Preity Zinta Seeks Court Orders to Remove AI Deepfakes

Actor Preity Zinta has asked the Bombay High Court to order Google, Meta, X Corp and others to remove AI-generated deepfake videos and morphed images using her likeness. On July 3, 2026, Justice Madhav Jamdar ruled she made a case for protective relief and directed parties to devise a takedown protocol, with final orders expected July 6, 2026. The case could set a template for deepfake takedown requests in India.

Actor Preity Zinta has asked the Bombay High Court to order Google, Meta, X Corp and other respondents to take down AI-generated deepfake videos, morphed images and chatbot personas using her likeness, and on July 3, 2026 Justice Madhav Jamdar said she has made a case for protective relief. The court directed the parties to devise a practical takedown protocol that balances removing infringing content with protecting lawful material, with orders expected July 6, 2026 . Counsel for Google and Meta said they would remove URLs the plaintiff identifies but opposed a blanket takedown order. The suit follows a June 16, 2026 ruling letting Zinta sue under the court's original jurisdiction, and the eventual protocol could become a practical template for how platforms handle deepfake takedown requests in India.