Mumbai: Comedian and reality TV star Munawar Faruqui has come out in support of content creator and fellow-comedian Pranit More, who has been facing criticism over the viral ‘Rs 370 biryani’ controversy.
Reacting to the backlash, Munawar urged social media users to show restraint, stressing that there should be a limit to online trolling.
Taking to his Instagram Stories, Munawar shared a video message in which he says: “Mujhe lagta hai ab hum sabko tham jana chahiye. Comedian ne bahut galat baat boli, crowd work mein bhi bahut galat baat hui. Us ladki ne bhi jo bola, main usse disagree karta hoon. Unhone jo bola, mujhe sunna pasand nahi hai, lekin ek level hota hai (I think all of us need to stop now. The comedian said something very wrong, and what happened during the crowd-work segment was also deeply problematic. I also disagree with what that woman said. I did not like hearing any of it, but there has to be a limit).”
“FIR ho gayi, job chali gayi, career khatam ho gaya, s
amaj mein izzat chali gayi, sab ho gaya. Unke saath unki baaton ke liye bahut bura hua hai, lekin ab tham jao. Content ke naam par jo unhe nichoda ja raha hai, bas karo bhai (An FIR has been filed, jobs have been lost, careers have been damaged, and their reputation in society has been ruined; all of that has already happened. They have faced serious consequences for what they said, but now it is time to stop. The way people are continuing to squeeze every bit of content out of this situation needs to end),” he added.
“Un logon ne jo baat boli, uska zakhm unhe mil gaya. Jab kisi ki laash niklegi na, tab tumhe samajh aayega. Bas karo ab. Har cheez ki ek limit hoti hai. Legally unpar jo hona hoga, ho jayega, par tum ab chup ho jao (They have already suffered enough for what they have said. By the time someone loses their life, people will finally realise they went too far. Enough now. Everything has a limit. Whatever legal consequences they are supposed to face will happen, but the public outrage and relentless piling on should stop),” Munawar expressed.
The ‘Rs 370 biryani’ controversy has dominated social media discussions in recent days.
The backlash began after 23-year-old Himanshu Jangra appeared on Pranit’s show and remarked that because he had spent Rs 370 on a plate of chicken biryani during a date, he expected something in return. The comment was met with strong disapproval online.
As the controversy escalated, Himanshu issued a public apology and subsequently deactivated his social media accounts.
Pranit also apologised, expressing regret for any offence or hurt caused by the remarks made on the show.