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SC Seeks Responses on Comedian Pranit More's Plea to Club FIRs Over '₹370 Biryani' Remark
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CNBC TV18•21-09-2026, 14:23
SC Seeks Responses on Comedian Pranit More's Plea to Club FIRs Over '₹370 Biryani' Remark
- •The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, and Haryana governments regarding comedian Pranit More's plea to club FIRs related to his controversial '₹370 biryani' remark.
- •More's counsel stated that the comedian has apologized across all forums, including the National Commission for Women, and seeks to club the Gurugram FIR with the Bombay FIR.
- •More claims he was only the host of the show and deleted the video as soon as he understood the gravity of the situation, stating his PR team published it without his approval.
- •The controversy stemmed from a show where Himanshu Jangra recounted seeking sexual favors after spending ₹370 on biryani, with More seen laughing at the comment.
- •Jangra was subsequently fired by his employer, Starvik Design, and both he and More apologized after facing significant social media backlash.
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The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre, Maharashtra, and Haryana governments on a plea by comedian Pranit More seeking to club multiple FIRs lodged against him over his controversial remarks.
Pranit More faced severe social media outrage and FIRs for laughing at a controversial and derogatory remark made by an audience member, Himanshu Jangra, during a comedy show in Gurugram.
The audience member, web developer Himanshu Jangra, was sacked by his employer, Starvik Design, following widespread social media outrage over his comments during the show.
