The YouTube show India’s Got Latent, hosted by Samay Raina, faces an FIR from Guwahati Police for promoting obscenity. Judges are also named.
Ranveer Allahbadia made sex jokes on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent.
The popular YouTube show India’s Got Latent, hosted by comedian Samay Raina, has landed in hot water after a controversial episode featuring content creators Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh and Apoorva Makhija. Guwahati Police registered an FIR against all the judges and host of the show, accusing them of promoting obscenity and sexually explicit content. The controversy erupted after Allahbadia made an inappropriate remark during the episode, drawing widespread criticism from public figures and social media users alike.
Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, known for his sharp comebacks and opinions on current topics, has yet to address the India’s Got Talent controversy. However, an old clip of him sharing his views on abusive language in comedy has resurfaced online. During a past appearance on comedian Sapan Verma’s YouTube show Chill Sesh, comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath had asked Akhtar if using obscene language or abuse in comedy was acceptable.
Javed Akhtar said, “Orissa, Bihar, Mexico, or anywhere in the world where there is poverty, people eat a lot of chilli, because the food is bland. So just to get some taste, they eat chilli. Abuses are the chilli of language. If you can speak good language, and if you are witty enough, you don’t need this chilli. If the conversation is bland, one tends to put abuse in it, just to give it some energy.”
Guwahati Police have registered an FIR against Samay Raina and all the judges on his show India’s Got Latent under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The FIR names Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, and others, accusing them of promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit discussions.
“Today Guwahati Police has registered an FIR against against certain Youtubers and social Influencers, namely Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina and others for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussion in a show titled India’s Got Latent,” said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
