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{{Infobox film
| name = AIB Knockout
| image = All India Bakchod Knockout promtional photo.jpg
| caption = All India Bakchod Knockout Promo Poster
| producer = [[Only Much Louder]]
| based_on = {{ubl|[[The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast]]|[[Comedy Central Roast]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[All India Bakchod|AIB]]|[[Ranveer Singh]]|[[Arjun Kapoor]]|[[Karan Johar]]|[[Aditi Mittal]]|[[Raghu Ram]]|[[Rajeev Masand]]|[[Abish Mathew]]}}
| distributor = [[YouTube]]
| released = {{start date|df=y|2015|1|28}}
| runtime = 54:00
| country = India
| language = Hindi and English
}}

The '''''All India Bakchod Knockout''''', a.k.a. '''''AIB Knockout''''' was a [[Roast (comedy)#Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts|celebrity roast]] adaptation created by [[Mumbai]] based creative agency [[All India Bakchod]] (AIB). It was performed and filmed in December, 2014, and was uploaded on their [[YouTube]] channel on January 28, 2015. It was recorded at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium|NSCI Dome]] in [[Worli]]. It was hosted by [[Karan Johar]]. [[Ranveer Singh]], and [[Arjun Kapoor]] were roasted. The show was subsequently removed from their channel on February 3, 2015.<ref name="tweet1">{{cite tweet |author=All India Bakchod |user=AllIndiaBakchod |number=562657961504296960 |date=2015-02-03 |title=Have taken down AIB Knockout for now. We will speak soon. |language=en |access-date=2021-02-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210175401/https://twitter.com/AllIndiaBakchod/status/562657961504296960 |archive-date=2021-02-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> AIB removed the show because it attracted widespread public backlash from religious groups, [[Bollywood]] actors, and certain right-wing political activists.<ref name="tweet1"/>

== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
!Host
|[[Karan Johar]]
!Filmmaker
|-
! rowspan="2" |Roastees
|[[Ranveer Singh]]
! rowspan="2" |Actor
|-
|[[Arjun Kapoor]]
|-
! rowspan="8" |Roasters
|[[Tanmay Bhat]]
! rowspan="4" |Co-founder — [[All India Bakchod|AIB]]
|-
|[[Gursimran Khamba]]
|-
|[[All India Bakchod|Rohan Joshi]]
|-
|[[All India Bakchod|Ashish Shakya]]
|-
|[[Abish Mathew]]
!Radio jockey/comedian/actor
|-
|[[Raghu Ram]]
!Actor/reality TV judge
|-
|[[Aditi Mittal]]
!Comedian/writer
|-
|[[Rajeev Masand]]
!Film critic
|}

== Reception ==
In February, 2015, the show was subject to widespread public criticism and certain right-wing political leaders filled an [[First information report|FIR]] against the group, the participants and certain audience members, under multiple sections of the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aib-roast-organisers-bollywood-personalities-booked-for-criminal-conspiracy-739136|title=AIB Roast Organisers, Bollywood Personalities Booked for Criminal Conspiracy|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> No progress or arrests were made in any of the cases. Some dissenters protested outside AIB's office displaying their displeasure at the show's content. AIB offered apologies to those who were aggrieved and issued a two page press-release explaining their decision to remove the video from their channel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/dont-be-funny-were-indians/article6868405.ece|title=Don't be funny, we're Indians|last=Roy|first=Vaishna|date=2015-02-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/705433/all-india-bakchod-gets-roasted-for-apology-to-catholic-church|title=All India Bakchod gets roasted for apology to Catholic church|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/aib-apologizes-to-christians/article6875094.ece|title=AIB apologises to Christians|last=Rashid|first=Omar|date=2015-02-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=First things first; no one person or force forced us to take this video down. This is not something that's happening because of a 3 am phone call or morcha (protest) at our front door or a gunman on a grassy knoll. Under the circumstances, this is us being pragmatic. Allow us to explain.|sign=|source=[[NDTV]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/254679100/AIB-press-release#from_embed |title=AIB press release | Laughter | Jokes |publisher=Scribd.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-19}}</ref>}}

Multiple [[Bollywood]] celebrities expressed both their displeasure at the content and positive support in favor of artistic freedom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/aib-knockout-roast-celebrities-react-to-the-controversy/photostory/46321999.cms|title=AIB Knockout Roast: Celebrities react to the controversy|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> The hype surrounding the show eventually ended by April, 2015, and to work on their goodwill, AIB's [[All India Bakchod#Calls to action|next YouTube upload]] was a call to action sketch that urged people to fight for [[Net neutrality in India|Net Neutrality]] in India.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Roast (comedy)]]
[[Category:2015 YouTube videos]]
[[Category:2015 films]]

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>MarnetteD at 04:10, 19 May 2021