Black Eyed Peas' 'Action': will.i.am recreates Rajinikanth's 'Robot', Ajay Devgn's 'Singham' using deep fake technology

Black Eyed Peas released a new music video dedicated to action movies in Indian Cinema. The lead singer of the band will.i.am reenacted scenes from popular movies namely Maryada Ramanna (2010), Robot (2010), Ambala (2015), Kopps (2003), Singham (2011) by stepping into the shoes of Rajinikanth, Ajay Devgn among many others. The song is titled 'Action' and it's entertaining to watch as they have used 'Deep Fake Technology' to create the video.

Black Eyed Peas posted the video on their YouTube page and wrote about how much they are inspired by Indian Cinema. It read as "The Black Eyed Peas have been inspired by Indian culture from the beginning of our career... From Asha Bhosle to A.R Rahman, Indian music has influenced our songs on more than one occasion…This video for ACTION shows our LOVE and appreciation for BOLLYWOOD and the imagination and awesomeness it brings to the screen... Thank you INDIA & BOLLYWOOD!!!"

Check out the video below:

AR Rahman also praised the music video by tweeting, "The borders are blurring through art! #tamilcinema @directorshankar #rajnikant #india."

August 9, 2020

The video starts with a warning stating, "This video was made with Deep Fake technology... Do not believe everything you see..."

While it ends with a message which read as "We are living in very confusing times... We have smartphones and we do dumb things on them... We have Artificial Intelligence but we can't tell Fake news from Facts... If we can't handle fake news!!! How can we handle the DEEP FAKE??? Don't trust the screen!!!"