A new documentary from the team behind Tiger King dives into a notorious scammer who impersonated powerful Hollywood women.
Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists needed actual skill to impersonate famous figures. Take Hargobind Tahilramani, who allegedly impersonated such powerful Hollywood women as Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy, and Wendi Deng Murdoch. Now, it’s a documentary from Tiger King’s Chris Smith.
In 2020, Tahilramani was arrested in the UK, where he was using the name “Gobind Tahil.” In addition to allegedly perpetrating the extremely sophisticated scam, he was also building a career as an Instagram influencer in London. When working as an influencer, Tahilramani also allegedly told people he was an HBO executive or Netflix employee, according to Vanity Fair. In 2023, a UK judge ruled he could be extradited to the US. Part of what made the Con Queen so convincing was the voice.
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