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NDTV
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"What If Such Content Reaches Your Own Children?" Women's Panel To ULLU App
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has pulled up the management of OTT platform ULLU App over the allegedly obscene and degrading portrayal of women in its program House Arrest and warned of possible regulatory action, including a complete ban on the platform. In a strongly worded hearing on Thursday, NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar grilled ULLU CEO Avinash Dugar and Head of Operations Priyanka Chaurasia over the content that the Commission said glorifies incest, promotes the objectification of women and borders on soft pornography. "The impact of such programs must not be measured by the rise in followers or monetary profits," Vijaya Rahatkar said. "Ask yourselves' what if such content knocks on the doors of your own homes, reaches your own children?" The NCW took suo moto cognizance of disturbing visuals from House Arrest circulating online, stating that the series reflects a larger trend of misogynistic narratives being camouflaged as entertainment on digital platforms. The Commission during the hearing questioned the ULLU management's admission in public interviews that their content reflects audience demand. The NCW asserted that ULLU by producing and streaming House Arrest as an original show bore full responsibility for its nature and reach. It also flagged the platform's overall content profile as harmful, citing potential psychological harm to young viewers due to repeated exposure to sexually exploitative material. Despite being summoned for the hearing, actor and host of the program Ajaz Khan did not appear. Taking serious note of his absence, the NCW has issued a second notice, which will now be served through police authorities. The Commission has asked ULLU to submit a detailed impact assessment report on the societal implications of its content and outline concrete steps to prevent the proliferation of exploitative material.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Ajaz Khan summoned by Mumbai Police amid ‘House Arrest' show controversy
Mumbai Police has called actor Ajaz Khan and Vibhu Agarwal, owner of ULLU app , in connection with mounting controversy over reality show House Arrest. The two have been summoned to make their statements to officers at the Amboli Police Station after a case was registered over allegations of indecent representation of women on the show. The row broke out after excerpts from the show went viral, featuring Ajaz Khan—also famous for his stint on Bigg Boss—allegedly forcing contestants, including women, to do intimate scenes. In the video, Khan is shown pressurizing participants with lewd questions and continuing even when they look visibly uncomfortable. After a complaint was filed by a member of the right-wing organization Bajrang Dal , the Amboli police on last Friday filed an FIR against Khan and the producer of the show, Rajkumar Pandey. The FIR charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, covering obscene behavior in public and online spaces. In a strongly worded social media platform X post, the NCW denounced the content of the show, writing, "Viral clips show women being bullied into intimate activities on camera. NCW denounces the platform for encouraging vulgarity & violating consent." Besides the legal issues, a case has been filed separately against Ajaz Khan after a woman alleged that he rap*d her on the pretext of launching her career in the movie world. The accusations have added to the scrutiny against the actor, who has faced lawsuits in the past in other controversies. As the probe goes on, both Khan and Agarwal are likely to comply with the police. In the meantime, public and institutional anger mounts over the depiction of women in House Arrest, rekindling the debate on content regulation on online platforms.
NDTV
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Actor Ajaz Khan Summoned By Police Over Controversial "House Arrest" Show
Mumbai: Actor Ajaz Khan and the owner of the ULLU app, Vibhu Agarwal, have been summoned by the Mumbai Police amid controversy over the indecent representation of women in the ' House Arrest ' reality show. They have been told to record their statements with the Amboli police officers after a case was registered against them for alleged obscene content on the show. A clip of the web show, hosted by Mr Khan, has gone viral in which contestants were made to depict ' sex positions '. The clip shows Mr Khan, who is a former 'Bigg Boss' contestant, putting pressure on contestants, including women, to act out intimate situations. He was also seen asking the participants some vulgar questions, persisting with his line of inquiry despite the participants being visibly uncomfortable. The show was later taken down from the streaming platform. Based on a complaint by an activist from the right-wing group Bajrang Dal, the police in Mumbai's Amboli last Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Mr Khan and the producer of 'House Arrest', Rajkumar Pandey. The FIR was registered under sections related to obscene acts in public places and others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Information Technology Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. Last week, the National Commission for Women (NCW) had also summoned Mr Khan and Mr Agarwal after taking suo motu cognisance of the controversy and expressed strong condemnation over its content. "Viral clips show women being coerced into intimate acts on camera. NCW slams the platform for promoting vulgarity & violating consent," it said in a post on X. A separate case was registered against Ajaz Khan after a woman accused him of raping her on the pretext of helping her enter the film industry. According to a police official at Mumbai's Charkop, a 30-year-old woman recently filed a complaint alleging that Mr Khan raped her at multiple locations with the promise that he would help get film roles.
News18
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Surbhi Chandna Says She Won't Star In ULLU App Shows Amid Ajaz Khan Controversy
Surbhi Chandna, known for Ishqbaaaz, says she won't work with ULLU app. Surbhi Chandna, a popular TV actress known for playing Anika in Ishqbaaaz alongside Nakuul Mehta, recently spoke about whether she would ever work on shows from the ULLU app, a platform known for adult content. The 35-year-old shared her thoughts in a recent interview. Speaking on Shardul Pandit's podcast Uncensored with Shardul, Surbhi said, 'That is not the genre I would choose to do… or even the platform. Jo shows uss platform par bante hai; usne mein shayad mel hi nahi khati, but log karte hain. It's not about hygiene issues; it's about the content. I just don't resonate with it." The ULLU App Controversy Ajaz Khan has found himself at the center of a major controversy after a video from his ongoing reality show House Arrest on the Ullu App went viral on social media. In the now-viral clip, Ajaz is seen asking contestants to enact various Kamasutra sex positions — a moment that has sparked widespread outrage across social platforms and political circles alike. The content of the show has left many netizens shocked, with users slamming it for promoting explicit material in the name of entertainment. Social media has been flooded with demands to take strict action against both the actor and the makers of the show. On Friday, the National Commission for Women (NCW) summoned Ajaz and Vibhu Agarwal, CEO of the Ullu App, after a controversial clip from the platform's reality show House Arrest began circulating online. An official of Amboli police said, 'Based on a complaint lodged by Gautam Ravriya, an activist of Bajrang Dal, the police registered a case against actor Ajaz Khan, producer Rajkumar Pandey of 'House Arrest' web show and other persons from Ullu app." Following the FIR and backlash, House Arrest has been removed from the Ullu app and is no longer available for streaming. First Published:
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Internet says 'ban House Arrest' as Ajaz Khan makes female contestants enact sex positions, take off clothes on camera
Ullu app show House Arrest has become the centre of a massive controversy after its recent episode had many viewers take to social media in anger, accusing the show of showing vulgar content and promoting obscenity. Since the controversy has erupted just days after Centre taking note of 'obscenity' on streaming shows, there has been a marked political reaction as well. House Arrest is a captivity-based show that streams on Ullu and is hosted by Ajaz Khan. In one of the most recent episodes that streamed this week, one of the segments had the host quizzing a contestant on sexual experiments. As he asks her about sex positions, she hesitates and expresses her lack of knowledge. After this, Ajaz asks two other contestants to enact a few sex positions to make the first contestant understand. The entire sequence is filled with suggestive overtones and lines. In another clip from the episode that has gone viral on Twitter (now X), a few female contestants were given a challenge to take off their undergarments from below their clothes while on camera. Both the scenes have ignited a huge row on social media. Addressing the Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, one Twitter user wrote 'Dear @AshwiniVaishnaw sir & @MIB_India. Show: HOUSE ARREST. OTT: ULLU. This show is not only disgusting but beyond the definition of vulgar. The host Ajaz Khan is crossing boundaries. It's a cheapest copy of Bigg Boss. The reels of this show are viral. Please ban this show asap.' Another compared the controversy to the India's Got Latent row and wrote, "Whatever happened on Samay Raina's show wasn't as ugly as what's openly showing Ajaz Khan. This video is just 1 example, Where should FIRs actually be filed and where should they not? You decide! @MIB_India they are corrupting our young minds so please ban this vulgar show." Neither the show nor the host Ajaz Khan has commented on the controversy so far.
