BTS Video From Short Film Falsely Shared as ‘Girl Child Abandoned in Nashik'

The visuals show BTS footage from a short film's shoot and not a real incident of child abandonment.

The viral clip shows behind-the-scenes footage of a short film called 'Naya Saal'. 

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A video showing an infant girl, lying on the ground, wrapped in a red cloth has gone viral on social media platforms.

The claim: The clip is being shared to claim that the girl was abandoned by her parents in Nashik, Maharashtra.

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

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(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false.

• The viral clip shows behind-the-scenes footage of a short film called 'Naya Saal', and not a real incident.

How did we find out the truth?: We divided the viral video using InVID, a video verification tool, and ran reverse image searches on some of them.

• One such search led us to a longer version of the video on Instagram, shared on 4 July, with the caption, "Short film shooting "Naya saal".

Several frames from this video show filming equipment, such as a clapboard and a camera.

One can see shooting equipment in this video.

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The account had shared another video from the set, which showed a man picking up the baby while a camera, light, and the clapboard were also in frame, confirming that a film was being shot.

• Using the keywords 'Naya Saal short film' on YouTube, we found the trailer of the said film.

• At the 2:45-minute mark of the trailer, one can see a clip of the man picking up a baby wrapped in the same cloth.

In the comments section of the trailer, the creators confirmed that BTS footage from their short film was being used to spread misinformation about a baby being abandoned.

The makers clarified that the claim was false.

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Conclusion: A BTS video from a short film's shoot is being shared to falsely claim that it shows a baby girl who was abandoned by her parents in Nashik, Maharashtra.

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