Mumbai:
Actor Ajaz Khan’s reality show “House Arrest” has been pulled down from platform ulu streaming following a snowballing dispute on his sexually clear material.
No results were found on Friday, a search for the show “House Arrest” on the Ulu app known for its adult materials. “No match found in your search for ‘House Arrest”, tells the message coming to the site.
It comes after another Short video clip expresses displeasure with the show And received strong reactions from political leaders and others on social media.
Khan is seen putting pressure on women contestants to do intimate work on the camera in the clip. The conversation also makes some participants uncomfortable to investigate, uncomfortable with personal questions.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has called Owl CEOs Vibhu Aggarwal and Khan a former “Bigg Boss” contestant, after taking cognizance of the controversy and expressed strong condemnation on its content.
“Viral clips show that women are being included in intimate acts on camera. NCW slammed the stage to promote vulgity and violate the consent,” it said in a post on X.
Aggarwal and Khan, who have been seen in peripheral roles in some films, have been asked to appear on it on 9 May.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi shared a clip from the show on her X handle on Thursday and asked why there is no ban on the apps producing such “pornographic materials”.
He said, “I have raised it in the Standing Committee that such apps, ie, Owl App and Alt Balaji have succeeded in avoiding the ban by the Ministry of I&B on apps for pornographic materials. I am still waiting for his reply,” he wrote.
Chaturvedi shared another post in March 2024 with the name of applications banned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
“On March 14, 2024, I & B had blocked 18 OTT platforms, which were found streaming vulgar and pornographic materials. The app blocked apps were mainly apparent material distributed platforms. The following 18 apps were banned. 2 of the biggest apps were banned. Will tell B. “
Maharashtra BJP MLC Chitra Wagh also demanded that the show be banned immediately.
He wrote on X, “Stop giving an independent rein in obscenity in the name of freedom of expression. Immediately ban Ajaj Khan’s ‘House Arrest’. It has crossed all the boundaries of vulgarity,” he has written on X.
“This type of material is now easily accessible on children’s mobile phones. This type of programs not only insult our culture, but also degrade the moral health of the society. It is a distorted attack on the next generation’s mind.” “House Arrest”, which began streaming on Ulu from April 11, is described as a sensor without captive reality series like “Bigg Boss” and “Lock UPP”. It focuses about 12 contestants, nine women and three men, limited together in a magnificent villa, where they are asked to perform various tasks and challenges.
One of the participants, Gehana Vashisht said that they are receiving many messages that the show should be banned to spread pornography. In a video on Instagram, he said, “You guys watch porn. Does it not spread pornography. Why didn’t he take any action against him.”
Many users of social media also called the mine and app to promote vulgarity in the name of materials.
One user said on X, “Both Ajaz Khan and Owl app are repeated to repeat criminals. Why is there no censorship on such pornographic oat shows?”
Another user wrote, “It’s not pornography? #Latent was banned because it was a dark comedy show. Ooh, Vulgar show cannot be banned, okay? Ajaz Khan is openly promoting it in his new show,” Another user wrote.
“The show is not only disgusting, but beyond the definition of Vulgar. Hosts Ajaz Khan are crossing the boundaries. It is the cheapest copy of Bigg Boss. The show’s reel is viral. Please ban the show ASAP,” Another social media user wrote.
Launched in 2018, the Ulu app offers a variety of materials including web-series, movies and reality programs that focus on bold and adult stories.
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