New Delhi, 28 May 2026: Comedian Samay Raina ne apne controversial show *India’s Got Latent* ke revival ki speculation ko dobara se hawa de di hai, bas ek saal baad hi jab isko 2025 mein ek live episode ke dauraan vulgar remarks ke liye heavy backlash mila tha. Guruvaar ko hi Raina ne Instagram Stories par kuch updates share kiye jo is baat ki taraf strongly indicate karte hain ki show wapas aa raha hai. In updates ke saath hi unhone ek behind-the-scenes photo bhi post kiya hai jo recent shoot se hai.
Sabse pehle toh Raina ne apne long-running COB (Chess of Blogs) chess tournament ke return ko tease kiya, jo fans ke liye ek favourite event hai. Unhone apne Instagram Story par ek message post kiya jismein kaha, “Old times’ sake ke liye apna favourite chess tournament organise kar raha hoon! I still love you chat.” Is announcement ke saath hi unhone players ki list bhi reveal ki jo tournament mein participate karenge. Players mein hain Anirban Dasgupta, Vaibhav Sethia, Joel Dsouza, Tracy Alison, Prakhar Gupta, Vivek Desai, aur Balraj Ghai.
Comedian ne apne recent stand-up special *Samay Raina: Still Alive* se ek video clip bhi share kiya jismein unhone apne fanbase par joke kiya hai. Clip mein line thi, “Yeh chess khel raha hai yaha pe?” aur caption mein likha tha “Latent fans in my dms.” Lekin sabse important clue toh ek blurred behind-the-scenes photo se aaya jo *India’s Got Latent* shoot ka hai. Photo mein Raina ek microphone pakde hue dikh rahe hain aur comedian Balraj Ghai unke peeche khade hain. Raina ne is photo ko caption diya—“Uski bhi shooting chal rahi hai dosto,” jo loosely translate hota hai “Its shoot is also going on, folks.”
Yeh development uske lagbhag ek mahine baad aaya hai jab *India’s Got Latent* Season 2 ke sets ki ek purported image viral hui thi. Leaked photo mein reportedly Bollywood actresses Alia Bhatt aur Sharvari Wagh judging panel par dikh rahi hain. Na toh production team ne aur na hi celebrities ne is speculation par koi official statement diya hai.
Is buzz mein aur bhi maza aaya jab YouTuber AARY ke recent vlog ne show ki popularity aur controversial appeal ko indirectly confirm kiya. Video mein AARY ki fiancée Yogita ne reveal kiya ki unki maa ko bhi ek baar *India’s Got Latent* par appear hone ka call aaya tha lekin Goa travel ki wajah se nahi ja saki. “Did you know Aunty had received a call to appear on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent, but she couldn’t go because we were in Goa? If she had gone, we would have sat in the audience. However, whenever she is called next, we will all go,” Yogita ne apne vlog mein share kiya.
*India’s Got Latent* ka controversy last year tab aur bhadak gaya jab guest podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia ne ek live episode ke dauraan contestant ke parents ke saath ek vulgar question pooch liya tha. Is remark ne social media par heavy outrage trigger kar diya tha, jiske chalte show ke creators aur panelists ke khilaf multiple FIRs file hui thi. Backlash itna intense tha ki Samay Raina ko subscriber-only show ke saare episodes hi remove karne par majboor hona pda. Is incident ne freedom of speech, comedy mein vulgarity aur digital content creators ki accountability par national debates chala diye the.
Controversy ke baad, Samay Raina kuch mahine tak public appearances se door rahe. 2026 mein unhone apna stand-up special *Samay Raina: Still Alive* se gradual comeback kiya, jismein unhone openly discuss kiya ki unke aur unke parivar ne is fallout ke dauraan kaise emotional trauma aur mental health struggles ka samna kiya. Baad mein woh *The Great Indian Kapil Show* par bhi appear hue, jisse unhone apna public image dobara build kiya.
*India’s Got Latent* ka revival Raina ka ek bold move hai taake woh past controversies ke baavjud entertainment industry mein apna space reclaim kar sake. Fans ne mixed reactions di hain—kuch toh show ke potential return par excitement jata rahe hain, jabki doosre past backlash ki wajah se cautious bhi hain. Blurred faces wali behind-the-scenes photo aur cryptic social media posts ke saath hi show ke Season 2 ki anticipation aur badh rahi hai.
