5 Biggest Indian TV Controversies Of 2017 That Shocked Everyone

Indian Television is one of the most popular mediums that provides entertainment to hundreds of millions of household in India. TV stars gain a lot of popularity, sometimes, even more than Bollywood stars and they enjoy a huge loyalty from the audiences. Indian TV shows are a huge rage outside India as well and many TV stars are a rage there.

Some TV celebs such as Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar etc. are some of the highest paid celebrities of Indian Television and earn more than a number of film stars. While TV is also a medium where numerous Bollywood celebrities also appear whether as a game show host, reality TV host or in a special series. TV has breathed new life into many dying careers.

Indian TV, though popular, often finds itself embroiled in many controversies that sometimes take an ugly turn and turn into nasty fights. There are times when these fights could have been avoided but there are many reasons at play of which a common viewer remains unknown. Here are the 5 biggest controversies of Indian TV of 2017:

Kapil Sharma Show Controversy: The 2 stars of the show, Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover had a bitter flight while on a flight and even came to landing physical blows at each other. Sunil Grover left the show after that and Kapil admitted to having drinking problems.

Pehredaar Piya Ki Controversy: The show garnered huge controversy over its premise where a 10-year-old boy gets married to an 18-year-old girl. It was asked by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to go off the air.

Piyush Sahdev Controversy: The Beyhadh actor was accused of rape and arrested by Mumbai Police after a complaint by a model who was in a relationship with the actor.

Sanjeeda Sheikh Controversy: The actress was accused of domestic violence by her in-laws and even an FIR was registered by her in-laws against her and her family.

Akshay Kumar-Mallika Dua Controversy: Mallika Dua took to social media to blast Akshay Kumar over his misogynistic comments about her. It snowballed into a huge controversy with many people taking sides.