{"id":102100,"date":"2021-08-31T17:37:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=102100"},"modified":"2021-08-31T17:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:07:35","slug":"media-broadcasts-old-comedy-play-video-as-real-bride-slaps-the-groom-for-chewing-gutka-during-their-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-broadcasts-old-comedy-play-video-as-real-bride-slaps-the-groom-for-chewing-gutka-during-their-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy skit carried by media outlets as bride slapping groom for chewing tobacco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several news channels recently aired a viral video claiming it shows a bride slapping her groom after she saw him chewing <em>gutkha<\/em> (tobacco) during the wedding ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajtak\/status\/1432347526858821633?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaj Tak<\/a> aired 35 seconds of the video on loop thus stretching the clip for three minutes. The channel later took down its tweet after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/media-broadcasts-old-comedy-play-video-as-real-bride-slaps-the-groom-for-chewing-gutka-during-their-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alt News Hindi<\/a> published a fact-check report on the video. However, an archived link to the tweet can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210830144330\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajtak\/status\/1432347526858821633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102106 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-31-at-4.01.33-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-31-at-4.01.33-PM.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-31-at-4.01.33-PM-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/48OsT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Now<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vONSW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Marathi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8gNuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tez TV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8gNuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One India Hindi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeMPCG\/status\/1431490143156772869?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee MP Chhattisgarh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/HYt0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDTV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apnlivehindi\/status\/1431544164378886144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APN News Hindi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/L873u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamayamTamil\/status\/1431579008366301187?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samayam TV<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8gNuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lokmat<\/a> are some of the prominent media outlets which covered this video. One report states, \u201cThe bride did the right thing. As soon as she realised the groom was chewing <em>gutkha<\/em>, she was furious and slapped him. She also demanded that he return to the wedding altar after spitting out the <em>gutkha<\/em>.&#8221; Pro-BJP propaganda website <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpIndia_in\/status\/1431559929882497025?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpIndia<\/a> also carried a story on the video.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-102100 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-broadcasts-old-comedy-play-video-as-real-bride-slaps-the-groom-for-chewing-gutka-during-their-wedding\/1-116\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-15.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-15.jpeg 604w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/8-5.jpeg 596w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/8-5-300x244.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-broadcasts-old-comedy-play-video-as-real-bride-slaps-the-groom-for-chewing-gutka-during-their-wedding\/9-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/9-1-300x263.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>All the outlets attributed the clip to the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CTBIEQEpMhf\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram handle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This footage has actually been clipped from an old comedy video uploaded by a verified YouTube channel named Chandan Mishra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WDU2Q-B9blc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on April 4, 2020<\/a>. The channel clearly mentions that the visuals are part of a comedy skit. The scenes that appear at the 7:20 mark of this 11-minute video are now being circulated on social media. The skit is in Maithili, a regional language of Bihar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-107.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-107.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-107-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-107-768x440.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chandan Mishra channel has posted many other such comedy videos which have views in the thousands. The protagonist featured in all of these videos is Ramlal, who is seen in the role of the groom in the viral video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-108.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-108.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-108-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-108-768x434.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also found a Facebook page named &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RamlalMaithiliComedy\/videos\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramlal Maithili<\/a>&#8216;, which has shared these comedy videos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-109.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-109.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-109-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-109-768x574.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A clip of an old comedy video was reported by several media outlets as a genuine video of a bride slapping her groom for chewing tobacco during their wedding ceremony. None of the outlets carried out a basic verification before carrying the clip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several news channels recently aired a viral video claiming it shows a bride slapping her groom after she saw him chewing gutkha (tobacco) during the wedding ceremony. Aaj Tak aired 35 seconds of the video on loop thus stretching the clip for three minutes. 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