“I hate Men”: India’s Got Latent Contestant Sakshi Sparks Backlash

India’s Got Latent has courted controversy before, and Season 2 just added another chapter. A contestant’s on-stage remarks about hating men have set off a wave of online criticism, with judges themselves unanimously shutting the performance down with a score of zero.

The clip has since spread rapidly across social media, turning a single set into one of the week’s biggest talking points.

India’s Got Latent: Overview

What Happened On Stage

During her set, Sakshi Jha described herself as a “man hater,” attributing her views to what she called generational trauma stemming from experiences with the men in her family. She went on to make a controversial comment about wanting to physically confront her husband after drinking, alongside remarks referencing her father, brother, and grandfather.

The material didn’t land the way she may have hoped. All four judges — Tanmay Bhat, Vishal Dadlani, Raghu Ram, and Yashraj Mehra — gave her a unanimous zero, effectively ending her run on the show.

The Internet Reacts

Once clips began circulating, social media response was swift and largely unforgiving. One user described feeling secondhand embarrassment watching the set as a woman, adding that many wouldn’t want to be associated with those views. Another framed her as a self-described feminist who ended up facing backlash from other women, arguing that her remarks misrepresented what feminism actually stands for.

The backlash highlights a recurring theme with India’s Got Latent: content designed to provoke often ends up dividing audiences sharply, sometimes drawing criticism from the very communities it claims to represent.

Not The Show’s First Controversy

This isn’t uncharted territory for the platform. India’s Got Latent, hosted by comedian Samay Raina, has previously faced serious backlash over contestant and panelist remarks, including a widely condemned incident involving inappropriate questioning that drew formal complaints, regulatory attention, and public apologies from those involved. That history has made the show a frequent flashpoint in broader conversations around the boundaries of edgy comedy and reality television, a genre built around unfiltered, provocative content by design, as outlined on Wikipedia.

What’s Next

With backlash mounting, it remains to be seen whether Sakshi Jha or the show’s producers will address the controversy directly. Given the platform’s track record, this latest episode is unlikely to be the last time India’s Got Latent finds itself at the center of online debate.

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