'House Arrest' Faces Massive Backlash Over Obscene Content

A clip from Ullu App’s reality show ‘House Arrest’ has taken the internet by storm over its objectionable content, with some questioning why there was an uproar over Samay Raina‘s show and not this one. Reacting to the latest controversy, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that she has raised the issue with the Parliamentary Standing Committee, and is awaiting a reply.

“I have raised this in the standing committee that apps such as this, namely, Ullu App and Alt Balaji have managed to escape the ban by the I&B ministry on apps for obscene content. I am still awaiting their reply," she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Bihar incharge Barun Raj Singh requested Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw to “save our children". He further elaborated on the content of the clip: “There is a show called House Arrest hosted by #EijazKhan. In this show, girls are made to take off their bras and panties. As the girls take off their underwear, the host of the show and the rest of the people boo and clap. They talk about on-camera sex positions….Such shows should be stopped immediately."

An X user, @Starboy2079, tagged the Broadcasting Minister and wrote: “This is all being shown in Indian OTT these days. Can you just imagine how much it is harming our society and culture? I request you to bring strong censorship for OTTs and TV channels (sic)."

The show is hosted by Ajaz Khan, known for his stint on Bigg Boss 7 (2013) and his participation in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi season 5.

The controversy comes months after national outrage over “obscene comments" by Ranveer Allahbadia, widely known as the founder of the YouTube channel ‘Beer Biceps,’ on the YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent.’