Apoorva Mukhija REVEALS Shooting 'The Traitors' Before 'IGL' Controversy, 'I Had Nothing To Lose..'

Earlier in 2025, Apoorva Mukhija, a.k.a 'The Rebel Kid', made headlines for her lewd comment on the show, India’s Got Latent (IGL). For the unversed, the show, India’s Got Latent, hosted by YouTuber, Samay Raina, was called off on February 12, 2025, after a controversy sparked both online and offline debate over some obscene comments made by Ranveer Allahbadia and Apoorva Mukhija. However, Apoorva is once again making headlines with her powerful and impressive stint on the game show, The Traitors. In a recent interview, Apoorva shared her experience in the show and also revealed a fact related to the IGL controversy.

Apoorva Mukhija spills the beans about shooting The Traitors before the IGL controversy

Apoorva recently sat for an interview with ANI, and revealed that she had the shooting of The Traitors before she got involved in the IGL controversy. She also talked about how she would have behaved if she had to shoot after the row. Apoorva shared that when she gave her shot for the show, she had nothing to lose back then. In her words:

"I actually did the show before the controversy, so it couldn’t have affected me. But had I done it after the controversy, I would have been a little bit mellower, more careful with my words. So I felt like I went all out because I had nothing to lose back then. And I was a much smaller artist. Had I done it later, I would have just been a little more mindful."

Apoorva Mukhija shares her experience in The Traitors

Apoorva’s stance in The Traitors has helped her develop a new fan base after the controversy. In the same interview, she has extended gratitude to the audience for loving her so much. Apoorva also shared that she was hopeful that one day people’s perception would change, as hatred is not a permanent thing. She expressed with joy that developing a new fan following was only possible due to Karan Johar’s OTT show, The Traitors. In her words:

"I think I played the game with all my heart and all of my brain cells combined.  And I knew that hate is never permanent.  People’s perception changes.  And I’m just so, so, so happy that through the show, I could do that.  And the kind of love that I’ve gotten is just immense. It feels absolutely surreal."

What was India’s Got Talent (IGL) controversy?

For the uninitiated, in February 2025, Samay Raina’s YouTube show, India's Got Latent, featured panellists, social media sensation, Apoorva Mukhija, YouTuber, Ashish Chanchlani, and comedian, Jaspreet Singh. It was a bonus episode, where Ranveer Allahbadia, a.k.a BeerBiceps, had also joined the panellists. In the particular episode, the duo, Ranveer and Apoorva, made some lewd remarks that didn’t go well with the audience and thus sparked debate both online and offline. Soon, the video clips of their vulgar remarks went viral and finally led to the controversy.

More about The Traitors

The OTT game show, The Traitors, is an Indian adaptation of the international thrilling game show with the same title. The show premiered on June 12, 2025, on Amazon Prime and is hosted by ace filmmaker, Karan Johar. The game show has contestants divided into two groups, Traitor and Innocent.

The show started with many notable celebrities, including Maheep Kapoor, her niece, Anshula Kapoor, Raj Kundra, Ashish Vidyarthi, Karan Kundrra, Apoorva Makhija, Lakshmi Manchu, Uorfi, Raftaar, Mukesh Chhabra, Sudhanshu Pandey, Sufi Motiwala, Nikita, Sahil Salathia, Jannat Zubair, Elnaaz Nourozi, Harsh Gujral, Janvi Gaur, and Purav Jha. However, as the show nears its grand finale, the final candidates to compete are Harsh Gujral, Apoorva Mukhija, Jasmin Bhasin, Nikita Luther, Purav Jha, Uorfi Javed, and Sudhanshu Pandey.

What are your thoughts on Apoorva Mukhija's revelation about appearing on The Traitors before the IGL controversy? Let us know.

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