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Ranveer Allahbadia announces ‘detailed’ documentary on India’s Got Latent row: ‘Want to bury this controversy, move on’

Ranveer Allahbadia announces ‘detailed’ documentary on India’s Got Latent row: ‘Want to bury this controversy, move on’

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YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia recently appeared on The Great Indian Kapil Show alongside comedian Samay Raina. The appearance marked their first reunion since the India’s Got Latent controversy. Now, after the episode aired on Saturday, Ranveer has shared a behind-the-scenes (BTS) vlog, announcing a documentary on the controversy. Ranveer Allahbadia to release documentary on India’s Got Latent next month. Ranveer Allahbadia promises documentary on India’s Got Latent controversy The video offered glimpses of Samay, Ranveer and Kapil Sharma meeting before the shoot and engaging in a light-hearted conversation. After the show wrapped, Ranveer was seen in his vanity van, reflecting on how it “felt good” to hear the cheers when he walked onto the stage. He said, “It felt good after a long one year of everything.” The vlog also showed Ranveer and Samay recreating their viral India’s Got Latent photo on the show. Ranveer further revealed that appearing on Kapil’s show was an emotional moment for him, as his grandfather used to watch it regularly in his final days. He also spoke about dealing with …

Samay Raina tells Kapil Sharma he didn’t know Navjot Singh Sidhu was a cricketer: ‘Mujhe laga sirf hastein hai’ | Television News

Samay Raina tells Kapil Sharma he didn’t know Navjot Singh Sidhu was a cricketer: ‘Mujhe laga sirf hastein hai’ | Television News

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4 min readMumbaiMay 3, 2026 02:14 PM IST Comedian Samay Raina recently appeared on The Great Indian Kapil Show with influencer Ranveer Allahbadia. While the two featured in a special episode, Kapil Sharma also shared some behind-the-scenes glimpses with Samay and Ranveer. In the video, Samay and Ranveer are seen rehearsing with Kapil Sharma and the team; they also do a photoshoot ahead of the episode. In the BTS video shared on Kapil Sharma’s YouTube Channel, Samay Raina also makes an interesting revelation about Navjot Singh Sidhu. In the video, Samay is seen explaining to Kapil the difference between Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha. He says these terms refer to people from a certain age group who are related to certain concepts. During the banter, Samay candidly reveals, “I didn’t know Sidhu Paaji was a cricketer, I thought he only laughs.” Kapil looked surprised and explained, “Sidhu Paaji was a great batsman of his time.” Also Read: Ranveer Allahbadia says ‘we’ve become close friends’ as Samay Raina roasts him in brutal Netflix reunion Later in the video, …

Kapil Sharma warned Samay Raina 24 hours before India’s Got Latent row: ‘Something bad’s going to happen’ | Entertainment-others News

Kapil Sharma warned Samay Raina 24 hours before India’s Got Latent row: ‘Something bad’s going to happen’ | Entertainment-others News

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3 min readNew DelhiMay 3, 2026 09:42 AM IST Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show’s much-awaited special episode, featuring Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia as guests, finally released on Saturday. This marks the YouTuber and the podcaster’s first appearance together, after the India’s Got Latent row that left them both dealing with legal issues and a pause on their careers. Host Kapil Sharma and the duo left everyone in splits with their digs at each other. In the episode, Samay recalled getting a warning call from the Kapil, a day before the controversy erupted. He also revealed that the comedian-actor was the first person to call him right after it all started. When Ranveer asked Kapil if he had watched any episodes from India’s Got Latent, he replied, “I have watched many episodes. I even called Samay. I called and told him, ‘How is there not a single case against you?’” Samay added, “And I swear, the day my show shut down, sir called me a day before that, he told me something bad is …

Ranveer Allahbadia ‘hard-launches’ relationship with girlfriend Juhi Bhatt from Maasai Mara getaway; drops romantic pics

Ranveer Allahbadia ‘hard-launches’ relationship with girlfriend Juhi Bhatt from Maasai Mara getaway; drops romantic pics

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Content creator and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, has officially confirmed his relationship with Juhi Bhatt by sharing a series of romantic photos from Masai Mara National Park in Kenya on Instagram. The post arrives after months of speculation about the duo’s relationship status. (Also read: Ranveer Allahbadia goes ‘kaun Samay’ after Samay Raina said he ‘ruined my mental health’ in comedy special. Watch ) Ranveer Allahbadia goes Instagram official with Juhi Bhatt from Kenya trip. (Instagram/@beerbiceps) Ranveer Allahbadia confirms relationship with Juhi Bhatt In his post, Ranveer shared pictures from their safari experience and wrote, “Sun, moon, stars & everything in between. Ever met someone whose light can burn away all of the world’s negatives? I have (sic).” He further made things official with the hashtag, “#HardLaunchFromTheMara,” confirming their relationship. The post quickly grabbed attention from friends and fellow creators. Ashish Chanchlani, who was also recently in the spotlight due to India’s Got Latent controversy, joked, “Jaldi ab kar shaadi (Get married soon),” while Sargun Mehta reacted with heart emojis. Orry also …

Samay Raina’s Still Alive becomes most-watched comedy special on YouTube with 53.78 million views | Bollywood News

Samay Raina’s Still Alive becomes most-watched comedy special on YouTube with 53.78 million views | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiApr 22, 2026 08:32 PM IST Earlier this month, comedian Samay Raina returned to YouTube with his stand-up special Still Alive, a performance that revisits the turbulent period following last year’s India’s Got Latent controversy, which had a significant impact on his career as well as that of several other digital creators, including Ranveer Allahbadia, Ashish Chanchlani and Apoorva Mukhija. The special quickly became a talking point online, drawing widespread attention and, according to a statement he issued, has now emerged as the most-watched comedy special on YouTube globally. The discussion intensified after Samay himself shared a screenshot of an interaction with AI chatbot Grok on his Instagram Stories. Also Read | ‘Dhurandhar released on Thursday, we delivered final shot on Wednesday night’: Inside the world of VFX, budget constraints In the exchange, he asked, “Which is the most-watched YouTube comedy special of all time globally?” The chatbot reportedly responded, “Samay Raina – Still Alive is the most-watched YouTube comedy special of all time globally. The special, uploaded on April 7, has seen …

Samay Raina tried making apology video 9 times after India’s Got Latent controversy, Vir Das helped him turn 3 FIRs into career’s best work | Web-series News

Samay Raina tried making apology video 9 times after India’s Got Latent controversy, Vir Das helped him turn 3 FIRs into career’s best work | Web-series News

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4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 15, 2026 11:31 AM IST Samay Raina has redeemed himself in public eye with his new stand-up special Still Alive, which details his side of the story during the India’s Got Latent controversy last year. In February 2025, guest and YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia had made an obscene joke on Raina’s popular YouTube show, which led to three FIRs being lodged against them. Now, Raina has revealed when and how he wrote his new standup special during that turbulent time. “I wrote it after it all started in Feb. I had a show in four days, which I couldn’t cancel. I needed to address the elephant in the room. I had to say something about this,” recalled Raina. “When I cracked one joke about this for the first time in Washington DC, the whole floor was shaking by the applause. It was great. I told them I didn’t have another joke since it happened to me only a day before. But when I addressed the controversy, it was the biggest laugh of …

Samay Raina teases a collab with Ranveer Allahbadia after latter said, ‘Who is Samay?’; promises to ‘break the internet again’ on May 3 | Bollywood News

Samay Raina teases a collab with Ranveer Allahbadia after latter said, ‘Who is Samay?’; promises to ‘break the internet again’ on May 3 | Bollywood News

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3 min readKochiApr 14, 2026 09:37 AM IST After being embroiled in the India’s Got Latent controversy, which drew court cases and significant public ire, comedian Samay Raina has finally turned the tide in his favour and is slowly making a comeback. His latest stand-up special, Samay Raina – Still Alive, has received largely positive reviews and has already clocked over 46 million views in just six days. Meanwhile, he has revealed that a collaboration between him and YouTuber-podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia aka Beerbiceps, whose “inappropriate joke” sparked the controversy, is on the cards. In his Still Alive stand-up set, Samay addressed the row over the India’s Got Latent episode and revealed that he had, in fact, edited out many of the obscene comments Ranveer made during the show. However, the one ‘joke’ that made it to the final cut snowballed into a massive controversy. Samay revealed that Ranveer made the contentious ‘joke’ a total of eight times during the episode. Subsequently, Ranveer took a veiled dig at the stand-up comedian, asking, “Kaun Samay?” when a …

‘Kaun Samay? Mera Samay achha chal raha hai’: Ranveer Allahbadia takes a dig at Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent revelations, says he’s full of positivity | Web-series News

‘Kaun Samay? Mera Samay achha chal raha hai’: Ranveer Allahbadia takes a dig at Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent revelations, says he’s full of positivity | Web-series News

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3 min readMumbaiApr 12, 2026 06:39 PM IST Days after Samay Raina made some new revelations about Ranveer Allahbadia’s contentious joke on popular YouTube show India’s Got Latent last year, the YouTuber now seems to have taken a dig at the stand-up comedian for opening the can of worms all over again. He claimed that he’s keeping his head full of positivity despite the renewed trolling against him following Samay’s tell-all stand-up special. When a paparazzo asked Ranveer if he’s heard any thing about him lately, the YouTuber responded it’s only the praise that reaches him. In signature spiritual fashion, he added, “The more positivity you keep within yourself, the more positivity will surround you.” He then claimed that he also has a great sense of humour and keeps making people laugh even today. In another paparazzo video, Ranveer Allahbadia took a dig at Samay Raina by saying, “Mera samay bahut achha chal raha hai (My time is going great right now).” When the paparazzo brought Samay Raina into the conversation, Ranveer pretended to be …

Ranveer Allahbadia goes ‘kaun Samay’ after Samay Raina said he ‘ruined my mental health’ in comedy special. Watch

Ranveer Allahbadia goes ‘kaun Samay’ after Samay Raina said he ‘ruined my mental health’ in comedy special. Watch

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Recently, Samay Raina released his first comedy special since the India’s Got Latent controversy in 2025. In the special, the comedian took several digs at Ranveer Allahbadia, joking that he had “ruined his mental health”. Now, Ranveer appears to have indirectly reacted to the remarks. Ranveer Allahbadia hits back at Samay Raina’s dig at him. Ranveer Allahbadia indirectly reacts to Samay Raina’s dig On Saturday, Ranveer appeared in a video shared by paparazzo Shailesh Pandey. When the paparazzo praised him and called him down-to-earth, Ranveer jokingly asked him to call him “funny” instead. Ranveer then returned the compliment, and when the paparazzo mentioned that everyone has been talking about them lately, Ranveer quipped, “Hum dono ka samay chal raha hai (It’s our time right now).” When the paparazzo slyly brought up Samay Raina’s name, Ranveer replied, “Samay… kaun Samay? Kya Samay? (Samay, who Samay?) Humara time. It’s our time, my time is now.” In another video, he said, “Tareefein toh sunai de rahi hain… tareef hum tak pahunch jati hai. Jitni zyada positivity aap andar …

‘He should be paraded on a donkey’: Mukesh Khanna hits back at Samay Raina over Shaktimaan joke, shares offensive AI post | Bollywood News

‘He should be paraded on a donkey’: Mukesh Khanna hits back at Samay Raina over Shaktimaan joke, shares offensive AI post | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiApr 9, 2026 09:22 AM IST Mukesh Khanna has hit back at Samay Raina a day after the standup comedian blamed him for the deaths of countless kids in his impressionable Shaktimaan era during his new standup special, Still Alive. Khanna, who had called out Raina for the inappropriate remarks made on the latter’s popular YouTube show India’s Got Latent last year, doubled down on his offensive. Mukesh Khanna fires back at Samay Raina On Wednesday, Khanna took to his Instagram handle to share an Artificial Intelligence-generated image in which he, in his Shaktimaan avatar, is seen firing laser rays from his eyes at a crying Samay Raina, whose face has been blackened and who’s been made to sit on a donkey. In the caption, Khanna referred to Raina as “kutte ki dum” (a dog’s tail), which remains bent despite best efforts to straighten it. “Samay Raina is no normal creature. He’s been roasted in filth,” Khanna further wrote in Hindi. “The whole country insulted him, but he’s struck back, inviting to get …