Kapil Sharma slammed for 'Ma Baap Ki Kabaddi' joke amid Ranveer Allahbadia 'sex with parents' controversy; fans clash online 'Kapil cracked a joke and...'

YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina continue to face massive backlash for the latest controversial episode of India's Got Latent. For those who haven't watched the much talked about episode of India's Got Latent, which has now been removed from YouTube, Ranveer had asked a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?" Following public outrage, complaints were filed against Ranveer, Samay and social media influencer Apoorva Makhija, who was also a judge on the episode. The controversy had also forced Samay Raina to delete all the videos of India's Got Latent from his channel. Amid this chaos, a video of Kapil Sharma has gone viral on social media. He is facing criticism for his 'maa baap ki kabbadi' remark on his popular comedy show.

A video has gone viral on X (formerly known as Twitter) that has Kapil Sharma joking about children waking up early to watch cricket matches. He says, "Cricket ka match shuru hona tha 4 baje, aur phir yeh ma baa ki kabaddi dekh ke so jaate hai (the match is to start from 4 am, so they watch their parents' kabaddi and sleep)." The clip has received mixed reaction from netizens. Some of them have called for a ban on Kapil Sharma and mentioned that he should be called out too just like Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia. However, on reddit, there are comments defending Kapil. One of the users wrote, "Kapil is witty and smart. Kabaddi could very well mean a fight between the parents. Kapil cracked a joke and left it to the audience's interpretation. Ranveer capitalised, enunciated and underlined a bad joke in the name of dank comedy, just to project that he's cool."

Amid the ongoing Ranveer Allahbadia controversy, several celebs including AR Rahman, Boney Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vir Das have shared their reactions. At the recent Chhaava music launch event, AR Rahman seemingly took a dig at the YouTubers. When asked to use emojis to describe his music, AR Rahman started with a mouth shut emoji. He then said, "This past week we have all seen what all happens when mouth opens."

Filmmaker Boney Kapoor too shared his thoughts on the controversy. While speaking to ANI, he said, "What he has done is not right. There should be a limitation and self-censorship. Freedom of speech does not mean speaking those things which are not socially accepted. Whatever you want to say, do it in your personal space. You need to be careful and disciplined."

Rajpal Yadav, popular for his impeccable comedic timing, stressed on the need to maintain dignity in art. He also referred to the situation as "embarrassing" and disapproved of the content. "It's too embarrassing to watch such videos. Our country is a country of culture. I feel ashamed when I watch such videos," Yadav said. Yadav further slammed the desire for "cheap popularity" among youngsters.