This document summarizes the history and controversy surrounding the All India Bakchod (AIB) Roast. It provides context on the origins of roasting in the 1920s and its popularization on television in the 1960s-1970s. The AIB Roast in 2015 raised over Rs. 40 lakhs for charity but also faced backlash over offensive jokes and insults. Police complaints were filed against AIB and celebrities for obscenity and hurting religious sentiments. The Roast divided opinions, with some praising its comedy while others called it a "national shame".

2. .
•Offensive insults
•Opposite of a toast
•Jokes
•Amalgamation
of parody , satire
and scatology.

3. History
•1920s: New York Friar’s Club
•1960s-70s:Dean Martin’s
televised roasts
•1989,November 15:Time Warner
launches Comedy Central
channel
•2003-Present:Comedy Central revived
roast format-holding annual televised
roasts

4. Known as…
They maintain a You-Tube Channel…

5. THE ROAST OF:

6. Ticket price: Rs 4000/-
Phenomenal commercial success . Massive turnout .
Over Rs 40 Lakhs raised for various charities-
Vogue Empower
Being Human
Tata Memorial Center
Guests : Bollywood biggies including Anurag Kashyap , Deepika Padukone ,
Sonakshi Sinha
Give India

7. •Police complaint filed by Akhilesh
Tiwari,president of
Brahman Ekta Seva Sansthan,over
“obscenity” of the show
demanded police action
•Second police complaint filed by
Angelo Fernandes of Maharashtra
Christian Youth Forum, for hurting
Christian sentiments. Demanded
arrest of 12 individuals
•Mumbai court orders the police to file FIR
against 14 persons ,including AIB,Ranveer
Singh,Arjun Kapoor,Karan Johar,Deepika
Padukone,Alia Bhatt among others
“Karan Johar could have
easily shown his position
while performing sex to
his
mom at home instead of
making it public. #AIB
Porn Show.”- Ashoke
Pandit,
filmmaker/Censor Board
member
“We will not allow
any film featuring
the actors present
at he AIB comedy
show to be released
in Mumbai,until they
tender an apology”-
Amey
Khopkar,president
of the film wing of
“…insulting to Jesus Christ
and Mother Mary”-Angelo
Fernandes,
Maharashtra Christian Youth
Association”

8. Celebrity Reaction
Some Loved It…
“If you choose to see it,you see it for your entertainment.It’s done for the sake
of comedy”
-Ranbir Kapoor,actor
“I think it was in good humour.Not meant to be taken very seriously”
-Anushka Sharma,actor
“So nice to see Twitter is filled with such angels who point out hypocrisy n
never use foul language n have nvr laughed at dirty jokes(haw)”
-Sonakshi Sinha,actor
“Some ‘not taking life so seriously”lessons needed.DESPERATELY!!!”
- Alia Bhatt,actor
“I support the @AllIndiaBakchod roast. We need more such. Those who disapprove
need not watch them. ”
-Pritish Nandy,journalist/poet/politician
Some hated It…
“…I scolded both Karan and Arjun that I didn’t find it funny at all.You can’t
give 25 gaalis and expect people to like it.I am not a 14-year old that I will be
impressed by gaalis.
-Aamir Khan,actor
“No #AIBRoast,you don’t represent the youth.AIB National Shame”
-Ravindra Jadeja,cricketer
“There is always going to be a thin line when it comes to humour.It will always
invoke a radical reaction.Either we will laugh at it or hate it”
-Shah Rukh Khan,actor
Some refused to take sides…

9. •Dark skin stereotype…
•Refusal to accept homosexuality
•Aamir Khan on Delhi Belly
•Crass comment by Ashoke Pandit
•“Hate speech” by political leaders
BUT…
•Are expletives necessary to make people laugh?
•Was an “adult content” warning enough to prevent children
from watching it?
•Was it politically correct to make rascist comments and mock
religion in a country so culturally diverse?