BABA KA DHABA BOTTLE BRAWL: Baba Hits Man Over ₹5 Water—YouTubers Dragged Into New Viral Storm
Hold onto your samosas—Baba Ka Dhaba is BACK in the headlines, and this time he’s smashing more than just hearts. A shocking video now shows Baba freaking out and smashing a bottle over a ₹5 water—injecting new drama that’s reigniting his internet fame…or infamy?
This isn’t your average roadside squabble. The octogenarian hero of heartbreak—Kanta Prasad, aka “Baba Ka Dhaba”—has now made headlines again in a jaw-dropping video where he floored a man with a water bottle over a petty ₹5 disagreement. Drama? Check.
It all started when YouTuber Gaurav Wasan turned Baba’s despondent plea into a nationwide sensation, drawing crowds, donations, and brief stardom www.ndtv.com+1The Indian Express. But fame was fleeting. Baba’s dream eatery eventually shut shop, tensions flared, and he filed a complaint—yes, BABYing Gaurav for supposedly misusing donation funds www.ndtv.comThe Indian Express.
Cue the meltdown of apologies. Baba took it back in a tearful video shared by blogger Karan Dua (@dilsefoodie), with folded hands: “Gaurav Wasan was not a thief. We never called him a thief”—a full 180° moment www.ndtv.comThe Indian Express. But insiders report that “several YouTubers” swamped Baba with calls, pushing him toward the apology, apparently driving him into a dark place emotionally The Indian Express.
“He just snapped,” whispers a local stallhand. “One moment it was water… next, bottle flying. It’s like the Baba we knew vanished.”
If you’ve never heard of him, here’s the scoop: During the height of the pandemic, an emotionally raw video of 80-year-old Kanta Prasad lamenting zero customers at his Malviya Nagar stall broke the internet. It was Gaurav Wasan who filmed it, and overnight, the tiny dhaba became a symbol of #SupportLocal. Donations and crowds poured in…until the fairy tale faltered www.ndtv.comHindustan Times.
As netizens scramble for explanations, social feeds are combusting: some fans are dubbing it a “psycho shield” gone too far, others lamenting the toll of overnight fame. One commenter on X wrote:
“When you’re famous for five minutes and then haunted for the next five years…”
Will Baba spiral down further, or is this the turning point? Your guess is as good as ours—but one thing’s for sure: the bottle’s been thrown, and this saga is far from over.
