Ranveer Allahbadia Apologized After Controversial Joke, Claims Audience Member | Watch

Ranveer Allahbadia has been under heavy fire for a tasteless joke regarding “parents’ sex” on the recent episode of India’s Got Latent, which is hosted by Samay Raina. But one audience member, Mohit, has stepped forward to reveal what went down behind the scenes.

Mohit explained in a video that Ranveer had apologized four times to the contestant the moment he made the joke. He even checked with the contestant whether she was fine or not before continuing with the show.

“I was present there, I know what happened. I was in the audience. That child came, Ranveer said that joke. After saying it, Ranveer apologised around four times – ‘Sorry, aapko bura toh nahi laga’. I know a sorry does not fix anything but still, he ensured that the kid was comfortable. Then they spoke to that child. Samay also asked if he was okay. That child also won (on the show). Everyone celebrated after he won. Ranveer hugged him. ‘You okay? Sorry, if you felt bad for that joke’. Samay also said, ‘You killed it, bhai. Crazy’. I am only asking everyone not to spread hate unnecessarily,” Mohit said in the video.

Requesting people to put an end to the hate for Ranveer and Samay, Mohit captioned his post, “I fu**ing love samay. He is the most humble guy I have ever met before India’s Got Latent. I used to attend his shows dude. That guy is so fu**ing humble.”

Ranveer Apologizes for His Comment

The row broke out after Ranveer posed a question to a contestant, “Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once and stop it forever?” The comment soon went viral and attracted severe criticism from netizens, celebrities, and politicians.

After the backlash, Ranveer posted a video expressing regret over his joke, acknowledging that comedy is not his area of expertise.

“My comment wasn’t inappropriate; comedy is not my forte. I am just here to say sorry. Many asked, Is this how I use the platform? to which he stated, ‘Obviously, this is not how I wish to use it. I am not going to give any context or justification or reasoning behind whatever happened; I am just here for the apology,” he explained.

He also added, “I personally had a lapse, and judgment wasn’t cool on my path. The podcast is watched by people of all ages. I don’t want to be the person that takes that responsibility lightly, and family is the last thing that I would disrespect.”

Ranveer Allahbadia concluded his statement by acknowledging the need to be more responsible with his platform. He promised to improve and revealed that he had requested the makers to remove the insensitive sections from the video.