Content creator Apoorva Mukhija, popularly known as The Rebel Kid on social media, is hogging the limelight for her stint on the show, Lock Upp 2. Recently, she entered the Netflix show as a wildcard contestant. In the latest episode of Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa, the influencer broke down in tears while opening up about the tough phase that she went through after the India’s Got Latent controversy.
For the unversed, back in February 2025, Apoorva faced immense backlash for her vulgar remarks on Samay Raina’s YouTube show, India’s Got Latent.
Apoorva Mukhija gets teary-eyed while recalling difficult phase after the India’s Got Latent controversy
In the latest episode of Netflix show, Lock Upp 2, Apoorva Mukhija got teary-eyed while recalling the difficult phase after the India’s Got Latent controversy. Back in February 2025, Apoorva, along with YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani, comedian Jaspreet Singh, and Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, appeared on a bonus episode of Samay Raina’s YouTube show, India’s Got Latent. Soon after the episode premiered, Apoorva and Ranveer came under public scrutiny and the others, including Samay, faced the wrath.
During a conversation with fellow contestant Sufi Motiwala, Apoorva revealed that she had experienced suicidal thoughts during that period. She credited Sufi for supporting her after the IGL controversy. She added that it would have been difficult for her to handle the backlash if Sufi had not been her support system. In her words:
“I have really missed you. Don’t do this again; I am starting to cry. Every time someone asks me about you and says, ‘How were you friends with him? He’s so mean,’ I tell them. I would’ve killed myself if, at the time of the Latent fiasco, I hadn’t had Sufi.”
Apoorva Mukhija experienced sleep paralysis after the IGL controversy
Back in April 2025, Apoorva shared a detailed live session. It was her first live session after the India’s Got Latent controversy. In the live session, the influencer shared that every day when she woke up, there was something new in the news about her. She revealed that she had sleep paralysis as the things around her scared her to the core. Apoorva added that although a lot had been happening around, her friends would talk to her daily and gave her hope. In her words:
“Every single day that I would wake up, something new would be happening. I would have sleep paralysis because I would be scared. Every time I would wake up, there would be some new news. My friends would talk to me every day, all the time, to say everything would be fine. They are great people, and they had faith in me. I could believe that everything would be alright. I am so glad I had such good people around me.”
In the same live session, Apoorva mentioned that the situation became much worse as the days passed after the IGL controversy. In fact, due to the extreme outrage, she had deleted all her posts on Instagram. Later, on April 8, 2025, she made a comeback. Sharing some screenshots, Apoorva revealed that she received both rape and death threats. She also received acid attacks threats.
Soon after the IGL controversy erupted, FIRs were filed against several individuals, including comedian Samay Raina, YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani, fitness influencer Ranveer Allahbadia and Apoorva Mukhija, associated with the show. The FIR accused Samay’s YouTube show of featuring sexually explicit conversations and promoting obscene content to the public. Later, Ranveer Allahbadia and Apoorva Mukhija submitted their written apologies at the National Commission for Women (NCW) office.
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