Apoorva Mukhija’s name removed from IIFA’s list of promoters

Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija’s name has been removed from the IIFA list of promoters, sources said on Friday. She is “no more officially included in the list” of individuals previously picked, according to sources.

IIFA 2025 will be held in Jaipur on March 8-9. Mukhija’ name had previously been on the list of IIFA promoters.

However, IIFA officials confirmed on Friday that her name had been removed following the controversy surrounding podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s crass remarks on “India’s Got Latent”. She was also a part of the team of panellists.

On Thursday, a legal complaint was filed against popular YouTubers Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahabadia, Ashish Chanchlani, and Apoorva Mukhija in Kota for allegedly obscene and offensive remarks about parents in their comedy show “India’s Got Latent”.

The complaint, lodged by a group of lawyers at Nayapura police station, claims that the show promotes vulgarity under the guise of comedy, which they argue is an attack on India’s social and moral values.

The complainants, including lawyers Ritesh Gurjar, Hemlata Sharma, Yash Kumar Nagar, Vishwas Shaktawat, Arvind Rathore, and Rukhsar Syed, emphasised that such content negatively influences society, particularly the youth, and erodes traditional values.

The controversy erupted after Allahbadia made obscene remarks during an episode of “India’s Got Latent”, a reality show that featured comedians and influencers as judges and participants.

The comments, deemed offensive by many, led to widespread outrage and multiple complaints across the country.

Assam Police also registered a case under sections related to obscenity and public morality.

Allahbadia, Raina, and others, including Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Mukhija have been named in the case filed on the basis of a complaint.

Mukhija is a social media influencer who gained fame for her skits and reels on Instagram during the Covid pandemic. She appeared as a guest panellist on the latest episode of “India’s Got Latent”, where she got engaged in an intense exchange of words with a contestant.

Mukhija had appeared as a guest panellist on the show alongside Allahbadia, Chanchlani, Singh, and host Raina.