One of the most unexpected team-ups in the Indian comedy scene happened recently on The Great Indian Kapil Show when comedians Samay Raina and Sunil Pal came face-to-face. The episode sparked online buzz with many feeling that the veteran comic was called in to be humiliated. However, Sunil does not feel so.

“Main usko humiliation nahin maanta hoon kyunki woh comedy show hain. Koi mann mutaav nahin hai. People will make jokes at each other. I made punchlines at him, and he did the same. Even Shah Rukh Khan (actor) becomes the butt of jokes on such a show, so mujhe koi shikayat nahin hain.”

Sunil, who has earlier publicly criticised the young stand-up comic over his style of “abusive” comedy, shares that he had been informed beforehand about Samay’s presence in the show.

He says, “I don’t have a personal beef with anyone. It’s just a difference in opinion with not just Samay but all Gen-Z comedians who use abuses.”

He adds, “Audience tak acchi cheezein pahuchni chahiye kyunki woh unka haq hai, par ghum firkar, wahi gaali galauch jata hain aur usse mera dil dukhta hai. It’s only my request to all young comics to utilise the access that they have well.” 

YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, in the behind-the-scenes vlog of the same episode of the show, hinted at a documentary on India’s Got Latent controversy: “We are releasing a very detailed Latent documentary next month. Everything that happened day by day has been recorded.”