s latest special, Still Alive, saw him getting emotional as he addressed the India’s Got Latent controversy. Touching upon the impact of the case on those named in multiple FIRs, he also took a dig at Sunil Pal, B Praak and Mukesh Khanna . Addressing how they reacted to the controversy and the advice he received, Samay joked that Sunil had asked him to learn from Kapil Sharma, and then he featured on his show.
Following the episode of Still Alive, Mukesh, popularly known for playing Shaktimaan in the iconic Hindi show, reacted to Raina saying, “Shaktimaan aa gaya tha yaar. Shaktimaan se kaise ladenge?”
Mukesh Khanna takes scathing dig at Samay Raina
Mukesh, who is active on social media and often shares his views on controversial topics, criticised Samay. On Instagram, Khanna shared a post and wrote in Hindi, “Kutte ki dum tedhi rehti hai.” He further added that all efforts are in vain, as a twisted person can never improve. Calling Raina ‘roasted prani’, the senior actor took a at him, saying he has been cooked and roasted in ‘gandagi ki aag’.
Khanna added that even after being slammed by the people of the country, Samay ‘shamelessly’ returned with another roast show. Reacting to his latest remark, the actor felt he was insulted and demanded his face to be painted black. “Uska munh kaala kar gadhe par bitha kar desh bhar ke shehron mein, galiyon mein uski parade karni chahiye. Jahan bachche usko ande, tamatar maarein,” he wrote in his post.
What did Mukesh Khanna say about IGL controversy?
During India’s Got Latent controversy in 2025, Mukesh criticised Ranveer Allahbadia for his comments. Reacting to his ‘vulgar’ and ‘offensive’ words, he felt the matter shouldn’t be taken lightly and offenders ‘should be punished heavily in order to discourage people in future from making such ashleel and irresponsible statements.’
He added, “Someone asked me what do you think should be done. I said, ‘You should hold him and beat him. Make him sit on a donkey with his face painted black and make him tour the nation.” The actor also said, “Main agar Shaktiman hota toh ise pakad ke antariksh mein fek deta.”
IGL controversy
Samay, Ranveer and Apoorva Mukhija were named in FIRs after the controversial episode of India’s Got Latent, which was discontinued from YouTube in 2025 during the investigation. Allahbadia, who was accused of making inappropriate comments about a contestant and his parents. He apologised later.