Instagram is expanding its Meta AI-powered reel translation feature for users in India. The update adds support for five major regional languages. This move makes reels easier to understand for a much wider audience across the country.
The rollout was first teased late last year. It is now gradually reaching users on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta AI reel translation now supports more Indian languages
Instagram reels can now be translated into Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi. Earlier, the feature mainly worked with English and a few global languages. That limited who could fully enjoy spoken content.
With this update, Meta AI listens to the original audio and converts it into another language. The voice still sounds like the creator. The tone stays natural. Nothing feels robotic.
There is also an optional lip-sync feature. When enabled, the translated audio matches the speaker’s mouth movements. This makes the reel feel more real, as if the creator is speaking the viewer’s language directly.
This is especially useful for creators who rely on talking, storytelling, or explaining things on camera.
Instagram is also improving its Edits tool. Creators can now use Indian scripts directly inside the app. Devanagari and Bengali Assamese fonts are now supported.
This means text and captions can be written in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese without using outside apps. Everything can be done within Instagram itself.
Meta has also added clear labels to AI-translated reels. Viewers will always see that Meta AI was used. There are settings to turn translations off or watch the original version if they prefer.
The language updates will roll out in phases over the next few days. Android users will start seeing the new font support very soon.
This update shows Instagram pushing harder toward regional creators. It also signals how important Indian languages have become for the platform’s future growth.
