On February 9, 2025, a video from India's Got Latent, a comedy show by Samay Raina, ignited controversy. A contestant made a crude remark about Apoorva Mukhija, popularly known as The Rebel Kid, questioning if she had lost "all sensation in her vagina".
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Without missing a beat, Apoorva clapped back, "Have you ever seen a vagina after coming out of your mother's womb?" Her response sent the Internet into a frenzy, with a section of users across social media erupting in outrage.
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The chaos escalated when panelist Ranveer Allahbadia cracked a joke about sex and parents. The backlash was immediate, leading to an FIR being filed against all guests on India's Got Latent by the Maharashtra Cyber Department.
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The controversy took a legal route after Apoorva was summoned to Khar Police Station. Accompanied by her lawyer, she recorded her statement.
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A tsunami of online hate followed. After being trolled mercilessly, she took a hiatus from Instagram, unfollowing everyone and retreating into silence.
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Then, in early April, the Nadaaniyan actress took a drastic step and deleted all her Instagram posts.
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Just as the internet took a collective breath, another firestorm ignited. A video surfaced, allegedly showing her "rash behaviour" at Sabrina Carpenter's Paris gig, adding to the backlash.
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After over a month of eerie silence, Apoorva returned on April 8 with an explosive Instagram post captioned "And that's not even 1%." She laid bare the horrifying rape threats, death threats, and acid attack threats she had received. The uproar reached the National Commission for Women (NCW), which demanded immediate action from Maharashtra DGP Sanjay Kumar Verma.
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On April 9, she made her long-awaited YouTube comeback with "Till I Say It Is." In a raw and emotional confession, she shared her side of the story, apologised and clarified that she never intended harm and just wanted to stand up for herself. She also admitted that she should have been "more mindful" of her words.
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In the deeply personal video, she revealed the darker side of the backlash - relentless threats, past relationship abuse, self-harm, and sleep paralysis haunting her nights following the incident.
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As soon as she shared the video, fans called it the "comeback of the year", as in her video she powerfully declared: "It's not over, till I say it is."
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