Kannada Actress Samyuktha Hegde SLAMS Pranit More’s Apology Video: Stop Reading A Teleprompter

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More’s apology video after an FIR against her by Maharashtra Cyber Police is going viral on social media. In the video, the stand-up comedian issued his first video statement and sought an apology from people whom he hurt unintentionally by encouraging a derogatory remark by an audience member, Himanshu Jangra, during a Gurugram show. Now, netizens have started reacting to his video. Kannada actress Samyuktha Hegde slammed Pranit for his video and mentioned that he used a teleprompter. She also called him out for his actions during the stand-up comedy show.

Samyuktha Hegde Criticises Pranit More

Samyuktha Hegde commented on Pranit More’s post on Instagram. For the unversed, 23-year-old Himanshu Jangra, who attended Pranit More’s show in Gurugram, revealed that he went on a date with a woman where he paid Rs 370 for a plate of chicken biryani and expected a sexual favour in return. Earlier this afternoon, Pranit More issued an apology over the matter and asked for a second chance to improve as a person. Now, Samyuktha Hegde, who has featured in several South Indian films, lashed out at the Bigg Boss 19 finalist. In a hard-hitting comment, Samyuktha wrote, “Pranit, stop reading a teleprompt.” She further mentioned that the comedian didn’t get carried away or anything. She feels that was his actual personality and called his actions ‘shameful’.

The Roadies fame further stated, “This is R@pe culture, and your mind and most minds in our country are conditioned to believe this is okay, but it’s not. Your sorry means nothing!” According to Samyuktha, not only Pranit but also the guy (Himanshu) and the rest of the audience present in the room were a problem. She stated comedy can be funny when rape will not be normalised.

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Samyuktha Hegde concluded by stating, “Don’t sell anything as comedy and expect people to react well to it. A county where 4 rapes are reported every hour, this is not humour!” (sic) For the unversed, Pranit More received support from Kunickaa Sadanand, Kishwer Merchant and others after he issued an apology for his mistake.

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Pranit More has taken off the episode from his YouTube channel. Himanshu Jangra and Dr Sejal Pawar have issued apologies for their controversial statements that sparked major debates on social media. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has condemned the act while addressing the media. The cops are now investigating the matter and have summoned Pranit, Himanshu and Sejal for their actions during the live stand-up comedy show.