<p>In October 2018, as the #MeToo movement hit India, some very prominent names were outed for sexual offence. Among them was comedian-actor Utsav Chakraborty of comedy group 'All India Bakchod' who was accused by several women of sexual misconduct.&nbsp;<br />
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These women also accused AIB founder and comedian Tanmay Bhat of hiring Chakraborty despite being aware of these incidents. Eventually, Bhat had to step down from his position as the CEO and the company had to be shut down.&nbsp;<br />
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8 months on, Bhat has now revealed he is suffering from clinical depression and is worried he might never get back to being who he was or "operating to my potential".<br />
<br />
In a series of Instagram videos shared on Saturday, the comedian said he sometimes gets "super worried" thinking that his state of "paralysis is permanent".</p>

<p>"After everything that happened in October, I'm mentally checked out. I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially, online or even offline. A big part of my self worth growing up as someone who looked like me became my work.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"For most of my adult I life I worked at a company that I was trying to build. Letting the office go, all the people who worked with us, having to say good bye to that took a toll on me mentally and physically. Which finally came to a headway around the end of last year," he said.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The comedian said doctors diagnosed him with clinical depression and told him to "consider doing something about it."<br />
<br />
"A lot of you have been asking fair questions- why don't you move on, why don't you rebuild, but for some reason, I have just watched something that I have worked for last part of my adult life come crashing down. I have just been staring at the rubble going 'what now?'&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"I don't think I've been strong enough to be able to pick myself. It's been a few months since the doctor told me to start medication. I honestly sometimes get super worried that this state of paralysis is permanent. I sometimes feel I might never get back to being who I was or operating to my potential."<br />
Bhat thanked those who wrote supportive messages on his worst days, which were immensely helpful.</p>

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<p>"It's nice to know there are still people out there who are rooting for us and me. I am still clueless about any answers to questions like when will I be back and doing what. I don't know. I'm still feeling extremely paralysed to even put out this message because in my head no one wants to work with a depressed comedian and that's an oxymoron.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"But at some point I just got to get up and start fixing this stuff. I owed you guys a thank you. That's all for now," he concluded.&nbsp;<br />
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Bhat, who was one of the judges in the first season of Amazon Prime Video's 'Comicstaan', is not returning for the upcoming second run.&nbsp;</p>


In October 2018, as the #MeToo movement hit India, some very prominent names were outed for sexual offence. Among them was comedian-actor Utsav Chakraborty of comedy group 'All India Bakchod' who was accused by several women of sexual misconduct.

In October 2018, as the #MeToo movement hit India, some very prominent names were outed for sexual offence. Among them was comedian-actor Utsav Chakraborty of comedy group 'All India Bakchod' who was accused by several women of sexual misconduct. These women also accused AIB founder and comedian Tanmay Bhat of hiring Chakraborty despite being aware of these incidents. Eventually, Bhat had to step down from his position as the CEO and the company had to be shut down. 8 months on, Bhat has now revealed he is suffering from clinical depression and is worried he might never get back to being who he was or "operating to my potential". In a series of Instagram videos shared on Saturday, the comedian said he sometimes gets "super worried" thinking that his state of "paralysis is permanent". "After everything that happened in October, I'm mentally checked out. I feel almost paralysed and unable to participate socially, online or even offline. A big part of my self worth growing up as someone who looked like me became my work. "For most of my adult I life I worked at a company that I was trying to build. Letting the office go, all the people who worked with us, having to say good bye to that took a toll on me mentally and physically. Which finally came to a headway around the end of last year," he said. The comedian said doctors diagnosed him with clinical depression and told him to "consider doing something about it." "A lot of you have been asking fair questions- why don't you move on, why don't you rebuild, but for some reason, I have just watched something that I have worked for last part of my adult life come crashing down. I have just been staring at the rubble going 'what now?' "I don't think I've been strong enough to be able to pick myself. It's been a few months since the doctor told me to start medication. I honestly sometimes get super worried that this state of paralysis is permanent. I sometimes feel I might never get back to being who I was or operating to my potential." Bhat thanked those who wrote supportive messages on his worst days, which were immensely helpful. View this post on Instagram I'm a bit of a mess. I don't know when I'll stop being a bit of a mess. But when I'm less of a mess, I will owe it to everybody who has written in being supportive. Especially those who've seen this mess up close. You know who you are. A post shared by Tanmay Bhat (@tanmaybhat) on Jun 29, 2019 at 10:38am PDT × "It's nice to know there are still people out there who are rooting for us and me. I am still clueless about any answers to questions like when will I be back and doing what. I don't know. I'm still feeling extremely paralysed to even put out this message because in my head no one wants to work with a depressed comedian and that's an oxymoron. "But at some point I just got to get up and start fixing this stuff. I owed you guys a thank you. That's all for now," he concluded. Bhat, who was one of the judges in the first season of Amazon Prime Video's 'Comicstaan', is not returning for the upcoming second run.

Tanmay Bhat reveals he is clinically depressed, says he 'feels paralysed'

<p>Comedy group AIB on Wednesday announced Gursimran Khamba will no longer be involved with the company and Tanmay Bhat will step down from the post of CEO.<br />
<br />
Last year, Khamba and Bhat, the co-founders of the comedy quartet, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/aib-founders-tanmay-bhat-and-gursimran-khamba-step-down-in-the-wake-of-metoo-movement-170252">distanced themselves from the comedy group,</a> which is battling allegations of sexual harassment against its members.<br />
<br />
While Bhat is under attack for his inaction in the complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty, Khamba has been directly accused of sexual misconduct.<br />
<br />
In a statement shared on its official Twitter account, the company also said the AIB YouTube channel is "dead for the foreseeable future".&nbsp;AIB said there has been an Internal Committee and anti-harassment system in place from the start. But the culture at work may not have been perfect which needs to be improved, the statement added.<br />
<br />
"To that end, we maintain that Tanmay Bhat's lapse of judgement regarding Utsav Chakraborty was egregious. As a result, even though, Tanmay Bhat's suspension has been lifted, he will no longer hold the position of CEO."<br />
<br />
In Khamba's case, the company said they appointed a two-member External Committee (EC) -- comprising a senior partner at a law firm and a diversity consultant -- to look into the allegations.<br />
<br />
But the comic had stepped away from the investigation process during its course, citing "issues with procedure", AIB said in the statement.<br />
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"The EC was unable to conclude the investigation on account of this withdrawal. Given these circumstances, Gursimran Khamba will no longer be involved in operations at AIB, and will be working independent of us," the company added.</p>

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<p>As per the statement, the company will continue to be managed by remaining two members Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya, who will also pursue solo interests in the coming future.<br />
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AIB said as a "hundred per cent independent, creator-owned company", post the allegations going public, their business went to "zero".<br />
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"... The lack of revenue inflows made it impossible for us, as owners, to sustain outgoing costs... But with no revenue and operational costs piling up, we had to make some hard, and unfortunately permanent decisions. We had to let our office space and entire team go overnight."<br />
<br />
The statement added all the employees who were let go managed to find another job.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
"The AIB YouTube channel is for all intents and purposes, dead for the foreseeable future - there will be no new sketches anytime soon... If and when we decide to release other content on the channel (for eg stand-up clips), you will be the first to know," it added.<br />
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The statement was the first activity on the group's Twitter page since October 2018, after company HR head Vidhi Jotwani announced Bhat and Khamba were distancing themselves from AIB amid allegations in the wake of the #MeToo wave.&nbsp;</p>


Comedy group AIB on Wednesday announced Gursimran Khamba will no longer be involved with the company and Tanmay Bhat will step down from the post of CEO. Last year, Khamba and Bhat, the co-founders of the comedy quartet, distanced themselves from the comedy group, which is battling allegations of sexual harassment against its members.

Comedy group AIB on Wednesday announced Gursimran Khamba will no longer be involved with the company and Tanmay Bhat will step down from the post of CEO. Last year, Khamba and Bhat, the co-founders of the comedy quartet, distanced themselves from the comedy group, which is battling allegations of sexual harassment against its members. While Bhat is under attack for his inaction in the complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty, Khamba has been directly accused of sexual misconduct. In a statement shared on its official Twitter account, the company also said the AIB YouTube channel is "dead for the foreseeable future". AIB said there has been an Internal Committee and anti-harassment system in place from the start. But the culture at work may not have been perfect which needs to be improved, the statement added. "To that end, we maintain that Tanmay Bhat's lapse of judgement regarding Utsav Chakraborty was egregious. As a result, even though, Tanmay Bhat's suspension has been lifted, he will no longer hold the position of CEO." In Khamba's case, the company said they appointed a two-member External Committee (EC) -- comprising a senior partner at a law firm and a diversity consultant -- to look into the allegations. But the comic had stepped away from the investigation process during its course, citing "issues with procedure", AIB said in the statement. "The EC was unable to conclude the investigation on account of this withdrawal. Given these circumstances, Gursimran Khamba will no longer be involved in operations at AIB, and will be working independent of us," the company added. An update pic.twitter.com/Jtq3nSGnwi — All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) May 22, 2019 × As per the statement, the company will continue to be managed by remaining two members Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya, who will also pursue solo interests in the coming future. AIB said as a "hundred per cent independent, creator-owned company", post the allegations going public, their business went to "zero". "... The lack of revenue inflows made it impossible for us, as owners, to sustain outgoing costs... But with no revenue and operational costs piling up, we had to make some hard, and unfortunately permanent decisions. We had to let our office space and entire team go overnight." The statement added all the employees who were let go managed to find another job. "The AIB YouTube channel is for all intents and purposes, dead for the foreseeable future - there will be no new sketches anytime soon... If and when we decide to release other content on the channel (for eg stand-up clips), you will be the first to know," it added. The statement was the first activity on the group's Twitter page since October 2018, after company HR head Vidhi Jotwani announced Bhat and Khamba were distancing themselves from AIB amid allegations in the wake of the #MeToo wave.

AIB says Gursimran Khamba out of company, Tanmay Bhat demoted

<p>Founders of comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB), Tanmay Bhat&nbsp;and Gursimran Khamba have stepped down temporarily from their role in the wake of the ongoing #MeToo movement that has gripped India.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
AIB has been battling allegations of sexual harassment against its members and has also been accused of hiring Utsav Chakraborty despite knowing his past behaviour. Chakraborty has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
While Bhat has come under attack for his inaction in the complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty, Khamba has been directly accused of sexual misconduct.&nbsp;<br />
The future of the group, which also includes Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya and became popular for its 'roasts' and satires, faces an uncertain future, said Vidhi Jotwani, HR head at AIB.&nbsp;<br />
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"Truthfully, we don't know what this means for the future of AIB or whether there is one. In the interim, Ashish Shakya, Rohan Joshi and other senior team members will work towards being able to answer that question over the next several months," she said in a statement.&nbsp;<br />
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Bhat, the statement added, will not be involved with the day-to-day functioning of the company.<br />
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"We have been closely monitoring the sequence of events on social media around the allegations against AIB and also against our co-founder and CEO, Tanmay Bhat. We cannot overlook Tanmay's role and in light of this, he will be stepping away from his association with AIB until further notice.&nbsp;<br />
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"This implies that Tanmay will not be involved with the day to day functioning of AIB or in any other manner," the statement posted on the company's official Twitter account read.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Khamba, who has been accused by a woman of misconduct, has issued a separate statement denying "any violation of consent".</p>

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<p>Jotwani said the comic will be on leave till the company has more clarity on the matter.&nbsp;<br />
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"We have also just been apprised of the allegations against Gursimran Khambha on social media. At this point in time, these allegations pertain to a private matter and he has released a statement of his own about the same.&nbsp;<br />
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"However, as an organisation, we believe that it would be prudent to place Gursimran Khamba on a temporary leave of absence until we have more clarity on the matter."<br />
She added that it was everyone's right to work in a safe environment and AIB hopes to "enable measures to establish our commitment to creating a gender-sensitive workspace. We are in the process of consulting various experts to ensure that our work culture incorporates sensitivity, inclusivity, respect and fairness".<br />
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Allegations against Chakraborty surfaced last week with multiple women accusing him of sending them unsolicited nude pictures.&nbsp;<br />
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AIB had issued a statement condemning Chakraborty and pledged to not work with him in future.<br />
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Over the weekend, as the storm around the #MeToo movement gathered force, production house Phantom Films announced that the company has been dissolved following allegations of sexual misconduct against director Vikas Bahl.&nbsp;</p>


Founders of comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB), Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba have stepped down temporarily from their role in the wake of the ongoing #MeToo movement that has gripped India.

Founders of comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB), Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba have stepped down temporarily from their role in the wake of the ongoing #MeToo movement that has gripped India. AIB has been battling allegations of sexual harassment against its members and has also been accused of hiring Utsav Chakraborty despite knowing his past behaviour. Chakraborty has been accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct. While Bhat has come under attack for his inaction in the complaints against writer-comedian Utsav Chakraborty, Khamba has been directly accused of sexual misconduct. The future of the group, which also includes Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya and became popular for its 'roasts' and satires, faces an uncertain future, said Vidhi Jotwani, HR head at AIB. "Truthfully, we don't know what this means for the future of AIB or whether there is one. In the interim, Ashish Shakya, Rohan Joshi and other senior team members will work towards being able to answer that question over the next several months," she said in a statement. Bhat, the statement added, will not be involved with the day-to-day functioning of the company. "We have been closely monitoring the sequence of events on social media around the allegations against AIB and also against our co-founder and CEO, Tanmay Bhat. We cannot overlook Tanmay's role and in light of this, he will be stepping away from his association with AIB until further notice. "This implies that Tanmay will not be involved with the day to day functioning of AIB or in any other manner," the statement posted on the company's official Twitter account read. Statement pic.twitter.com/KR5tM2sYuX — All India Bakchod (@AllIndiaBakchod) October 8, 2018 × Khamba, who has been accused by a woman of misconduct, has issued a separate statement denying "any violation of consent". View this post on Instagram My statement on the recent allegations against me A post shared by Khamba (@gursimrankhamba) on Oct 8, 2018 at 2:30am PDT × Jotwani said the comic will be on leave till the company has more clarity on the matter. "We have also just been apprised of the allegations against Gursimran Khambha on social media. At this point in time, these allegations pertain to a private matter and he has released a statement of his own about the same. "However, as an organisation, we believe that it would be prudent to place Gursimran Khamba on a temporary leave of absence until we have more clarity on the matter." She added that it was everyone's right to work in a safe environment and AIB hopes to "enable measures to establish our commitment to creating a gender-sensitive workspace. We are in the process of consulting various experts to ensure that our work culture incorporates sensitivity, inclusivity, respect and fairness". Allegations against Chakraborty surfaced last week with multiple women accusing him of sending them unsolicited nude pictures. AIB had issued a statement condemning Chakraborty and pledged to not work with him in future. Over the weekend, as the storm around the #MeToo movement gathered force, production house Phantom Films announced that the company has been dissolved following allegations of sexual misconduct against director Vikas Bahl.

AIB founders Tanmay Bhat, Gursimran Khamba step down in wake of #MeToo

<p>Karni Sena may have finally withdrawn its protest over the film <em>Padmaavat</em>, but in the past few months, the fringe group has managed to instill fear in the minds of the common man. <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/padmaavat-frenzied-mob-attacks-school-bus-in-gurugram-30682">Their recent attack on a school bus </a>is, perhaps, one of the most heinous acts of violence that modern India has seen.&nbsp;<br />
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While the protest around the film has died down, comedy collective AIB has made a satirical video on the Karni Sena which is disturbingly accurate.&nbsp;<br />
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Featuring a bunch of child actors, dressed in school uniform, the video has them singing about how it is easy to target children because they don&#39;t form the vote bank. The lyrics hold a mirror to the polity of the country right now, highlighting how the police and government overlooked the incident initially.&nbsp;</p>

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The lyrics hold a mirror to the polity of the country right now

Karni Sena may have finally withdrawn its protest over the film Padmaavat, but in the past few months, the fringe group has managed to instill fear in the minds of the common man. Their recent attack on a school bus is, perhaps, one of the most heinous acts of violence that modern India has seen. While the protest around the film has died down, comedy collective AIB has made a satirical video on the Karni Sena which is disturbingly accurate. Featuring a bunch of child actors, dressed in school uniform, the video has them singing about how it is easy to target children because they don't form the vote bank. The lyrics hold a mirror to the polity of the country right now, highlighting how the police and government overlooked the incident initially. Watch the video here:

AIB's satirical ode to Karni Sena is sadly on point

<p>Actor Irrfan Khan will star in political satire series <em>The Ministry</em>, set to stream worldwide on Amazon Prime Video next year.</p>

<p>The series is created by Gursimran Khamba of AIB, and Irrfan will play a washed-up narcissistic Bollywood actor who is unwittingly appointed as temporary culture minister and battles various odds to be loved by the audiences once again.</p>

<p>&quot;I am looking forward to this great collaboration with Amazon and AIB, both have content that makes me very excited to work with them. It will be a great experience to be working on this show which will be very topical and funny and will release globally on Amazon Prime Video,&quot; Irrfan said in a statement.</p>

<p>The actor has collaborated with AIB earlier on some comedy projects, such as spoof music video <em>Bollywood Party Song</em>.&nbsp;&quot;Irrfan told us that he wanted to be part of this show when he first heard about it. But because of certain complications, it didn&#39;t work out. Then one night I met him at a party where he took me aside, stared into my eyes and said &#39;I want this&#39;. And we all know how hard it is to resist Irrfan&#39;s eyes,&quot; Gursimran said.</p>

<p>Irrfan will next be seen in Tanuja Chandra&#39;s &#39;Qarib Qarib Single&#39; and Indo-Bangladeshi production &#39;Doob&#39; which he has co-produced.&nbsp;</p>


Irrfan Khan will star in political satire series, set to stream worldwide on Amazon Prime Video next year

Actor Irrfan Khan will star in political satire series The Ministry, set to stream worldwide on Amazon Prime Video next year. The series is created by Gursimran Khamba of AIB, and Irrfan will play a washed-up narcissistic Bollywood actor who is unwittingly appointed as temporary culture minister and battles various odds to be loved by the audiences once again. "I am looking forward to this great collaboration with Amazon and AIB, both have content that makes me very excited to work with them. It will be a great experience to be working on this show which will be very topical and funny and will release globally on Amazon Prime Video," Irrfan said in a statement. The actor has collaborated with AIB earlier on some comedy projects, such as spoof music video Bollywood Party Song. "Irrfan told us that he wanted to be part of this show when he first heard about it. But because of certain complications, it didn't work out. Then one night I met him at a party where he took me aside, stared into my eyes and said 'I want this'. And we all know how hard it is to resist Irrfan's eyes," Gursimran said. Irrfan will next be seen in Tanuja Chandra's 'Qarib Qarib Single' and Indo-Bangladeshi production 'Doob' which he has co-produced.

Irrfan Khan to star in AIB's first fiction web series 'The Ministry'

<p>&nbsp;A day after the Mumbai Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB) co-founder Tanmay Bhat for posting a meme showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi using the Snapchat dog-face-filter, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O&#39; Brien posted pictures using the same filter.</p>

<p>Tharoor was apparently prodded by the Twitterati to defend the AIB&#39;s freedom of expression, after which the Thiruvananthapuram MP took the controversy to another level.</p>

<p>The Congress leader took to his Twitter to post a picture of his &#39;dog-filter&#39;ed face with the caption: &quot;Attn all trolls: I took the #DogFilter challenge! @AllIndiaBakchod.&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Attn all trolls: I took the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DogFilter?src=hash">#DogFilter</a> challenge! <a href="https://twitter.com/AllIndiaBakchod">@AllIndiaBakchod</a> <a href="https://t.co/0lmClCS7CF">pic.twitter.com/0lmClCS7CF</a></p>
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<p>The Mumbai Police Cyber Cell on Friday filed an FIR against Bhat for &quot;making fun of&quot;&nbsp;nation&#39;s Prime Minister Modi. Tanmay&#39;s tweet had a &#39;dog-filter&#39;ed photo of the Prime Minister with the caption #Wanderlust, adding &quot;Dog filter is lyf.&quot; [sic]</p>

<p>The plethora of fans of the Prime Minister took offence, and in return, the AIB&nbsp;faced their wrath.</p>

<p>One of the Twitterati, Reetesh Maheshwari, tagged the Mumbai Police and said that strict action should be taken against the organisation for such a &quot;disrespectful&quot;&nbsp;joke against the Prime Minister.&nbsp;</p>


The Mumbai Police Cyber Cell on Friday filed an FIR against comedian Tanmay Bhat for 'making fun of' Indian Prime Minister Modi

A day after the Mumbai Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB) co-founder Tanmay Bhat for posting a meme showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi using the Snapchat dog-face-filter, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O' Brien posted pictures using the same filter. Tharoor was apparently prodded by the Twitterati to defend the AIB's freedom of expression, after which the Thiruvananthapuram MP took the controversy to another level. The Congress leader took to his Twitter to post a picture of his 'dog-filter'ed face with the caption: "Attn all trolls: I took the #DogFilter challenge! @AllIndiaBakchod." Attn all trolls: I took the #DogFilter challenge! @AllIndiaBakchod pic.twitter.com/0lmClCS7CF — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 15, 2017 × What a good idea . Giving it a thought. Should I ? Should I not ! Hmmm On it — Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) July 15, 2017 × The Mumbai Police Cyber Cell on Friday filed an FIR against Bhat for "making fun of" nation's Prime Minister Modi. Tanmay's tweet had a 'dog-filter'ed photo of the Prime Minister with the caption #Wanderlust, adding "Dog filter is lyf." [sic] The plethora of fans of the Prime Minister took offence, and in return, the AIB faced their wrath. One of the Twitterati, Reetesh Maheshwari, tagged the Mumbai Police and said that strict action should be taken against the organisation for such a "disrespectful" joke against the Prime Minister.

Derek O'Brien, Shashi Tharoor troll trolls with Snapchat filter after AIB controversy

<p>Mumbai Police have filed an FIR against a&nbsp;stand-up comic for &#39;making fun of&#39; Prime Minister Modi. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The FIR was filed against Tanmay Bhat, a co-founder of the comedy troupe All India Bakchod.&nbsp;</p>

<p>AIB has got into trouble earlier too.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This time around, AIB posted a photograph of a Modi lookalike (below) on its Twitter account. (The photo had originally been posted by somebody else.)&nbsp;</p>

<p>AIB then took an actual photo of the PM, placed it alongside, and used Snapchat&#39;s dog filter on it.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>A number of Prime Minister Modi&#39;s fans took offence, with one of them tagging Mumbai Police in her response.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mumbai Police responded immediately, tweeting, &quot;Thank you for bringing this to our notice.We are forwarding this to the cyber police station.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Last year, Bhat posted an irreverent video of a mock conversation between the singer Lata Mangeshkar and the cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.</p>

<p>He called the video, which he posted on Facebook, the &#39;Sachin vs Lata Civil War&#39;.</p>

<p>He also added the disclaimer: &quot;I make such nonsense on my Snapchat. (I make such nonsense on my Snapchat - follow me there - ID: Thetanmay) (Also I obviously love Lata and Sachin, just having some fun).&quot;</p>

<p>But he still got large amounts of flak.&nbsp;</p>


The FIR was filed against Tanmay Bhat, a co-founder of the comedy troupe All India Bakchod

Mumbai Police have filed an FIR against a stand-up comic for 'making fun of' Prime Minister Modi. The FIR was filed against Tanmay Bhat, a co-founder of the comedy troupe All India Bakchod. AIB has got into trouble earlier too. This time around, AIB posted a photograph of a Modi lookalike (below) on its Twitter account. (The photo had originally been posted by somebody else.) AIB then took an actual photo of the PM, placed it alongside, and used Snapchat's dog filter on it. The photo of the Modi lookalike that AIB tweeted. (Others) × A number of Prime Minister Modi's fans took offence, with one of them tagging Mumbai Police in her response. Mumbai Police responded immediately, tweeting, "Thank you for bringing this to our notice.We are forwarding this to the cyber police station." Thank you for bringing this to our notice.We are forwarding this to the cyber police station. — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 12, 2017 × Last year, Bhat posted an irreverent video of a mock conversation between the singer Lata Mangeshkar and the cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He called the video, which he posted on Facebook, the 'Sachin vs Lata Civil War'. He also added the disclaimer: "I make such nonsense on my Snapchat. (I make such nonsense on my Snapchat - follow me there - ID: Thetanmay) (Also I obviously love Lata and Sachin, just having some fun)." But he still got large amounts of flak.

Mumbai Police files FIR against stand-up comic for 'making fun of' PM Modi

<p>Social media, if used strategically, is one of the most powerful tool to communicate and engage with masses. While brand marketers&nbsp;are innovatively&nbsp;using&nbsp;the web&nbsp;to engage with&nbsp;potential customers, there are many&nbsp;who&nbsp;harnessed this impactful platform&nbsp;to raise attention and initiate action on social causes.&nbsp;Here, we talk about some majorly successful campaigns that used an out of the box approach of&nbsp;inducing&nbsp;a comic factor to grab attention of the masses. These campaigns, besides tickling audience&#39;s funny&nbsp;bone, also instigated a sense of responsibility in them&nbsp;to participate in a larger than life issue behind the humour.</p>

<p>Here are brilliant examples of comedy&nbsp;being used to convey serious messages:</p>

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<h2><strong>ALS Ice Bucket Challenge</strong></h2>

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The ice bucket challenge was launched by the ALS association in 2014 to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal brain disease that damages motor neurons.&nbsp;People poured a bucket of iced water over their heads in order to appeal for donations before nominating others to do the same. The campaign spread like wildfire over the internet with over 2.4 million entertaining videos circulating. Renowned personalities including Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise, Cristiano Ronaldo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise participated. The campaign raised over $100 million in the first month itself that was used to fund several research projects. One of these was Project MinE, where the researchers recently announced that they have identified a new gene associated with the disease, which experts say could lead to new treatment possibilities</p>

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<p>Brothers and founders of Salter Brothers Entertainment, Simon and Andrew Salter were touched and inspired by the story of Wendy Gough, a woman who lost her son to testicular cancer only because he was too embarrassed to talk about it.</p>

<p>They launched the #FeelingNuts campaign where boys were to post a picture of crotch grabs to catch attention of males to check early symptoms of the disease.&nbsp;With support from celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Nick Jonas, the campaign reached 750 million people globally.</p>

<p>The &quot;simple and powerful message&quot; of Feeling Nuts has impressed the British&nbsp;health minister Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk, who said &quot; we have to make sure as the government that the system is able to respond to those people who come forward as a result.&quot;</p>

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<strong>Save The Internet, By All India Backchod</strong></h2>

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All India Bakchod from India released a video - Save The Internet, that explained net neutrality and highlighted how telecom companies can change the internet usage scenario through a very basic and funny example. #SaveTheInternet took over Twitter trends with Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Ayushmann Khurrana urging fans to support the cause.<br />
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<strong>Africa For Norway</strong></h2>

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A Norwegian group called Radi-Aid launched a video to request Africa to send radiators to Norway. The cause was the condition of freezing children during Norway&rsquo;s severely cold winter months. The humorous video has a serious message. Their effort is a serious critique of the Western media coverage that stereotypes underdeveloped nations .The point is that images of pitiable&nbsp;Africans are just as imprecise&nbsp;as the idea of helpless freezing Norwegians.</p>

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British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched a campaign aimed at encouraging bystanders to perform hands only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in case of emergency. Actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones appeared in a humourous training video demonstrating hands-only CPR. It demonstrates a simple drill : Call 999 and push hard and fast in the centre of the chest to the tune of the song &#39;Stayin Alive&#39;.The BHF claimed at least 23 people used the technique&nbsp;in a medical emergency after seeing the ad.</p>

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<p><meta charset="utf-8" />Movember, a fusion&nbsp;of the words &quot;moustache&quot; and &quot;November,&quot; is an annual movement where men ditch their razors for a month and grow moustaches to raise funds for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men&#39;s health issues. Popularly known as &lsquo;No Shave November&rsquo;, this&nbsp;initially started as a fundraiser in 1999 that grew into a worldwide tradition, led by the Movember Foundation and has raised over $559 million to fund 832 men&#39;s health programs in 21 countries.</p>

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The United Nations&rsquo; Global Goals for Sustainable Development campaign recreated Spice Girls&rsquo; 1996 hit &ldquo;Wannabe&rdquo; to empower women by emphasising on a number of key women&rsquo;s issues like violence gender pay gap, and quality education for girls. It stars a range of stars from across the globe, including Canada&rsquo;s Taylor Hatala, Sri Lanka&rsquo;s Jacqueline Fernandez, Nigeria&rsquo;s Seyi Shay and the UK&rsquo;s M.O. The original &ldquo;Wannabe&rdquo; debuted on July 8, 1996 featuring Victoria Beckham, so this is a pitch perfect way to celebrate 20 years of completion.</p>

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<p>What an entertaining mix of social media and social responsibility!</p>

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<p>(Inputs from Shashwat Mittal and Devanshi Verma)</p>


Sometimes, humour tells you where the trouble is

Social media, if used strategically, is one of the most powerful tool to communicate and engage with masses. While brand marketers are innovatively using the web to engage with potential customers, there are many who harnessed this impactful platform to raise attention and initiate action on social causes. Here, we talk about some majorly successful campaigns that used an out of the box approach of inducing a comic factor to grab attention of the masses. These campaigns, besides tickling audience's funny bone, also instigated a sense of responsibility in them to participate in a larger than life issue behind the humour. Here are brilliant examples of comedy being used to convey serious messages: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Source : Shine On Media The ice bucket challenge was launched by the ALS association in 2014 to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal brain disease that damages motor neurons. People poured a bucket of iced water over their heads in order to appeal for donations before nominating others to do the same. The campaign spread like wildfire over the internet with over 2.4 million entertaining videos circulating. Renowned personalities including Lady Gaga, Tom Cruise, Cristiano Ronaldo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise participated. The campaign raised over $100 million in the first month itself that was used to fund several research projects. One of these was Project MinE, where the researchers recently announced that they have identified a new gene associated with the disease, which experts say could lead to new treatment possibilities Feeling Nuts Source : @realhughjackman via Twitter (Twitter) × Brothers and founders of Salter Brothers Entertainment, Simon and Andrew Salter were touched and inspired by the story of Wendy Gough, a woman who lost her son to testicular cancer only because he was too embarrassed to talk about it. They launched the #FeelingNuts campaign where boys were to post a picture of crotch grabs to catch attention of males to check early symptoms of the disease. With support from celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Nick Jonas, the campaign reached 750 million people globally. The "simple and powerful message" of Feeling Nuts has impressed the British health minister Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk, who said " we have to make sure as the government that the system is able to respond to those people who come forward as a result." Save The Internet, By All India Backchod Source : All India Bakchod All India Bakchod from India released a video - Save The Internet, that explained net neutrality and highlighted how telecom companies can change the internet usage scenario through a very basic and funny example. #SaveTheInternet took over Twitter trends with Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Ayushmann Khurrana urging fans to support the cause. Africa For Norway Source : SAIH Norway A Norwegian group called Radi-Aid launched a video to request Africa to send radiators to Norway. The cause was the condition of freezing children during Norway’s severely cold winter months. The humorous video has a serious message. Their effort is a serious critique of the Western media coverage that stereotypes underdeveloped nations .The point is that images of pitiable Africans are just as imprecise as the idea of helpless freezing Norwegians. British Heart Foundation - Promoting Hands-Only CPR Source : British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched a campaign aimed at encouraging bystanders to perform hands only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in case of emergency. Actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones appeared in a humourous training video demonstrating hands-only CPR. It demonstrates a simple drill : Call 999 and push hard and fast in the centre of the chest to the tune of the song 'Stayin Alive'.The BHF claimed at least 23 people used the technique in a medical emergency after seeing the ad. Movember Source : Made Men Movember, a fusion of the words "moustache" and "November," is an annual movement where men ditch their razors for a month and grow moustaches to raise funds for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and other men's health issues. Popularly known as ‘No Shave November’, this initially started as a fundraiser in 1999 that grew into a worldwide tradition, led by the Movember Foundation and has raised over $559 million to fund 832 men's health programs in 21 countries. Spice Girls The United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development campaign recreated Spice Girls’ 1996 hit “Wannabe” to empower women by emphasising on a number of key women’s issues like violence gender pay gap, and quality education for girls. It stars a range of stars from across the globe, including Canada’s Taylor Hatala, Sri Lanka’s Jacqueline Fernandez, Nigeria’s Seyi Shay and the UK’s M.O. The original “Wannabe” debuted on July 8, 1996 featuring Victoria Beckham, so this is a pitch perfect way to celebrate 20 years of completion. What an entertaining mix of social media and social responsibility! (Inputs from Shashwat Mittal and Devanshi Verma)

Social media campaigns that used comedy to bring awareness