An audience member shared details about Ranveer Allahbadia’s response after making an inappropriate remark during a show. The incident created outrage, leading to multiple FIRs being registered across the country. His remark has drawn significant criticism, escalating legal troubles. Authorities are now closely monitoring the case amid growing public objection.
YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia repeatedly apologized to a contestant of “India’s Got Latent” after asking him a vulgar question, which created nationwide outrage, according to an audience member.
Mumbai-based Mohit Khubani, who attended the show hosted by Samay Raina, reported that Allahbadia was proactive in checking the contestant’s comfort level, asking,
“Sorry aapko bura toh nahi laga?” (Sorry, did it hurt you?)”
Khubani noted that the contestant later won the show and was even hugged by Allahbadia on stage.
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Defending the panellists, Khubani said,
“I know this is not my regular content, but I wanted people to know what exactly happened in that episode. I don’t want my favourite creators getting hate for no reason because half of the people don’t even know what happened in that episode.”
He emphasized that the comedians and panellists “made sure the kid was comfortable while they made jokes.”
Khubani recalled that both Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina consistently checked in with the contestant, asking,
“Are you okay?”
He added,
“He said ‘you did good’, and again apologized if the joke upset him.”
He explained,
“Comedy is a switch-off from life. People watch comedy to feel happy and laugh. If you put offensiveness in comedy, there’s no point in comedy at all.”
Allahbadia’s inappropriate question, “Watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life. Or would you join in once and stop it forever?” went viral, leading to widespread outrage on social media, with people and politicians criticizing him and the other panellists for their vulgar language.
This led to calls for a ban on the show in India, resulting in FIRs against Allahbadia and his fellow panellists, including Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Mukhija.
In light of the opposition , Allahbadia issued a public apology, admitting to a “lapse in judgment.” Following the uproar, Samay Raina deleted all episodes of the show from his YouTube channel.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing Allahbadia’s petition to club multiple FIRs filed against him.
The court criticized his remarks on the show as “vulgar,” stating he should feel “ashamed” of his actions. He was granted interim protection from arrest, and no further cases were allowed to be filed against him.
Earlier, a Supreme Court lawyer filed a complaint with Delhi’s Cyber Police against YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, stand-up comedian Samay Raina, and others for allegedly making “vulgar references to close family relationships” on a reality show.
The lawyer, Advocate Vineet Jindal, has also urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to ban the show ‘India’s Got Latent’, citing its “vulgar content” and impact on Indian culture.
In India, rules about obscenity in online content, TV shows, and websites come under Section 292 of the IPC, the IT Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women Act. If a show like India’s Got Latent is in trouble for obscene content, it may be because people complained or the authorities took action under these laws.
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