The All India Bakchod Knockout, a.k.a. AIB Knockout was a celebrity roast adaptation created by Mumbai based creative agency All India Bakchod (AIB). It was performed and filmed in December, 2014, and was uploaded on their YouTube channel on January 28, 2015. It was recorded at the NSCI Dome in Worli. It was hosted by Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor were roasted. The show was subsequently removed from their channel on February 3, 2015.[1] AIB removed the show because it attracted widespread public backlash from religious groups, Bollywood actors, and certain right-wing political activists.[1]
| AIB Knockout | |
|---|---|
 All India Bakchod Knockout Promo Poster | |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Only Much Louder |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | YouTube |
Release date |
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Running time | 54:00 |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi and English |
Cast
edit| Host | Karan Johar | Filmmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Roastees | Ranveer Singh | Actor |
| Arjun Kapoor | ||
| Roasters | Tanmay Bhat | Co-founder — AIB |
| Gursimran Khamba | ||
| Rohan Joshi | ||
| Ashish Shakya | ||
| Abish Mathew | Radio jockey/comedian/actor | |
| Raghu Ram | Actor/reality TV judge | |
| Aditi Mittal | Comedian/writer | |
| Rajeev Masand | Film critic |
Reception
editIn February, 2015, the show was subject to widespread public criticism and certain right-wing political leaders filled an FIR against the group, the participants and certain audience members, under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code.[2] No progress or arrests were made in any of the cases. Some dissenters protested outside AIB's office displaying their displeasure at the show's content. AIB offered apologies to those who were aggrieved and issued a two page press-release explaining their decision to remove the video from their channel.[3][4][5]
First things first; no one person or force forced us to take this video down. This is not something that's happening because of a 3 am phone call or morcha (protest) at our front door or a gunman on a grassy knoll. Under the circumstances, this is us being pragmatic. Allow us to explain.
Multiple Bollywood celebrities expressed both their displeasure at the content and positive support in favor of artistic freedom.[7] The hype surrounding the show eventually ended by April, 2015, and to work on their goodwill, AIB's next YouTube upload was a call to action sketch that urged people to fight for Net Neutrality in India.
References
edit- ^ a b All India Bakchod [@AllIndiaBakchod] (2015-02-03). "Have taken down AIB Knockout for now. We will speak soon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-11 – via Twitter.
- ^ "AIB Roast Organisers, Bollywood Personalities Booked for Criminal Conspiracy". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ Roy, Vaishna (2015-02-07). "Don't be funny, we're Indians". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "All India Bakchod gets roasted for apology to Catholic church". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ Rashid, Omar (2015-02-09). "AIB apologises to Christians". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "AIB press release | Laughter | Jokes". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "AIB Knockout Roast: Celebrities react to the controversy". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-02-14.