A Mumbai complainant has asked authorities to investigate an alleged sexually suggestive line by the casting director and questioned how Netflix India cleared the episode.
India's Got Latent 2 has a fresh headache, and this one names a casting director rather than a comedian.
A complaint has reportedly been filed against Mukesh Chhabra and Netflix India after a viewer flagged a line allegedly spoken by Chhabra during an episode featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhuvan Bam, Kaustubh Agarwal and host Samay Raina. According to IANS, the complainant, Anurag Shrivastav, says he was watching the show on Netflix from a Mumbai hotel room on the evening of September 22 when he heard the remark and decided to act.
The complaint quotes Chhabra as allegedly saying, "Mere Aaram Nagar mein aao, g* m*." Shrivastav has called it highly inappropriate and sexually suggestive, and wants it looked into before anyone draws conclusions.
Here's the thing though. The complaint itself admits the hard part hasn't been done yet. It states that the authenticity of the line, whose voice it actually is, the full context around it and the exact timestamp all still need verification from the original, unedited recording. So right now this is an allegation resting on one viewer's ear, not a confirmed transcript.
What the complaint is asking for
Beyond Chhabra, the complaint takes aim at Netflix India's content approval process. Shrivastav wants an investigation into how the episode got cleared for streaming in the first place, and he has specifically sought a review of the role played by Monika Shergill, who heads content at Netflix India. He also argues that if the remark checks out, it raises questions around viewer dignity and, pointedly, child cyber security, given how widely the show circulates among younger audiences online.
None of these claims have been established. No court or platform has confirmed the remark, its context, or even the identity of the speaker. That distinction matters here, because India's Got Latent has been down this road before.
Season 1 blew up in February 2025 after Ranveer Allahbadia made comments about parents and sex on an episode, a controversy loud enough that the entire season eventually came off Samay Raina's YouTube channel. Season 2 was always going to be watched closely after that, and a complaint naming both a marquee casting director and Netflix's own content chief guarantees it stays under that scrutiny.
What happens next depends on whether that unedited recording actually surfaces and what it shows. Chhabra, Raina and Netflix India have not issued statements addressed in this report. Until the tape is verified, this stays exactly what the complaint says it is: an allegation, not a finding.
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