'I deserve this hate': Pranit More issues an apology over Rs 370 Biryani controversy

The internet is currently talking about the Rs 370 biryani controversy, involving a comment made at stand-up comedian Pranit More’s show in Gurgaon. A Bigg Boss contestant was seen enjoying the remark made by an audience member about a woman, which many found derogatory, and this has dragged More into a major controversy. Not only this, but another video from another show of More’s went viral, where a woman doctor is shown making inappropriate remarks about Male reproductive parts as More laughed on. Days after the incident began, he finally issued an apology for his behaviour at the Gurgaon show.

Pranit More issues an apology over Rs 370 Biryani controversy

On Saturday morning, the RJ shared a video of himself in which he addressed the backlash and issued an apology to those who were hurt by the comments made on his show when he was doing crowd work.

Saying that he wanted to talk about this but was not able to because his Instagram was suspended, he said, "I feel I deserve this hate." Adding further, the stand-up said that he should have stopped that boy, but instead gave him a platform.

In the video, Pranit said, “I wanted to address this issue for a long time, but I couldn’t because my Instagram account was suspended. You must have seen the crowd-work video for which I have been receiving a lot of hate. I deserve this criticism because during that crowd interaction, derogatory remarks were made. People laughed, and I got carried away. It was a lapse in judgment.''

“I feel it was a major mistake on my part. If I had wanted to, I could have stopped him right there or taken a stand, but I failed to do so. I gave him a platform, and because of that, the situation escalated to this extent. I would like to apologise to everyone who was hurt because of it,” he said in Hindi.

Over the legal actions that have been taken against him, they also added that he is cooperating with the authorities in the investigation against him. He further said that the audience should give him a chance.

“I am fully cooperating with the authorities in all the legal proceedings that are currently underway. But I would like to request everyone to please give me one chance. I will prove that I can become a better person. This has been a learning experience for me, and I will work on myself as well as on my content. You will be able to see that change in my work in the future.”

What is all the controversy about?

The controversy began when a clip from Pranit More’s crowd-work shows went viral in which, an audience member, Himanshu Jangra, recounts a story about going on a date and what was his mindset behind all of it.

According to him, he and the woman had chicken biryani that cost around ₹360–₹370. Later, when she asked him to drop her off at home, he jokingly remarked that he needed to “recover” the money he had spent on her. Instead of stopping, More laughed at it and asked him to share more. As this clip went viral, many saw it as normalising misogynistic thoughts. More called it a “Peak Gurgaon moment.”