Ranveer Allahbadia On His Bond With Samay Raina: "All Of Us Have Gotten Closer..."

Stand-up comedian Samay Raina's show, 'India's Got Latent', landed in a massive controversy in February after a comment made by Ranveer Allahbadia, who was present on the panel, was widely circulated online. Many FIRs were filed against Samay, Ranveer, Ashish Chanchlani, and Apoorva Mukhija, and soon after, Samay took down all the episodes of his YouTube show. Since then, Samay has maintained a stoic silence on social media while the other three have resumed social media activity and have also commented on the hate they received after the episode was streamed. In a recent Instagram AMA, Ranveer was asked about his current equation with Samay, and he assured that the comedian “will be back.”

“Samay Will Be Back..."

During the Instagram AMA, one fan asked Ranveer, “Are you in touch with Samay Raina?” He replied, “Samay will be back. All of us have gotten closer after the events. Stand by each other in good times as well as in bad times. My brother is (already) a media legend. God is watching over all of us. Just wanna say, love you @ashishchanchlani & @the.rebel.kid as well. Picture abhi baaki hai…”

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On Tuesday, Maharashtra cyber police said that they have found Samay, Ranveer, Ashish, Apurva and Jaspreet Singh guilty in the 'India's Got Latent' obscenity case, based on their investigation and the definition set by the apex court. Previously, Yashasvi Yadav, Additional Director General of Police (Cyber) said they will soon file the first chargesheet in the case.

About the Controversy:

Following the episode, multiple FIRs were filed against those who appeared in various episodes of the show. Samay, who was the creator and the brain behind the show, was touring with his stand-up special in Canada at the time and was asked to appear before the Maharashtra Cyber Cell. He recorded his statement upon his return and his stand-up shows in India were cancelled after the controversy.

The controversy erupted after Ranveer asked a participant on the show whether he would rather watch his parents have sex every day for the rest of his life or join in once and stop it forever. This comment led to a furore on social media. Ranveer later said, “My comment wasn't just inappropriate, it wasn't even funny.”