One stand-up show. Two viral clips. And a controversy that India cannot stop talking about.
In June 2026, comedian Pranit More’s crowd-work show became ground zero for two separate but equally explosive debates — one about consent, one about medical ethics. Both incidents happened on the same stage. Both tore through social media within days of each other.
Here is the full story.
What Is the Pranit More Show Controversy?
Comedian Pranit More is a Bigg Boss 19 contestant with over 2 million YouTube subscribers known for crowd-work shows — bringing real audience members on stage and turning their stories into live comedy.
In June 2026, two clips from one such show went viral back to back. Both were shocking. Both triggered apologies. But the consequences could not have been more different.
Who Is Himanshu Jangra?
Himanshu Jangra is a 22-year-old software developer from Gurugram, Haryana.
On stage at Pranit More’s show, he told the audience he had taken a girl on a date and spent ₹370 on chicken biryani. His logic: because he paid, he was entitled to physical intimacy in return. He used the word “vasool.” He described taking her to a dark park despite her reluctance.
More laughed. The audience laughed. More reportedly gave him a cash prize.
What Is the ₹370 Biryani Controversy?
The outrage was not about ₹370. It was about the idea that money spent on a date buys physical access to a woman. Women across social media called it out immediately. “Biryani is dinner, not consent” started trending nationwide.
Jangra was identified. His Gurugram employer fired him within days.
Pranit More faced equal heat for laughing along — and issued a public apology before deactivating his Instagram.
Who Is Sejal Pawar?
Sejal Pawar is a doctor linked to Mumbai’s KEM Hospital. She appeared in the same show’s crowd-work segment. When More asked her whether doctors joke around while working with cadavers, she went further than anyone expected — revealing that she and her colleagues would joke about and compare male cadavers’ private parts during anatomy training sessions.
The clip went viral days after the biryani controversy was already burning.
Medical professionals were furious. Joking about donated bodies publicly violates the basic ethics of medical training — cadavers are donated with the expectation of dignity and respect, not comedy material.
Sejal made her Instagram private and later issued an apology: “Impact matters more than intent. I’m not here to justify what was said.”
Himanshu Got Fired. Sejal Got 2 Lakh Followers. Why?
Here is the angle nobody wants to talk about — but everybody is thinking about.
Himanshu Jangra lost his job. His career took a public hit within days of the clip going viral. The internet found him, identified him, and the consequences were swift and real.
Sejal Pawar made her Instagram private. And gained 2 lakh new followers.
Both said something publicly that they should not have said. Both were on the same stage. Both apologized. But only one of them is paying a professional price.
Is India’s Outrage Selectively Applied?
This is the uncomfortable question the ₹370 biryani controversy has quietly raised.
Himanshu’s remarks were about a living woman. That is serious. Consent matters and that conversation needed to happen.
But Sejal’s remarks were about deceased human beings who donated their bodies to medical science — people who cannot speak for themselves, cannot file complaints, and cannot trend on Twitter. The violation of their dignity happened in a hospital, was laughed about on a comedy stage, and then broadcast to millions.
And yet: one person trends as a villain. The other trends as a personality.
Some argue the difference is gender — that Indian social media is quicker to destroy a man publicly than hold a woman to the same standard. Others argue the nature of the harm is different. The debate is split, loud, and not going anywhere. But the numbers do not lie. Jangra lost a job. Sejal gained an audience.
What Did Mumbai Police Post About the Controversy?
Mumbai Police posted a graphic replacing the zero in “₹370” with a plate of biryani.
The message: “₹370 gets you one plate of biryani. Our lock-up serves free meals with a longer stay. #BiryaniIsNotConsent.”
It was the sharpest institutional response to the controversy — and went viral for the right reasons.
What Does This Say About Pranit More?
More is not just a backdrop here. He is the connecting thread. He laughed with Jangra. He hosted Sejal’s segment without pushback. He turned both interactions into content for his platform of millions. When the backlash hit both clips, he apologized — and disappeared from Instagram.
The real question his controversy raises is one the entire creator economy needs to answer: when crowd-work content reaches millions of people, is the comedian just a host — or are they responsible for what gets normalized on their stage?
The Bigger Picture: One Show, Two Standards
The Pranit More controversy will be remembered as more than a biryani joke.
It forced a conversation about consent in Indian dating culture. It raised questions about professional ethics in medicine. And it exposed something uncomfortable about how India’s outrage machine decides who gets punished and who gets famous.
Himanshu said something wrong about a living woman. He lost his job. Sejal said something wrong about people who cannot defend themselves. She gained 2 lakh followers. Both things can be wrong at the same time. That is the point.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ₹370 biryani controversy?
A viral clip from Pranit More’s June 2026 crowd-work show in which audience member Himanshu Jangra claimed spending ₹370 on chicken biryani entitled him to physical intimacy. The clip sparked a nationwide debate about consent and male entitlement in Indian dating culture.
Who is Himanshu Jangra?
A 22-year-old software developer from Gurugram, Haryana who appeared on Pranit More’s show and made the ₹370 biryani consent remark. He was fired from his job after the clip went viral.
Who is Sejal Pawar?
A doctor linked to Mumbai’s KEM Hospital who appeared on Pranit More’s show and joked about comparing male cadavers’ private parts during anatomy training. She faced backlash from medical professionals for violating cadaveric ethics and issued a public apology.
Why did Sejal Pawar gain 2 lakh followers?
Despite facing criticism for her remarks about cadavers, Sejal Pawar’s Instagram following grew by approximately 2 lakh after the controversy went viral — while Himanshu Jangra, who faced criticism for his biryani-consent remarks, lost his job. The contrast has become a central point in India’s ongoing debate about whether online outrage is applied equally.
Why did Pranit More deactivate Instagram?
More faced criticism for laughing along with both Jangra’s entitlement remarks and Sejal’s cadaver jokes without pushing back on stage. After issuing a public apology, he deactivated his Instagram account.
Did Zomato send the ₹370 biryani notification?
No. The viral screenshot was completely fake. Zomato officially denied any connection to it on June 10, 2026.
What is cadaveric ethics?
The professional and moral standards around treating donated human bodies with dignity during medical education. Joking about a cadaver’s anatomy publicly is considered a serious violation of these standards.
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