New Delhi: After the Maharashtra police initiated an inquiry into a complaint against filmmaker Karan Johar, actor Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh for allegedly "filthy and abusive language" in the comedy show ‘AIB Knockout' held in Mumbai, Maharashtra state Censor Board has now issues notice to NSCI (National Sports Club of India) for not procuring certificate before hosting the show.
Earlier, AIB decided to pull down the video from YouTube. The team tweeted "Have taken down AIB Knockout for now. We will speak soon."
The move came after the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the government will take action against AIB, if the show was found to be vulgar. "If the AIB roast was vulgar and not in accordance with the law, then we will act."
The board, which comes under the Cultural Affairs Ministry headed by Vinod Tawde, has issued a notice to the National Sports Club of India's (NSCI) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium at Worli, stating that a performance certificate had not been sought from them.
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“No performance certificate was issued by us for the AIB Knockout show,” said Ram Jadhav, chairman of the state censor board. According the board authorities, the organisers did not apply for the “mandatory” certificate to perform live. The officials said the organisers will have to answer queries related to all licences.
The roast, the first of its kind in India, featured a panel of eight and 'Roastmaster' Karan Johar. The show 'roasted' actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, subjecting them to jokes about their on-screen and off-screen lives.
According to reports, 4,000 people attended the show last week in Mumbai and later it was uploaded on YouTube, which went viral.
The Maharashtra culture department also issued a notice to the NSCI (National Sports Club of India) club, where the AIB roast was held, asking whether a censor certificate had been sought to stage the event.
Ranjit Patil, the state minister for home, said websites selling the AIB Roast tickets would also come under the scanner, reported Hindustan Times.
