Apoorva Mukhija, better known online as The Rebel Kid, has finally spoken after weeks of silence. Her name had been caught in a whirlwind of controversy following her appearance on India’s Got Latent. What was meant to be a light-hearted panel comedy show quickly turned into a national storm. One comment snowballed into intense backlash. And then, things turned dark.
Since the incident, Apoorva vanished from the digital space. No stories. No reels. No tweets. Just silence. But while she was gone, her inbox didn’t rest. Instead of forgetting, the internet got uglier. The creator, with over 3 million followers on Instagram, returned with the screenshots of hate that flooded her DMs and comments.
She posted the proof. Messages filled with threats. Words no one should ever read. People threatened her life. Some even said they’d throw acid on her face. The kind of language used was terrifying. Disturbing. And these weren’t isolated. It was an avalanche of cruelty. The kind of cruelty that doesn’t just stay on the screen, it shakes you.
In her caption, she wrote a chilling statement: “and that’s not even 1%.” The images she uploaded were only a tiny glimpse of what she’s had to go through since the controversy began. From rape threats to character attacks, she endured it all, silently, away from the spotlight.
It all started when Apoorva made a comment during the India’s Got Latent episode. The subject matter, her choice of words, didn’t sit well with a section of the audience. Soon after, not only was she targeted, but so were other creators like Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani, who appeared on the same episode. The show, hosted by Samay Raina, was meant to be edgy, but things spiraled out of control.
Apoorva didn’t clap back right away. Instead, she deleted everything on her profile. Every photo, every reel is gone. She unfollowed everyone. Not a word was said. And then one day, she posted again. Two slides. One of them with a caption that hit hard: “Don’t take away the story from the storyteller.”
Her return brought waves of support. Fans filled her comments with love and strength. Other creators, too, rallied behind her. They applauded her courage. People called her brave for returning, for showing the world what she had been hiding all this while. For speaking out when many would have chosen to disappear forever.
The backlash had been about a moment. A line. A sentence said on a comedy panel. But what followed exposed a darker side of online culture. The threats weren’t criticism. They were violence. And they revealed just how easily online hate can spiral out of control.
The journey back may not be easy, but she’s taken the first step. And with that, The Rebel Kid has made it clear that her story is far from over.