Indian standup comic and Massive Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui is within the highlight once more, however this time it’s over his newest present, Hafta Vasooli, which is at the moment streaming on JioHotstar.
The present, recognized for Munawar Faruqui’s sharp political and cultural commentary, has gained lots of consideration for its daring, newsroom-style method. Nevertheless, the Massive Boss 17 winner’s present has now landed in authorized bother.
A grievance has been filed in opposition to Hafta Vasooli, accusing the present of offending spiritual sentiments and selling vulgarity.
The complainant has demanded a ban on the present, which has sparked widespread dialogue on social media.
Advocate Amita Sachdeva has filed the grievance and is looking for an FIR underneath varied sections of the BNS regulation, the IT Act, and different associated legal guidelines.
The grievance alleges that Hafta Vasooli insults a number of religions and violates cultural values, doubtlessly influencing younger minds negatively.
The debut episode of Hafta Vasooli premiered on February 14, that includes Sharib Hashmi and Vivian Dsena as company.
The second episode, which aired quickly after, had Saqib Saleem becoming a member of the panel. The controversy surrounding Munawar Faruqui and Hafta Vasooli comes at a time when Samay Raina’s present India’s Obtained Latent can be underneath fireplace.
In 2021, Munawar Faruqui was concerned in one other controversy when he and 4 different stand-up comedians had been arrested for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments.
They spent 35 days in jail earlier than being granted bail. Now, with Hafta Vasooli dealing with related backlash, it looks like Munawar Faruqui’s daring method to comedy continues to spark debate.
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Again in 2024, Indian humorist and winner of the Bigg Boss 17, Munawar Faruqui reacted to being tagged as a ‘fastened winner’.
Nevertheless, quickly after the outcomes had been introduced, his fellow finalist, actor Abhishek Kumar topped the tendencies on the social website X, with many calling him extra deserving of the victory, whereas Faruqui was dubbed a ‘fastened winner’ by them.
Reacting to the identical in a post-finale dialog, Faruqui stated, “Yaar fastened winner ko itna sab undergo karna pade toh it could possibly’t be a hard and fast winner (If one has to undergo a lot [scrutiny] as a supposed fastened winner, then it could possibly’t actually be a hard and fast winner). If I’d have been a hard and fast winner I’d have gotten the whole lot on a platter.”