India’s Got Latent controversy: Did Imtiaz Ali call Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina 'immature' over ‘watch parents have s*x’ remark?

On February 10, social media was set on fire after an episode of Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent went viral. It featured Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Mukhija, popularly known as The Rebel Kid. Ranveer's offensive comment ‘watch parents have s*x’ during the episode has stirred controversy. So much so that official complaints have been filed against the show, content creators, and organizers. Several politicians have slammed Ranveer Allahbadia for making a distasteful comment. Now, director Imtiaz Ali and actor Manoj Bajpayee have also reacted to the ongoing controversy. 

Did Imtiaz Ali call Ranveer Allahbadia 'immature'?

While speaking to Instant Bollywood, the Jab We Met director said that their mistakes shouldn't be taken seriously and called them 'immature'. He said in Hindi, "Short way mein jo fame aata hai, woh short way mein chala bhi jata hai. Jisko jis cheez mein mazza aata hai, usko wahi cheez karni chahiye. Ashleelta ek aisa subject hai jo, obviously, koi bhi kahega ki yeh galat hai, lekin log immature hote hain, toh unki galti ko itna seriously nahi lena chahiye."

Manoj Bajpayee also reacted to the same and said, "Aaj kal safalta bohot jaldi milti hai, lekin mazza iss baat mein hai ki hum safalta ko apne paas kheench ke rakhein, taaki baad mein hum uska mazza le sakein. Isiliye jo bhi log safal ho rahe hain, jo young hain, jo yuva hain, hamesha mahaul ko thoda dekhein, samjhein—yeh bohot zaroori hota hai. Isiliye main kehta hoon, zara newspaper padho yaar."

Reportedly, the episode in question has been removed from YouTube after receiving a notice from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. 

What did Ranveer Allahbadia say?

During the episode, Ranveer was seen asking, "Would you rather watch your parents have s*x for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?" The particular clip is doing the rounds on the internet. Currently, the investigation is ongoing and Ranveer is under the scanner along with Samay, Ashish, and Apoorva. After the controversy got bigger, Ranveer even posted an apology video and called his comment 'inappropriate'. 

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