Looks like not everyone has a sense of humour!
14 people, who had taken part in the AIB Knockout roast in Mumbai, have had an FIR registered against them. These also include Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Karan Johar. Pune police took the measure on the basis of a complaint made by a CID inspector, reports Indian Express.
AIB is a comedy collective run by Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Ashish Shakya and Gursimran Khamba, that initiated the charity event, hosted by Karan Johar. A roast is an event in which one guest or multiple guests are subjected to insulting jokes. Although the audience seemed to enjoy the comedy show, there has clearly been a lot of backlash from the fraternity and the public.
The FIR has been registered under sections 292 and 294 of the Indian Penal Code which addresses issues relating to distribution of obscene content and obscenity in public places as well as section 67a of India's IT Act regarding the publishing or transmitting of sexually explicit material.
At least two other cases have also been registered in Mumbai against the show, alleging that it violated religious sentiments.
The A-listers might face a jail term of five to 10 years and a hefty fine.
In a statement, AIB said it had tried to "push the envelope of comedy in this country. But then the envelope pushed back". The group also explained that they had voluntarily removed the show from YouTube.
The Maharashtra government had also previously ordered Mumbai police to investigate the content of the show for obscenity, after members of the public protested against the nature of humour employed in it, labelling it a matter of "national shame".
The stars took to Twitter to defend themselves and one other:
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