From Sashi Tharoor and Piyush to Kiara-Siddharth: Bollywood and politicians turn 1980s with AI

Dubai: The 1980s trend has resurfaced on social media, with Indian celebrities and politicians utilizing AI-generated portraits that evoke the vintage aesthetic of the decade. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Chirag Paswan, and Bollywood stars Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha, as well as Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, have all joined the nostalgia wave.

Piyush Goyal captioned his post, "Vibing to the 80s trend." Shashi Tharoor shared genuine 1980s photographs featuring himself and his sons, jokingly stating he would join the trend in a more traditional manner. Kiren Rijiju initially posted an AI-generated image, followed by a real 1980s photograph, emphasizing that it was not generated by AI or ChatGPT. Himanta Biswa Sarma joked about joining the trend while sharing an AI-generated retro portrait.