Stand-up comedian Samay Raina has always kept things unfiltered in front of the audience. He kept this streak alive by revealing that he tried to record an apology video, not one, not two, but nine times after India’s Got Latent controversy. He revealed that his lawyer advised him to film the video, however, despite trying to do so, he was not able to film it. Read on and know all about the same below!
Samay Raina Tried Recoding An Apology Video Nine Times
Samay Raina recently appeared on Chalchitra Talks, during which he revealed that his stand-up special, Still Alive, had healed him. He revealed that he was like this today because of the special. The comedian stated that he was just zoned out and looking around, adding, “Just depersonalised, detached from the world. Just looking at people smiling and feeling like sh*t.” Further, Samay shared that after Ranveer Allahbadia, who was also involved in the Latent controversy, shared an apology video, his lawyer also advised him to do the same. Recounting on it, the comedian mentioned that he tried to record an apology video nine times, adding that he was doing whatever people were saying and that he never ended up posting it online.
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What Else Did He Say?
In the same interview, Samay Ranina revealed that he hit his lowest when his friend and Habitat’s owner, Balraj Ghai, was not able to tag along with him to Canada for his shows due to visa issues. The comedian revealed that there, he was “dead at that time.” He also stated that he was crying continuously, demotivated and he would just stay in his room. Further, Samay also shared that multiple big names from the stand-up comedy scene, including Vir Das, who asked him to write it all down, and Tanmay Bhat, who was in constant touch with him over the phone, helped him through this controversy.
We applaud Samay Raina for staying strong through the hard times he faced post the India’s Got Latent controversy.
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