Samay Raina Adds A Dark Touch To Joke On Deepika Padukone's Depression On India's Got Latent

India's Got Latent: Samay Raina's talent hunt show has been trending ever since its release. In the latest episode, he was joined by Tanmay Bhat, Raghu Ram, neurologist Dr Sid Warrier, and Balraj Singh Ghai on the judges' panel. One of the contestants made bold jokes about Deepika Padukone's depression while she compared it to her post-partum. The joke did not land well with many as the snippets from the episode quickly went viral on social media. Now, amid the heated outrage, comic Samay reacted to it.Samay Raina mocks troller for Deepika Padukone joke on showOn Monday, November 18, Comedian Samay Raina took to his Instagram Stories and shared a screenshot of a Reddit notification about the controversy surrounding the joke. "Comedian's joke on Deepika's depression sparks outrage," read the title. Samay wrote alongside, "To everyone who is outraging on Twitter, one request: Could you please outrage in my YouTube comment section so I get some ad revenue from the traction, at least." Samay Raina instagram story screengrab | Image: instagramHe then added the link to the YouTube video of the latest episode of India's Got Latent in which the joke was told. This move has further fuelled the controversy.Comedian questions Deepika's ‘break-up wala depression’On the November 17 episode, Banti Banerjee joined the show as a contestant, talking about her own experience of embracing motherhood and post-partum depression, Banti said, "Deepika Padukone also became a mother recently. Now she knows what depression really looks like." The audience responded with laughter. She continued, "I’m not trying to insult break-up wala depression. Actually, I am. What is break-up wala depression? Real depression is when your sleep is interrupted because your child wakes up in the middle of the night. Comedian performs on India's Got Latent | Image: YouTube screengrab Anyone dealing with break-up wala depression should experience post-partum; they’ll forget everything." Although Banti won the show and the prize money, both she and the show faced criticism online for downplaying mental health issues.

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Samay Raina Adds A Dark Touch To Joke On Deepika Padukone's Depression On India's Got Latent

Samay Raina reacted after a comedian faced backlash for making jokes about Deepika Padukone's depression on his talent hunt show India's Got Latent.

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