Super Dancer: Chapter 3 In Trouble After Judges Asked ‘Vulgar & Sexually Explicit’ Questions To Minors

Super Dancer 3 In Trouble: One of India's most popular kids' dance reality shows, Super Dancer: Chapter 3, has found itself in hot water for allegedly airing inappropriate content. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has demanded the removal of a particular episode from the show.

NCPCR ISSUES NOTICE TO SUPER DANCER: CHAPTER 3 MAKERS

Super Dancer: Chapter 3, which premiered in 2019 witnessed some spectacular performances from talented young contestants and it had become a family favorite. The esteemed judges panel comprised Bollywood celebrities Shilpa Shetty, Geeta Kapoor, and Anurag Basu. However, the show has now come under scrutiny for alleged 'sexually explicit' content during a specific episode.

The NCPCR, responsible for safeguarding children's rights in India, has issued a stern notice against Sony Pictures Networks accusing it of broadcasting content deemed inappropriate and harmful to minors.

The commission said a video going viral on social media, from a segment of the show shows judges asking a minor contestant 'inappropriate and sexually explicit questions' about his parents while on stage. In its notice, the child rights protection body has demanded that the makers remove the particular episode from all platforms immediately.

The notice from NCPCR read, "The Commission has come across a video on Twitter from your kid's dance show called Super Dancer Chapter 3 which was aired on Sony Entertainment Television, wherein it is seen that the judges on the show were asking the minor child vulgar and sexually explicit questions regarding his parents on stage."

NCPCR SEEKS AN EXPLANATION FOR POSING INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS TO MINOR CONTESTANTS

The NCPCR has further asked the show's organizers to explain why such inappropriate questions were directed toward a minor participant in a children's dance show. The officials have also requested the channel to not stream such explicit content in the future.

NCPCR has written to Sony Pictures Networks over a video on social media showing a clip from an episode of the children's dance show Super Dancer -Chapter 3 which aired on Sony Entertainment Television where judges were allegedly seen asking a minor "vulgar & sexually explicit"… pic.twitter.com/0w6KwEF6Ye

— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2023

The makers are yet to issue a statement in the matter.