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Instagram’s AI romance comics are just Star Plus serials with glossy lips and whiter skin

By resurrecting Photoromance Darling and Manohar Kahaniya for the internet generation, Instagram’s AI-armed “authors” are scratching a familiar need.

Sworn enemies who sign a marriage contract. Rivals who huddle together in a narrow lane to hide from the security guard. Newlywed strangers sharing a bed. These aren’t the plotlines of the hottest new fanfics, but a new trend sweeping Indian Instagram: AI-generated romance comics.

The reels feature static images and speech bubbles with popular desi songs playing in the background to match the flavour. And the view count can be anywhere between 5 lakh and 25 lakh. Call it what you will — romance slop, soft porn, or template tales — but these AI comics have Indian girlies in a chokehold.

“These guys literally........

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