Overview

• In a new interview with actor Raghav Juyal, the YouTuber says a painful split shortly before the uproar compounded the toll of the episode.
• He says the controversy cost him money and affected his mental health, and that it took about three months to fully process the fallout.
• He describes narrowing his circle to a few public figures who have weathered scandals and who advised him to focus on self-management.
• The backlash stemmed from a sexually explicit question on Samay Raina’s YouTube show, prompting multiple FIRs, police questioning and the removal of episodes.
• Courts later granted him relief on free-speech grounds after a period when new episodes were halted.