per a report by PTI, the order stated, "The consequences that can arise from such content being disseminated are indeed most grave and serious."

The HC mentioned, "Both in the context of images and videos, the morphing is so sophisticated and deceptive that it is virtually impossible to discern that the same a...