Pranit More Faces MAJOR Backlash Over Rs 370 Biryani Date Clip; What Exactly Happened?

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controversy surrounding comedian Pranit More's viral Rs 370 biryani crowdwork clip continues to grow, with influencer Sakshi Shivdasani now criticising his apology. The backlash began after audience member named Himanshu Jangra suggested during More's comedy show that paying Rs 370 for a date entitled him to something in "return" from the woman. Both Jangra and Pranit later issued apologies, but the incident again grabbed attention as influencer Sakshi Shivdasani called the entire episode "gross and disgusting," while also adding that the incident highlights why women must continue speaking up against problematic attitudes.

What did Sakshi Shivdasani say regarding Pranit More row?

Reacting to Pranit More's apology and the whole incident, Sakshi Shivdasani questioned how the comedian could distance himself from the audience member's views after choosing to share the clip online. "Pranit More saying 'the views of my audience members don't reflect what I think' but sir has clipped it and posted it on Instagram because he found it so f**king funny that a man paying on a date thinks he has bought the right to sleep with a woman," she wrote on Instagram Stories.

Sakshi further argued that the backlash and professional consequences faced by the audience member were the result of women speaking up rather than genuine self-reflection. She said the incident proved that accountability often comes only after public criticism, adding that people should never be gaslit into believing such remarks are harmless. Concluding her response, she described the entire episode as "gross and disgusting."

What did Pranit More exactly share?

Comedian and Bigg Boss 19 fame Pranit More recently found himself at the centre of a social media backlash after a crowd-work clip from one of his shows went viral. In the video, an audience member recounted a date during which he spent around Rs 370 on a plate of chicken biryani and later suggested that he wanted to "recover" the amount, a remark many interpreted as implying entitlement to intimacy. The moment drew widespread criticism online, with users accusing the clip of normalising misogynistic attitudes and transactional views of consent.

As the controversy intensified, both Pranit More and the audience member issued public apologies. Pranit acknowledged that he should have responded differently during the interaction and clarified that the audience member's comments did not reflect his personal views and admitted that laughing off the remark instead of challenging it was a mistake. "Looking back, I should have challenged the remark instead of laughing and moving on. That was a lapse in judgement on my part," he said, adding that he would learn from the incident.Meanwhile, the controversy also had repercussions for audience member Himanshu Jangra, who was employed at Starvik Design. Following the online backlash, the company's founder announced that Jangra's employment had been terminated, stating that the incident had begun affecting the workplace.