India Leads Google’s Nano Banana with Creative Local Twist

India leads the way on Google’s Nano Banana with a local creative twist, blending AI with Bollywood nostalgia and viral saree trends.
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India Leads Google’s Nano Banana with Creative Local Twist
India Leads the Way on Google’s Nano Banana with a Local Creative Twist Google’s latest AI image-generation model, Nano Banana , officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, is making waves globally. But India leads the way on Google’s Nano Banana with a local creative twist , turning it from a simple tech tool into a cultural phenomenon. From retro Bollywood-inspired portraits to modern AI saree recreations, the country has added its own flair — and the results are going viral. Image : Google India Takes the Global Lead on Nano Banana India has become the No. 1 market for Google’s Nano Banana, according to David Sharon, multimodal generation lead for Gemini Apps at Google DeepMind. The Gemini app, powered by Nano Banana, has skyrocketed to the top of the free app charts on both Google Play and the App Store in India, while also trending globally, per analytics platform Appfigures. Given that India is the world’s second-largest smartphone market and has the second-biggest online population af…