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The AI wave took off this year and many times Indian celebrities were at the centre of it with many stars being envisioned in various avatars. From their childhood versions to how they would appear if they starred in other popular films or series like Game of Thrones and Friends
Now, Reliance Retail's digital commerce initiative Ajio has reimagined Bollywood actors as iconic characters from Hollywood films. The AI photo series was shared by the e-commerce venture on their Instagram alongside the caption, “We asked AI to imagine Bollywood actors as iconic Hollywood characters and this is how it went.”
Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal has been reimagined by AI as the iconic character Captain Jack Sparrow, portrayed on screen by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Vicky is seen in a full pirate get up in the AI image
Ranveer Singh, who is known for his vivacious energy and antics, has been portrayed as the iconic character the Joker, the arch nemesis of Batman. Wearing the quintessential purple suit with a face full of make-up and his lips turned up in the character’s iconic smile, Ranveer’s AI version does justice to Joker’s look. While the Joker has been portrayed onscreen by several actors including Heath Ledger, Ranveer’s look seems more to be in line with Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal in the 2019 film Joker
In this AI-generated image, Sara Ali Khan has been reimagined as Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter film series. Dressed in what resembles the uniform of the house Gryffindor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and with a wand in hand, she looks ready to take on the wizarding world
Actor Varun Dhawan has been reimagined by AI as the Marvel superhero Iron Man. The character is originally portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel movies including the Avengers film series
In this AI image, Shraddha Kapoor has been reimagined as Harley Quinn, portrayed by Margot Robbie in the DC Universe films such as Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey. Many netizens praised Shraddha’s look as the Batman villain
Meanwhile, AI artist sahixd on Instagram has shared images reimagining Bollywood actors as obese. The photo series shows actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and Sonu Sood as obese
Actors known for their fitness like Vidyut Jammwal, John Abraham, Tiger Shroff, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan have been shown as obese in their AI avatars