Ranveer Allahbadia, AKA BeerBiceps, is a popular Indian YouTuber and entrepreneur. He is also a podcast host where he invites several celebrities and public figures. He started his channel with fitness content, then diversified his niche to lifestyle, entrepreneurship, and personal development. Allahbadia has 4.5 million followers on Instagram and 1.05 crore subscribers on YouTube. In February 2025, he got involved in a controversy when he made an inappropriate remark on comedian Samay Raina’s show, “India’s Got Latent.” A video of the remark went viral and he received backlash from the netizens and media.
For his crass remark, multiple police complaints were filed against Ranveer Allahbadia. Politicians joined in to criticize the podcaster. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis bashed him by saying,
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“I have been informed about this, though I have not watched it yet. I came to know that it was very vulgar and this was wrong. Everyone has freedom of speech but this freedom ends when we encroach upon others’ freedom. Everyone has limits, if anyone crosses them, action will be taken”
Ranveer Allahbadia publicly apologized for his comments saying that comedy is not his forte
BeerBiceps acknowledged his lapse in judgment and expressed regret. The influencer also said that he will be more mindful of his words in the future.
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During his appearance on India’s Got Latent show, Ranveer asked a contestant,
“Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once and stop it forever.”
The 31-year-old podcaster said Comedy is not his forte and the crass remark he made on the public show wasn’t cool. He posted an apology statement on social media platform, X with the caption,
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“I shouldn’t have said what I said on India’s got latent. I’m sorry.” In the video message, he said, “My comment wasn’t just inappropriate, it was not even funny. Comedy is not my forte, I am just here to say sorry.”
When he was asked if he intended to use his platform in this way, he said,
“Obviously this is not how I wish to use it. I am not going to give any context or justification or reasoning behind whatever happened. I am just here for an apology. I personally had a lapse in judgement. It wasn’t cool on my part”
The podcaster added,
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“The podcast is watched by people of all ages, I don’t want to be the kind of person that takes that responsibility lightly and family is the last thing I would ever disrespect”
Allahbadia also asked for forgiveness and urged the makers of the video to remove the insensitive and indecent remarks from the section. He said that from his experience he will learn to use his platform better. He said,
“I promise to just get better. I have asked the makers of the video to remove the insensitive sections from the video and all I can say in the end is I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me as a human being”
Take a look at Ranveer Allahbadia’s apology video
I shouldn’t have said what I said on India’s got latent. I’m sorry. pic.twitter.com/BaLEx5J0kd
— Ranveer Allahbadia (@BeerBicepsGuy) February 10, 2025
Allahbadia appeared as a judge on the comedy show alongside Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, and Apoorva Mukhija (The Rebel Kid). The judges are there to typically roast contestants. They do this to assess their skills, but Allahbadia’s question shocked both the contestant and Raina, who reacted to it by saying “What the f***?”. The incident attracted widespread criticism. The show was already receiving backlash for its controversial content that included misogynistic and insensitive remarks. Along with Allahbadia, a complaint has also been filed against, Mukhija, Raina, and the organizers of the show for allegedly using abusive language.
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