AI transformed Bollywood villains into cyber criminals

7 JULY 2023

By: SAMIRA Siddiqui

The trend of using AI to create captivating visuals has gained popularity on social media. In order to raise awareness, the Assam Police has utilised the AI tool to transforms Bollywood villains into depictions of cybercriminals.

B-town villains transformation

The villain of the 1975 Bollywood movie 'Sholay' is a made-up character by the name of Gabbar Singh. Amjad Khan portrayed the part & "Kitne aadmi the" was an iconic dialogue from the movie. Credits: Twitter@assampolice

1. Gabbar Singh

2. Shakaal

Kulbhushan Kharbanda is best known for his role as the villain Shakaal in 'Shaan' movie which is inspired by the James Bond series. And in this AI image he looks completely different.

'Mogambo khush hua'! If you remember this dialogue, then you'd know who this is. Amrish Puri was one of the top villains of the 80s and featured in the movie 'Mr. India'.

3. Mogambo

Prem Chopra, who is well known for his crime boss demeanour in 1970s movies,  appears no less than a cyber criminal in this image.

4. Prem Chopra

Creative AI approach  The pictures were shared by the Assam Police on their Twitter handle with the caption: "Scammers ko kardo tum confuse; OTP share karne se kar do refuse #ThinkBeforeYouShare."