BHUVAN BAM NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO RECIEVES SEVERE CRITICISM:KNOW WHY?

Mumbai (The Quiver) : YouTuber and comedian Bhuvan Bam apologized after his recent video received criticism for objectifying women. Bhuvan had posted the video in question on his YouTube channel last week.

It received a lot of flak on social media with many criticising a part of it where Bhuvan appeared to be objectifying ‘Pahadan’ women- a reference to women from the hilly regions of the country.

The video – titled Automatic Gaadi – has over 12 million views on YouTube. Writer Ashish Nautiyal shared a snippet from the video where a character played by Bhuvan is asking for an automatic car model for a shoot. As he calls a ‘dealer’ to ask for a model, the conversation uses double meaning words to imply the ‘dealer’ is someone who traffics women.

One particular line in the video has Bhuvan’s character asking his friend “pahadan chalegi (will a model from hilly areas do)?” This led to many criticising Bhuvan with even the National Commission for Women (NCW) tweeting that they had requested the Delhi Police to file an FIR against the comedian.

On Friday night, Bhuvan issued an apology on Twitter. In his tweet, where he also tagged the NCW, Bhuvan wrote, “I’m aware that a section in my video has hurt some people. I have edited it to remove that part. People who know me know I have utmost respect for women. I had no intention to hurt anyone. A heartfelt apology to everyone whose sentiments have been disregarded.” The four-second section mentioning pahadi women has now been removed from the video.