Divyendu said he doesn't see a problem with the roast.
Actor Divyendu Sharma says generation gap might be the reason behind the AIB Knockout video controversy.
AIB is a group of stand-up comedians who organised a Roast - an event of insult comedy - in Mumbai two months back. It was a charity comic event where Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar and a panel of comedians "grilled" actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor on their personal and professional lives. (Also Read: AIB Roast? Bollywood Offers Plenty Else to Offend)
A three-part video of the show went viral after being uploaded on YouTube on January 28, and ever since it has courted controversy.
"Personally I don't have any problem with that. As a society if people can crack jokes on each other, I think there is no harm in that," Divyendu, who made the audience laugh with his comic skills in his debut film
Pyaar Ka Punchnama, said at an event. (Also Read:
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"And if they (Ranveer and Arjun) have no problems with the jokes that AIB team were making on them, I don't think anyone else should have a problem either. I don't think it is a big issue. Maybe it's because of generation gap. Some may like and some won't," added the actor, who will be next seen in
Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend. The AIB Knockout clips were pulled down on February 2 by AIB after Maharashtra Education and Culture Minister Vinod Tawde ordered a probe following complaints about the below-the-belt contents of the programme. (Also Read:
Roast Removed, AIB Explains; Sonakshi, Alia, Karan Johar Tweet)