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Months after controversy, Samay Raina shares glimpse from India’s Got Latent sets | Bollywood News

Months after controversy, Samay Raina shares glimpse from India’s Got Latent sets | Bollywood News

4 min readNew DelhiMay 28, 2026 05:51 PM IST Samay Raina has hinted at the return of his controversial show India’s Got Latent by sharing a picture from its shoot on Thursday — nearly a year after the show landed in massive controversy over alleged vulgar remarks made during one of its episodes. The comedian first took to Instagram Stories to announce the revival of his COB chess tournament for longtime fans. Sharing the update, he wrote, “Organising my favourite chess tournament for old times’ sake! I still love you chat.” He also revealed the players’ list, featuring names including Anirban Dasgupta, Vaibhav Sethia, Joel Dsouza, Tracy Alison, Prakhar Gupta, Vivek Desai, and Balraj Ghai. Samay announces the return of India’s Got Latent In another story, Samay Raina cheekily referenced his fanbase by posting a clip from his stand-up special Samay Raina: Still Alive. Sharing the video, he wrote, “Latent fans in my dms,” while the clip played his comic line, “Yeh chess khel raha hai yaha pe?” However, it was his next story that …

‘Sunil Pal is insecure, frustrated’: Samay Raina blasts comedian, reveals why Kapil Sharma never attacked him during India’s Got Latent row | Bollywood News

‘Sunil Pal is insecure, frustrated’: Samay Raina blasts comedian, reveals why Kapil Sharma never attacked him during India’s Got Latent row | Bollywood News

4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 15, 2026 12:03 PM IST Comedian Samay Raina recently returned to the limelight with his show Samay Raina Still Alive. In the special show, Samay spoke at length about the aftermath of India’s Got Latent controversy last year. During his live show, Samay had also mentioned, “Everyone was ready to devour us, politicians, celebrities, Sunil Pal…” Now, once again, Samay has spoken at length about Sunil. He called the comedian ‘frustrated’ and ‘insecure’ during an interview with Chalchitra Talks. Samay Raina on Sunil Pal During the interview with Chalchitra Talks, Samay was shown a photo of Sunil Pal and asked to share his views on the comedian. Commenting on Sunil Pal, Samay said, “I don’t think about Sunil Pal. One thing I learned very early on in my life is that if somebody is saying shit about others, they are going through something. I don’t feel offended; in fact, it’s better if he is talking about me. Something is bothering him, some insecurity, that man is not having mental peace, and …

Exclusive | Shaktimaan Mukesh Khanna calls Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent ‘ashleel’: Season 2 nahi aana chahiye

Exclusive | Shaktimaan Mukesh Khanna calls Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent ‘ashleel’: Season 2 nahi aana chahiye

During his special, Still Alive, on April 7, comedian Samay Raina addressed the infamous episode of his show India’s Got Latent featuring YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia. He also announced a second season and took a jibe at actor Mukesh Khanna. On social media, the Shaktimaan actor has already compared Samay to ‘kutte ki dum’ after the comedian claimed ‘Shaktimaan ne bachhe maare hain’. Reacting to a second season of India’s Got Latent, Mukesh tells us, “Nahi aane dena chahiye. Mujhe hairani hai ki yeh banda chhati thok ke kyun keh raha hai ki mera season 2 aa raha hai? Galti inki nahi hai, galti inko program dene waalo ki galti hai. Main YouTube ko bhi kahunga ki aap kaise aise ashleel program ko allow kar dete ho. How do you allow people who crack below the belt jokes? Khule aam gaaliyan de rahe hain. Aisa platform kisi ne toh diya hoga. Toh main isko kuchh nahi bol raha, isko mila hai toh use karega, par diya kisne hai yeh platform? Mujhe unse shikayat hai. I have …

‘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

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 …