Singer Sonu Thukral has lodged a police complaint after controversy erupted around his recently released song Jugni, starring actress Jacqueline Fernandez. A clip from the track has been circulating on social media, allegedly showing a wardrobe malfunction involving Jacqueline.
Sonu Thukral alleges the viral clip was AI-doctored
On Friday, Sonu, who sang Jugni alongside B Praak, filed a police complaint alleging that the viral clip circulating online had been doctored using artificial intelligence. He shared a picture on Instagram of himself with a police officer while holding a copy of the complaint and wrote in the caption, “I have filed a police complaint regarding my song ‘Jugni’. The clip has also been edited using AI, and the AI-generated version of the clip is being circulated further. I will talk about it publicly soon.”
Jacqueline Fernandez yet to respond
So far, neither Jacqueline Fernandez nor the other members associated with the song have issued an official statement on the matter.
Fans react to the controversy
The controversy sparked strong reactions from fans. One user commented, “The seriousness of Sonu Thukral’s allegations should be thoroughly investigated, and if the allegations are found to be true, the person who made the AI-edited video should be caught as soon as possible.”Another user wrote, “Fifteen days ago, Sonu Thukral’s music video Jugni was released, in which objectionable scenes of Jacqueline were shown. There was opposition to it on social media; people expressed mixed reactions. Now the truth has come to light. Sonu Thukral has revealed that those scenes were created by someone using AI, for which he has filed a cybercrime complaint.”
Jacqueline Fernandez’s work front
On the work front, Jacqueline was last seen in Welcome to the Jungle, the multi-starrer headlined by Akshay Kumar, also featuring Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi and Aftab Shivdasani, among others.She is next reportedly set to star in a supernatural thriller from Khyati Madaan’s Not Out Entertainment. The film is said to have gone on floors earlier this year, although an official announcement is still awaited.