Comedian Samay Raina recently earned praise after he dismissed a misogynist comment from an audience member on the first episode of the new season of his show, India’s Got Latent. Now, Alia Bhatt has taken a leaf out of his book. The actor, who was a guest on Latent and sat next to Samay, used the comedian’s line to smartly turn a heckle into a funny moment at a promotional event for Alpha.
Alia recreates Samay’s India’s Got Latent moment
Alia recently visited JECRC University, a private university in Rajasthan, where she interacted with the students as part of the ongoing promotional campaign for her film, Alpha. A video from the interaction was shared by the university, which shows an audience member asking her how she convinced her team to participate in an unfiltered show like India’s Got Latent. “How did the management and you convince yourself ki main Latent pe aaun aur itna unfiltered show karke dikhaun,” asks the audience member off camera as the video shows Alia listening and nodding. As the question finishes, another audience member chimes in, “Paisa (money)!” Alia initially laughs and then responds, “Kisne bola ye, kisi gareeb aadmi ne (Who said this, probably some broke person).” The crowd immediately cheers for Alia.
The official account of India’s Got Latent commented, “Too good!” Samay Raina himself chimed in: “Killl!” Some people, however, were convinced that the moment was ‘scripted’. One comment read, “I know it’s scripted but I can’t prove it!”
What Samay had said on India’s Got Latent
On the inaugural episode of India’s Got Latent 2, Alia appeared alongside Alpha co-star Sharvari as a guest on the panel. At one moment in the show, Samay asked a contestant what girls like the most in men. At this, an audience member said, “Paisa (money)!” A visibly annoyed Alia asked who said this, to which Samay chimed in, “Kisi gareeb aadmi ne (Probably some broke person).” Samay was later praised for not putting up with the sexist comment on the show.
About Alpha
Alia is currently awaiting the release of her spy thriller Alpha. Directed by Shiv Rawail, the film also stars Sharvari, Bobby Deol, and Anil Kapoor, with a cameo from Hrithik Roshan. Alpha is the first female-led spy thriller from Yash Raj Films and ties in with the studio’s YRF Spy Universe, which also includes Pathaan as well as the Tiger and War films. Alpha releases in theatres this Friday.